A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2009 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 teams, the NFL announced today.
Under terms of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 224 choices in the seven rounds of the 2009 NFL Draft (April 25-26). This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.
One club this year (Arizona) will receive a compensatory pick even though it did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents last year. Under the formula, the compensatory free agents Arizona lost were ranked higher than the ones it signed (by a specified point differential based upon salary and performance).
Thirty compensatory picks were awarded to clubs based upon the compensatory pick formula. By rule, two additional choices were awarded at the end of the seventh round to bring the total number of compensatory selections to 32, equaling the number of NFL clubs. The two additional picks were awarded to Detroit and Kansas City based upon the 2009 draft selection order. (Note: St. Louis and Kansas City finished 2008 with identical records. St. Louis chooses second in all odd rounds and Kansas City chooses second in all even rounds. Once compensatory picks have been awarded according to the formula, draft selection order is followed to assign any remaining picks, and for this purpose, the assignment of the pick is made as if it were the eighth round, so Kansas City is awarded the choice.)
The following 2009 draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:
| ROUND | OVERALL | TEAM |
| 3 | 33-97 | New England |
| 3 | 34-98 | Cincinnati |
| 3 | 35-99 | Chicago |
| 3 | 36-100 | NY Giants |
| 4 | 33-133 | San Diego |
| 4 | 34-134 | San Diego |
| 4 | 35-135 | Tennessee |
| 4 | 36-136 | Indianapolis |
| 5 | 33-169 | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 34-170 | New England |
| 5 | 35-171 | San Francisco |
| 5 | 36-172 | Dallas |
| 5 | 37-173 | Tennessee |
| 6 | 33-206 | Tennessee |
| 6 | 34-207 | New England |
| 6 | 35-208 | Dallas |
| 6 | 36-209 | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 33-242 | Tennessee |
| 7 | 34-243 | Washington |
| 7 | 35-244 | San Francisco |
| 7 | 36-245 | Seattle |
| 7 | 37-246 | Chicago |
| 7 | 38-247 | Seattle |
| 7 | 39-248 | Seattle |
| 7 | 40-249 | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 41-250 | Jacksonville |
| 7 | 42-251 | Chicago |
| 7 | 43-252 | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 44-253 | Jacksonville |
| 7 | 45-254 | Arizona |
| 7 | 46-255 | Detroit |
| 7 | 47-256 | Kansas City |
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2009 NFL Draft:
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ARIZONA |
Lost: |
Bryant Johnson, Calvin Pace, Keydrick Vincent |
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Signed: |
Clark Haggans, Travis LaBoy, Bryan Robinson |
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CHICAGO |
Lost: |
Brendon Ayanbadejo, Bernard Berrian, John Gilmore |
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CINCINNATI |
Lost: |
Landon Johnson, Bryan Robinson, Justin Smith, Alex Stepanovich, Madieu Williams |
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Signed: |
Antwan Odom |
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DALLAS |
Lost: |
Julius Jones, Jacques Reeves |
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INDIANAPOLIS |
Lost: |
Jake Scott |
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JACKSONVILLE |
Lost: |
Terry Cousin, Aaron Glenn, Sammy Knight, Bobby McCray, Ernest Wilford |
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Signed: |
Drayton Florence, Cleo Lemon, Jerry Porter |
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NEW ENGLAND |
Lost: |
Randall Gay, Asante Samuel, Donte’ Stallworth |
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NY GIANTS |
Lost: |
Kawika Mitchell, Reggie Torbor, Gibril Wilson |
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Signed: |
Danny Clark, Sammy Knight |
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PITTSBURGH |
Lost: |
Alan Faneca, Clark Haggans |
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Signed: |
Mewelde Moore |
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SAN DIEGO |
Lost: |
Drayton Florence, Michael Turner |
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SAN FRANCISCO |
Lost: |
Marques Douglas, Kwame Harris, Maurice Hicks, Justin Smiley |
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Signed: |
Bryant Johnson, Justin Smith |
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SEATTLE |
Lost: |
Kevin Bentley, Josh Brown, Chuck Darby, D.J. Hackett, Niko Koutouvides, Ellis Wyms |
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Signed: |
Keary Colbert (acquired via trade from Denver), T.J. Duckett, Julius Jones |
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TENNESSEE |
Lost: |
Jacob Bell, Chris Brown, Ben Hartsock, Travis LaBoy, Antwan Odom, Randy Starks |
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Signed: |
Jake Scott |
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WASHINGTON |
Lost: |
Mark Brunell |
TOTAL 2009 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS
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Cincinnati |
4 |
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Tennessee |
4 |
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Chicago |
3 |
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New England |
3 |
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Seattle |
3 |
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Dallas |
2 |
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Jacksonville |
2 |
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San Diego |
2 |
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San Francisco |
2 |
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Arizona |
1 |
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Detroit |
1 |
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Indianapolis |
1 |
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Kansas City |
1 |
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New York Giants |
1 |
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Pittsburgh |
1 |
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Washington |
1 |
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TOTAL |
32 |
NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2009 *
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Arizona |
15 |
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Atlanta |
8 |
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Baltimore |
29 |
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Buffalo |
24 |
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Carolina |
7 |
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Chicago |
17 |
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Cincinnati |
15 |
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Cleveland |
1 |
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Dallas |
28 |
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Denver |
8 |
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Detroit |
14 |
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Green Bay |
24 |
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Houston |
3 |
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Indianapolis |
14 |
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Jacksonville |
18 |
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Kansas City |
12 |
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Miami |
13 |
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Minnesota |
12 |
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New England |
22 |
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New Orleans |
9 |
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NY Giants |
18 |
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NY Jets |
5 |
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Oakland |
11 |
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Philadelphia |
25 |
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Pittsburgh |
19 |
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St. Louis ** |
25 |
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San Diego |
14 |
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San Francisco |
16 |
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Seattle |
16 |
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Tampa Bay |
16 |
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Tennessee *** |
22 |
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Washington |
11 |
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TOTAL |
491 |
* 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded; ** St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams: *** Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.
