Carolina Panthers receive zero compensatory draft picks ahead of 2024 NFL Draft
It's not fun when a team loses a big name in free agency, but at least there's a chance to mitigate the loss, somewhat, thanks to the NFL's compensatory draft pick system. How the actual system works is unknown, but the method of determining which teams receive what picks essentially boils down to as such: […]
It's not fun when a team loses a big name in free agency, but at least there's a chance to mitigate the loss, somewhat, thanks to the NFL's compensatory draft pick system.
How the actual system works is unknown, but the method of determining which teams receive what picks essentially boils down to as such: The bigger the contract signed by the departed player, the higher the draft pick, but teams will never receive anything higher than a third-rounder. But, the picks are canceled out once teams sign a player, or players, in free agency. The NFL awards 32 picks, in all, each year and teams are given no more than four picks apiece.
Nowadays, teams are also awarded third-round compensatory selections for two years if they lose a minority coach or executive to a promotion with another team. And, they receive individual picks for each coach/executive, like the San Francisco 49ers DeMeco Ryans and Ran Carthon.
The Carolina Panthers won't be receiving any compensatory draft picks in the 2024 NFL Draft order.
Though the Panthers lost QB Sam Darnold (49ers), QB P.J. Walker (Bears), RB D'Onta Foreman (Bears), LB Damien Wilson (released), LB Cory Littleton (Texans) C Pat Elflein (released), and S Myles Hartsfield (49ers), non of them proved influential enough to warrant a compensatory draft selection.
With Brian Burns franchise tagged and the Panthers hiring Dan Morgan to control the roster, life is looking up for Carolina in a way it hasn't in a long time.
