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NFL awards 34 total compensatory draft picks for 2024

NFL awards 34 total compensatory draft picks for 2024, including two special comp picks

The 2024 NFL draft order is finally complete. On Friday, the NFL revealed the compensatory draft picks awarded for the upcoming draft.

Compensatory picks are awarded to teams who lose players in free agency. They are scaled based on the net loss of total contract value for the players who leave for another team.

There are the typical 32 compensatory picks that are traditionally added for net losses in free agency. In addition, the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers received special comp picks for minority hirings from their organizations.

The comp picks begin at the end of the third round, with the Jacksonville Jaguars earning the No. 96 overall pick. The numbering is off due to the Miami Dolphins forfeiting their third-round pick (No. 86) for tampering violations involving Tom Brady and Sean Payton.

Third round

96 – Jaguars

97 – Eagles

98 – Rams (special comp)

99 – 49ers (special comp)

Fourth round

132 – 49ers

133 – Bills

134 – Ravens

Fifth round

167 – Saints

168 – Packers

169 – Saints

170 – Eagles

171 – Eagles

172 – Chiefs

173 – Cowboys

174 – Saints

175 – 49ers

Sixth round

208 – Bengals

209 – Rams

210 – Eagles

211 – 49ers

212 – Jaguars

213 – Rams

214 – Bengals

215 – 49ers

216 – Cowboys

217 – Rams

218 – Jets

219 – Packers

220 – Buccaneers

Seventh round

253 – Chargers

254 – Rams

255 – Packers

256 – Jets

257 – Jets

 

The Jets will make the Mr. Irrelevant pick with the final comp pick. Note that these picks are eligible to be traded.

Patriots draft position officially announced for 2024

The Patriots are officially locked into their draft position

The New England Patriots will be picking third overall in the 2024 NFL draft. The announcement was made official on Monday.

New England could have the opportunity to select some of college football’s elite players. Former North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, former Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and former USC quarterback Caleb Williams could all be options as New England looks to rebuild and rebound from a 4-13 season.

The third overall selection is the highest draft spot for a Patriots pick since 2001. New England drafted Richard Seymour with the sixth overall selection that year.

This draft could drastically improve the future of the franchise. There is plenty of talent in what is being considered a deep draft class at multiple positions.

Now, it’ll be up to the Patriots to make sure they land the talent.

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2024 NFL draft order: Where Chargers are projected to pick after Week 17

How the loss to the Broncos impacted the Chargers’ current draft positioning.

The Chargers fell to 5-11 after losing to the Broncos.

After the loss, Los Angeles is still projected to have the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

Here is a look at the top 10 selections after Week 17:

1. Chicago Bears (from CAR, 2-14)

Panthers’ strength of schedule: .518

2. Washington Commanders (4-12)

Strength of schedule: .515

3. New England Patriots (4-12)

Strength of schedule: .518

4. Arizona Cardinals (4-12)

Strength of schedule: .562

5. New York Giants (5-11)

Strength of schedule: .514

6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)

Strength of schedule: .526

7. Tennessee Titans (5-11)

Strength of schedule: .529

8. New York Jets (6-10)

Strength of schedule: .507

9. Atlanta Falcons (7-9)

Strength of schedule: .423

10. Chicago Bears (7-9)

Strength of schedule: .463

Several teams enter Week 17 capable of either the playoffs or a top-10 draft slot

Several teams enter Week 17 capable of either making the playoffs or earning a top-10 draft slot

With two weeks left on the NFL’s regular-season calendar, several fan bases find themselves in an unusual situation. There are 14 teams with records of either 8-7 or 7-8. All of them still have viable playoff aspirations, but nearly all of them could also find their way into a top-10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, too.

It’s an especially pronounced phenomenon in the South divisions of both conferences.

In the NFC, Tampa Bay leads the South at 8-7, with the Falcons and Saints each 7-8. New Orleans plays each of its division foes in the final two weeks; if the Saints win out, they’re in decent shape for a playoff berth and perhaps a division title. But if they lose both, a top-10 pick is very much in the cards.

The AFC South is just as contrived. Houston, Indianapolis and Jacksonville are all 8-7. If the Texans win out, they’re guaranteed a playoff berth. Lose out and they’re in real contention for a top-10 pick — which they’ve already traded to Arizona.

Here’s the current draft slot and order of the cluster of 7-8 teams. Note the Packers and Vikings play one another in Week 17, with the winner looking good for a wild card berth and the loser looking good to seize a top-12 pick.

10. Falcons

11. Saints

12. Packers

13. Raiders

14. Broncos

15. Vikings

Now for the teams entering the final two weeks at 8-7. Getting a top-10 pick is effectively, if not mathematically, out for nearly all these teams, but the range between picking 13th and 23rd is wide open.

16. Texans (traded to Cardinals)

17. Steelers

18. Bengals

19. Buccaneers

20. Colts

21. Seahawks

22. Jaguars

23. Rams

It’s going to be a fascinating final two weeks for fans of these teams, vacillating between postseason dreams or a much better draft slot.

2024 NFL draft order: Where Chargers are projected to pick after Week 16

How did the loss to the Bills impact the Chargers’ current draft positioning?

The Chargers fell to 5-10 after losing to the Bills.

After the loss, Los Angeles is projected to have the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. This comes a week after being slotted to have the 8th pick.

