Feb 25, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel speaks during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images After review by the NFL Management Council, the Miami Dolphins lost one of the compensatory picks for the 2025 NFL Draft that the team was awarded earlier this week.
The Dolphins initially were awarded four compensatory picks but on Friday, the league announced a seventh-round pick was taken from Miami and awarded to the New Orleans Saints instead.
That leaves the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers leading the way with four additional compensatory picks apiece.
As a result of the shift, the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers saw their seventh-round compensatory picks moved back by one selection.
In all, 35 compensatory picks were awarded to 16 teams for the draft.
Compensatory draft picks are given when a team is deemed to have lost more or better “compensatory free agents” than it acquired in the previous year. All awarded picks are positioned between the third and seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents, or CFAs, lost.
2025 COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS
THIRD ROUND
Minnesota Vikings (97th Overall)
Miami Dolphins (98)
New York Giants (99)
San Francisco 49ers (100)*
Los Angeles Rams (101)*
Detroit Lions (102)*
FOURTH ROUND
Miami Dolphins (135)
Baltimore Ravens (136)
Seattle Seahawks (137)
San Francisco 49ers (138)
FIFTH ROUND
Buffalo Bills (169)
Dallas Cowboys (170)
Dallas Cowboys (171)
Seattle Seahawks (172)
Buffalo Bills (173)
Dallas Cowboys (174)
Seattle Seahawks (175)
Baltimore Ravens (176)
SIXTH ROUND
Los Angeles Chargers (209)
Baltimore Ravens (210)
Dallas Cowboys (211)
Baltimore Ravens (212)
Las Vegas Raiders (213)
Los Angeles Chargers (214)
Las Vegas Raiders (215)
Cleveland Browns (216)
SEVENTH ROUND
San Francisco 49ers (249)
Green Bay Packers (250)
Kansas City Chiefs (251)
San Francisco 49ers (252)
Miami Dolphins (253)
New Orleans Saints (254)
Cleveland Browns (255)
Los Angeles Chargers (256)
Kansas City Chiefs (257)
*Special Compensatory Selection
The CFAs are determined by a formula created by the NFL Management Council that takes into account salary, playing time and postseason honors. The goal is to determine the net loss teams suffer from CFAs during the previous free agent signing period. The formula does not include every free agent lost or signed by a team.
There were 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula.
2025 NFL COMPENSATORY PICKS
Baltimore (4)
Dallas (4)
Los Angeles Chargers (3)
Miami (3)
San Francisco (3)
Seattle (3)
Buffalo (2)
Cleveland (2)
Kansas City (2)
Las Vegas (2)
Green Bay (1)
Minnesota (1)
New Orleans (1)
New York Giants (1)
The 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions each were awarded a selection under a 2020 amendment to the collective bargaining agreement to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs.
Teams that have a minority employee hired by another club as its head coach or general manager receive a special compensatory draft selection in the third round of each of the next two drafts. If a team has two former minority employees hired into one of those two roles elsewhere, a third year is added.
CFAs LOST/GAINED IN 2024
BALTIMORE
Lost: Jadeveon Clowney, Ronald Darby, Devin Duvernay, Gus Edwards, Patrick Queen, John Simpson, Geno Stone, Kevin Zeitler
Gained: Derrick Henry
BUFFALO
Lost: Gabe Davis, Tyrel Dodson, Leonard Floyd, Dane Jackson, Tim Settle
Gained: Mack Hollins, Austin Johnson, Curtis Samuel
CLEVELAND
Lost: Harrison Bryant, Jordan Elliott, Joe Flacco, Sione Takitaki
Gained: Jordan Hicks, Quinton Jefferson
DALLAS
Lost: Dorance Armstrong, Tyler Biadasz, Dante Fowler, Tony Pollard, Tyron Smith
Gained: None
GREEN BAY
Lost: Yosuah Nijman, Jon Runyan, Darnell Savage
Gained: Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney
KANSAS CITY
Lost: Nick Allegretti, Willie Gay, Tommy Townsend
Gained: Marquise Brown
LAS VEGAS
Lost: Jermaine Eluemunor, Austin Hooper, Josh Jacobs, Bilal Nichols, Amik Robertson
Gained: Harrison Bryant, Gardner Minshew, Christian Wilkins
L.A. CHARGERS
Lost: Michael Davis, Austin Ekeler, Gerald Everett, Austin Johnson, Kenneth Murray
Gained: Gus Edwards, Kristian Fulton
MIAMI
Lost: Raekwon Davis, DeShon Elliott, Robert Hunt, Brandon Jones, Andrew Van Ginkel, Christian Wilkins, Cedrick Wilson
Gained: Aaron Brewer, Jordyn Brooks, Kendall Fuller
MINNESOTA
Lost: Kirk Cousins, Danielle Hunter, Marcus Davenport, Jordan Hicks, K.J. Osborn, D.J. Wonnum
Gained: Blake Cashman, Sam Darnold, Jonathan Greenard, Shaquill Griffin, Andrew Van Ginkel
N.Y. GIANTS
Lost: Saquon Barkley, Ben Bredeson, Xavier McKinney, A’Shawn Robinson, Tyrod Taylor
Gained: Jermaine Eluemunor, Drew Lock, Jon Runyan, Devin Singletary
SEATTLE
Lost: Jordyn Brooks, Evan Brown, Damien Lewis, Drew Lock, Colby Parkinson, Bobby Wagner
Gained: Pharaoh Brown, Tyrel Dodson, George Fant
SAN FRANCISCO
Lost: Sam Darnold, Clelin Ferrell, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Javon Kinlaw, Ray-Ray McCloud, Charlie Woerner, Chase Young
Gained: Elliott Jordan, Yetur Gross-Matos, Leonard Floyd, Isaac Yiadom
Since the CFA formula was implemented in 1994, a total of 1,005 compensatory picks have been awarded, with Baltimore leading the way with 60.
2025 NFL COMPENSATORY PICKS 1994-2025
Baltimore (60)
Dallas (58)
Green Bay (53)
Los Angeles Rams (51)
New England (48)
San Francisco (46)
Philadelphia (41)
Cincinnati (37)
Pittsburgh (35)
Seattle (35)
Tennessee (33)
Kansas City (33)
Arizona (32)
New York Giants (31)
Buffalo (31)
Minnesota (29)
Los Angeles Chargers (29)
Miami (26)
Atlanta (25)
Indianapolis (25)
Tampa Bay (25)
Las Vegas (25)
Denver (24)
Detroit (24)
Chicago (21)
Jacksonville (21)
Carolina (20)
Houston (19)
Washington (19)
New Orleans (17)
New York Jets (17)
Cleveland (15)
*Not including special compensatory selections
–Field Level Media
