The NFL announced 33 compensatory draft selections in the 2026 draft awarded to 15 teams.
Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible for compensatory draft picks. The compensatory picks are positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
In addition to the 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net-loss formula, a special compensatory selection was awarded to the Lions for the Jets hiring Aaron Glenn as their head coach. The initiative is intended to promote minority hirings. The Lions traded the pick to the Jaguars.
The following 2026 compensatory draft picks were awarded for the 2026 draft, which will be held on April 23-April 25 in Pittsburgh:
Round Round Choice/ Overall Selection Club
3 33-97 Minnesota
3 34-98 Philadelphia
3 35-99 Pittsburgh
3 36-100* Jacksonville from Detroit
4 33-133 San Francisco
4 34-134 Las Vegas
4 35-135 Pittsburgh
4 36-136 New Orleans
4 37-137 Philadelphia
4 38-138 San Francisco
4 39-139 San Francisco
4 40-140 New York Jets
5 33-173 Baltimore
5 34-174 Baltimore
5 35-175 Las Vegas
5 36-176 Kansas City
5 37-177 Dallas
5 38-178 Philadelphia
5 39-179 New York Jets
5 40-180 Dallas
5 40-181 Detroit
6 33-214 Pittsburgh
6 34-215 Philadelphia
6 35-216 Pittsburgh
7 33-249 Indianapolis
7 34-250 Baltimore
7 35-251 Los Angeles Rams
7 36-252 Los Angeles Rams
7 37-253 Baltimore
7 38-254 Indianapolis
7 39-255 Green Bay
7 40-256 Denver
7 41-257 Denver