Here is a look at the top 10 selections after Week 16:

1. Chicago Bears (from CAR, 2-13)

Panthers’ strength of schedule: .522

2. Arizona Cardinals (3-12)

Strength of schedule: .561

3. Washington Commanders (4-11)

Strength of schedule: .518

4. New England Patriots (4-11)

Strength of schedule: .522

5. New York Giants (5-10)

Strength of schedule: .514

6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-10)

Strength of schedule: .525

7. Tennessee Titans (5-10)

Strength of schedule: .525

8. Chicago Bears (6-9)

Strength of schedule: .467

9. New York Jets (6-9)

Strength of schedule: .514

10. Atlanta Falcons (7-8)

Strength of schedule: .420

Top of the 2024 NFL draft order scenarios for Week 16

Breaking down the current order and the upcoming schedule of the contenders for the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft

There are three weeks left in the 2023 NFL season. The first 14 games for every team have whittled down the contenders for the top few picks in the 2024 NFL draft.

Entering Week 16, the top four picks look like this:

1. Chicago Bears (from Carolina): 2-12

2. New England Patriots: 3-11

3. Arizona Cardinal: 3-11

4. Washington Commanders: 4-10

While the next grouping of five teams (the Bears, Giants, Jets, Chargers and Titans) are all technically still in play with their 5-9 records, it seems extraordinarily unlikely the Panthers, Patriots and Cardinals will all suddenly go on season-ending winning streaks.

The Panthers won in Week 15, while the Patriots and Cardinals both lost. Washington did as well to remain in the hunt, though the Commanders lose any head-to-head tiebreaker with the Cardinals from beating them back in Week 1. They also beat the Patriots in Week 9.

Week 16 schedule

Panthers host the Packers (6-8)

Patriots visit the Broncos (7-7)

Cardinals visit the Bears (5-9)

Commanders visit the Jets (5-9)

 

2024 NFL draft order: Where Chargers are projected to pick after Week 15

How did the loss to the Raiders impact the Chargers’ current draft positioning?

The Chargers fell to 5-9 after losing to the Raiders.

After the loss, Los Angeles is projected to have the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. This comes a week after being slotted to have the 10th pick.

Here is a look at the top 10 selections after Week 15:

1. Chicago Bears (from CAR, 2-12)

Panthers’ strength of schedule: .519

2. New England Patriots (3-11)

Strength of schedule: .523

3. Arizona Cardinals (3-11)

Strength of schedule: .557

4. Washington Commanders (4-10)

Strength of schedule: .515

5. Chicago Bears (5-9)

Strength of schedule: .357

6. New York Jets (5-9)

Strength of schedule: .511

7. New York Giants (5-9)

Strength of schedule: .511

8. Los Angeles Chargers (5-9)

Strength of schedule: .511

9. Tennessee Titans (5-9)

Strength of schedule: .532

10. Atlanta Falcons (6-8)

Strength of schedule: .424

2024 NFL draft order: Where Chargers are projected to pick after Week 14

How did the loss to the Broncos impact the Chargers’ current draft positioning?

The Chargers fell to 5-8 after losing to the Broncos.

After the loss, Los Angeles is projected to have the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. This comes a week after being slotted to have the 12th pick.

Here is a look at the top 10 selections after Week 14:

1. Chicago Bears (from CAR, 1-12)

Panthers’ strength of schedule: .520

2. New England Patriots (3-10)

Strength of schedule: .525

3. Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

Strength of schedule: .557

4. Washington Commanders (4-9)

Strength of schedule: .529

5. Chicago Bears (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .466

6. Las Vegas Raiders (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .498

7. New York Jets (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .511

8. New York Giants (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .516

9. Tennessee Titans (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .520

10. Los Angeles Chargers (5-8)

Strength of schedule: .525

Full 2024 NFL draft order, following Patriots’ loss to Colts

The Patriots move into the top-three picks on the 2024 NFL draft board.

The New England Patriots had quite a few things go their way to improve their 2024 NFL draft position, including a 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

With the Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears both winning this week, the Patriots are now up to the third overall selection in the draft. As New England continues to freefall, their potential draft prospects continue to get better.

The team needs help at a multitude of positions, but most notably, they could be in the market for a quarterback. Caleb Williams headlines the quarterback position, and he could be an option for a Patriots team that needs a spark.

They could also use a playmaking wide receiver, which is led by Marvin Harrison Jr. next year. There are plenty of directions New England can go. Yet, the biggest question remains who will be making the decisions.

Let’s take a look at the full 2024 NFL draft order, via Tankathon.

Broncos’ order of 2024 NFL draft picks going into Week 10

The Broncos can’t acquire any more draft picks via trade until the offseason. They currently hold six picks, including 9th overall.

Coming off their bye week, the Denver Broncos hold six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft. Because the NFL’s in-season trade deadline has passed, the Broncos won’t be able to add any more picks via trade until the offseason.

With Denver not expected to receive any compensatory picks this spring, the only way general manager George Paton could acquire more selections is via trade. The Broncos could consider moving players and trade down during the draft to stockpile additional selections.

Denver currently has selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of next April’s draft.

Round 1: own pick (9th overall)
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)

The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the trade for coach Sean Payton. It’s unclear if the team’s third- and fourth-round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.

The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.

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