2025 NFL Draft: NFL awards 35 compensatory picks to 15 teams

On Tuesday, the NFL revealed the compensatory picks that have been awarded to teams for the 2025 NFL Draft, which is set to be held April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Among the 35 compensatory picks are three special selections, one each given to the 49ers, Rams and Lions. These special compensatory picks are awarded to teams that have a minority employee hired to a head coach or primary football executive position by another team. The league began awarding such picks after an amendment was made to the 2020 collective bargaining agreement designed to promote equal employment opportunities within NFL teams.

As for the rest of the compensatory picks, they are awarded by the league to teams that lost more or better compensatory free agents than they signed in the previous year. Picks are positioned from Round 3 to Round 7 based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost. The formula that determines compensatory free agents is based on salary, playing time and postseason honors.

Below is the full list of compensatory picks awarded to teams ahead of this year’s draft (special compensatory picks denoted by an asterisk). NOTE: This list does not account for picks included in agreed-upon trades, which will process when the new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12.

97) Minnesota Vikings
98) Miami Dolphins
99) New York Giants
100) San Francisco 49ers*
101) Los Angeles Rams*
102) Detroit Lions*

135) Miami Dolphins
136) Baltimore Ravens
137) Seattle Seahawks
138) San Francisco 49ers

169) Buffalo Bills
170) Dallas Cowboys
171) Dallas Cowboys
172) Seattle Seahawks
173) Buffalo Bills
174) Dallas Cowboys
175) Seattle Seahawks
176) Baltimore Ravens

209) Los Angeles Chargers
210) Baltimore Ravens
211) Dallas Cowboys
212) Baltimore Ravens
213) Las Vegas Raiders
214) Los Angeles Chargers
215) Las Vegas Raiders
216) Cleveland Browns

249) San Francisco 49ers
250) Green Bay Packers
251) Kansas City Chiefs
252) San Francisco 49ers
253) Miami Dolphins
254) Cleveland Browns
255) Los Angeles Chargers
256) Miami Dolphins
257) Kansas City Chiefs

Here’s a breakdown of the number of compensatory picks allotted by team (asterisk denotes a special compensatory pick is included in the team’s total):