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2022 NFL Compensatory Draft Picks

By Chris Malumphy

The NFL has awarded 39 compensatory picks to 16 teams for the 2022 NFL Draft. The Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers each received five compensatory picks and the San Diego Chargers received four. Although New Orleans only received two compensatory picks, the Saints were provided with the most draft value by virtue of receiving the 98th and 101th picks (the first and fourth highest compensatory picks awarded).

The rich get richer and the poor become even more downtrodden through the NFL Compensatory Pick process. The 16 teams receiving compensatory draft picks for the 2022 NFL Draft had a combined record of 157-113-2 (0.581) while the 16 who did not finished 114-158-0 (0.419).

Among the 16 teams that did not receive any compensatory picks were four of the worst franchises: Jacksonville Jaguars, 3-14 (0.176); New York Giants, 4-13 (.235); New York Jets, 4-13 (.235) and Houston Texans, 4-13 (0.235).

Consider that the worst team in football would be entitled to picks 1, 33, 65, 97, 129, 161 and 193 if no compensatory picks were awarded. Instead, with the compensatory picks awarded in 2022, the same team would receive picks 1, 33, 65, 106, 144, 180 and 222 pushing the back end of the draft several slots from the fourth round onward.

2022 Compensatory Picks
TeamRecordRoundPickPlayerValue
Lions3-13-1 (0.206)33397112.00
Saints9-8-0 (0.529)33498108.00
Browns8-9-0 (0.471)33599104.00
Ravens8-9-0 (0.471)336100100.00
Saints9-8-0 (0.529)33710196.00
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)33810292.00
Chiefs12-5-0 (0.706)33910388.00
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)34010486.00
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)34110584.00
Steelers9-7-1 (0.559)43313837.00
Ravens8-9-0 (0.471)43413936.50
Packers13-4-0 (0.765)43514036.00
Ravens8-9-0 (0.471)43614135.50
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)43714235.00
Titans12-5-0 (0.706)43814334.50
Cowboys12-5-0 (0.706)53317622.00
Lions3-13-1 (0.206)53417721.60
Cowboys12-5-0 (0.706)53517821.20
Colts9-8-0 (0.529)53617920.80
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)6332118.00
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)6342127.60
Falcons7-10-0 (0.412)6352137.20
Chargers9-8-0 (0.529)6362146.80
Cardinals11-6-0 (0.647)6372156.40
Colts9-8-0 (0.529)6382166.00
Lions3-13-1 (0.206)6392175.60
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)6402185.20
Titans12-5-0 (0.706)6412194.80
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)6422204.40
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)6432214.00
Chargers9-8-0 (0.529)7332540.50
Chargers9-8-0 (0.529)7342550.45
Cardinals11-6-0 (0.647)7352560.40
Cardinals11-6-0 (0.647)7362570.35
Packers13-4-0 (0.765)7372580.30
Chiefs12-5-0 (0.706)7382590.25
Chargers9-8-0 (0.529)7392600.20
Buccaneers13-4-0 (0.765)7402610.15
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)7412620.10

2022 Compensatory Draft by Team
TeamRecordComp PicksDraft ValueRound, Pick, Player, Draft Value
Saints9-8-0 (0.529)2204.003-34-98, 108.00; 3-37-101, 96.00
49ers10-7-0 (0.588)5184.503-38-102, 92.00; 3-41-105, 84.00; 6-42-220, 4.40; 6-43-221, 4.00; 7-41-262, 0.10
Ravens8-9-0 (0.471)3172.003-36-100, 100.00; 4-34-139, 36.50; 4-36-141, 35.50
Rams12-5-0 (0.706)5141.803-40-104, 86.00; 4-37-142, 35.00; 6-33-211, 8.00; 6-34-212, 7.60; 6-40-218, 5.20
Lions3-13-1 (0.206)3139.203-33-97, 112.00; 5-34-177, 21.60; 6-39-217, 5.60
Browns8-9-0 (0.471)1104.003-35-99, 104.00
Chiefs12-5-0 (0.706)288.253-39-103, 88.00; 7-38-259, 0.25
Cowboys12-5-0 (0.706)243.205-33-176, 22.00; 5-35-178, 21.20
Titans12-5-0 (0.706)239.304-38-143, 34.50; 6-41-219, 4.80
Steelers9-7-1 (0.559)137.004-33-138, 37.00
Packers13-4-0 (0.765)236.304-35-140, 36.00; 7-37-258, 0.30
Colts9-8-0 (0.529)226.805-36-179, 20.80; 6-38-216, 6.00
Chargers9-8-0 (0.529)47.956-36-214, 6.80; 7-33-254, 0.50; 7-34-255, 0.45; 7-39-260, 0.20
Falcons7-10-0 (0.412)17.206-35-213, 7.20
Cardinals11-6-0 (0.647)37.156-37-215, 6.40; 7-35-256, 0.40; 7-36-257, 0.35
Buccaneers13-4-0 (0.765)10.157-40-261, 0.15
Bears6-11-0 (0.353)0    
Bengals10-7-0 (0.588)0    
Bills11-6-0 (0.647)0    
Broncos7-10-0 (0.412)0    
Commanders7-10-0 (0.412)0    
Dolphins9-8-0 (0.529)0    
Eagles9-8-0 (0.529)0    
Giants4-13-0 (0.235)0    
Jaguars3-14-0 (0.176)0    
Jets4-13-0 (0.235)0    
Panthers5-12-0 (0.294)0    
Patriots10-7-0 (0.588)0    
Raiders10-7-0 (0.588)0    
Seahawks7-10-0 (0.412)0    
Texans4-13-0 (0.235)0    
Vikings8-9-0 (0.471)0