Gonzaga Bulletin · Mar 14, 2025
Dolphins lose, Saints gain compensatory NFL draft pick
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 ImagesAfter 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