Las Vegas Raiders receive zero compensatory picks ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft
The Las Vegas Raiders are heading into the 2024 NFL Draft with no compensatory picks to work with. That's fine, as not every team gets comp picks; however, it shows that maybe they are doing something right in terms of free agency.How the actual system works is unknown, but the method of determining which teams […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are heading into the 2024 NFL Draft with no compensatory picks to work with. That's fine, as not every team gets comp picks; however, it shows that maybe they are doing something right in terms of free agency.
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 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 Raiders are going to be given zero comp picks because they lost five free agents last season, but they gained six. They made sure to sign more than they lost, and ultimately, it ended up helping them in 2023, as they finished better than they did the year before.
Here is the full diagram of the Raiders pick situation, as made by Over the Cap:
We could see the Raiders with some comp picks in 2025, depending on what happens in this free agency.
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