A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2012 NFL Draft have been awarded to 15 teams, the NFL announced this week.
NFL Announces 32 Compensatory Draft Choices To 15 Clubs
NFL MEDIA RELEASE
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 to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory
free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory
choices announced today will supplement the 221 choices in the seven
rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft (April 26-28), which will kick off in
primetime for the third consecutive year.
The first round will be held on Thursday, April 26 and begin at 8:00 PM
ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 27
at 7:00 PM ET followed by rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 28 at Noon ET.
This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third
through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free
agents lost.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary,
playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed
by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or
signed by a club is covered by this formula.
Three clubs this year (Atlanta, San Diego and Buffalo) will each
receive a compensatory pick even though they did not suffer a net loss
of compensatory free agents last year. Under the formula, the
compensatory free agents lost by these clubs were ranked higher than
the ones they signed (by a specified point differential based upon
salary and performance).
Thirty compensatory picks were awarded to clubs based upon the
compensatory pick formula. By rule, two additional choices
were awarded at the end of the seventh round to bring the total number
of compensatory selections to 32, equaling the number of NFL
clubs. The two additional picks were awarded to St. Louis and
Indianapolis based upon the 2012 draft selection order.
The following 2012 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the
NFL Management Council:
The following 2012
compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management
Council:
:
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ROUND CHOICE/
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ROUND
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OVERALL
SELECTION
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TEAM
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3
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33-95
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Oakland
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4
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33-128
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Minnesota
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34-129
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Oakland
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|
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35-130
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Baltimore
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|
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36-131
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New
York Giants
|
|
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37-132
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Green
Bay
|
|
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38-133
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Green
Bay
|
|
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39-134
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Minnesota
|
|
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40-135
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Dallas
|
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5
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33-168
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Oakland
|
|
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34-169
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Baltimore
|
|
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35-170
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Indianapolis
|
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6
|
33-202
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|
New
York Jets
|
|
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34-203
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New
York Jets
|
|
|
35-204
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|
Cleveland
|
|
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36-205
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Cleveland
|
|
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37-206
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Indianapolis
|
|
|
38-207
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|
Carolina
|
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7
|
33-240
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|
Pittsburgh
|
|
|
34-241
|
|
Green
Bay
|
|
|
35-242
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|
New
York Jets
|
|
|
36-243
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|
Green
Bay
|
|
|
37-244
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|
New
York Jets
|
|
|
38-245
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Cleveland
|
|
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39-246
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Pittsburgh
|
|
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40-247
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Cleveland
|
|
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41-248
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Pittsburgh
|
|
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42-249
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Atlanta
|
|
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43-250
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San
Diego
|
|
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44-251
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Buffalo
|
|
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45-252
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St.
Louis
|
|
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46-253
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Indianapolis
|
Following
are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs
that will receive compensatory picks in the 2012 NFL Draft:
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ATLANTA
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Lost:
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Harvey
Dahl, Michael Koenen
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|
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Signed:
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Ray
Edwards, Reggie Kelly
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|
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|
|
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BALTIMORE
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Lost:
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Chris
Chester, Dawan Landry, Le’Ron McClain, Donte’ Stallworth, Josh Wilson
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|
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Signed:
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Vonta
Leach, Bernard Pollard, Ricky Williams
|
|
|
|
|
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BUFFALO
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Lost:
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Paul
Posluszny, Donte Whitner
|
|
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Signed:
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Brad
Smith, Tyler Thigpen
|
|
|
|
|
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CAROLINA
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Lost:
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Jeff
King, Richard Marshall, Matt Moore
|
|
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Signed:
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Ron
Edwards, Olindo Mare
|
|
|
|
|
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CLEVELAND
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Lost:
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Abram
Elam, Matt Roth, Chansi Stuckey, Jason Trusnik, Lawrence Vickers, Floyd
Womack, Eric Wright
|
|
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Signed:
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Brandon
Jackson, Dimitri Patterson, Usama Young
|
|
|
|
|
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DALLAS
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Lost:
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Stephen
Bowen, Sam Hurd
|
|
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Signed:
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Abram
Elam
|
|
|
|
|
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GREEN
BAY
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Lost:
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Daryn
Colledge, Korey Hall, Brandon Jackson, Cullen Jenkins, Jason Spitz
|
|
|
|
|
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INDIANAPOLIS
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Lost:
|
Charlie
Johnson, Clint Session
|
|
|
|
|
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MINNESOTA
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Lost:
|
Ray
Edwards, Ben Leber, Tarvaris Jackson, Sidney Rice
|
|
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Signed:
|
Remi
Ayodele, Charlie Johnson
|
|
|
|
|
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NEW
YORK GIANTS
|
Lost:
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Kevin
Boss, Barry Cofield, Steve Smith
|
|
|
Signed:
|
David
Baas, Steve Weatherford
|
|
|
|
|
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NEW
YORK JETS
|
Lost:
|
Drew
Coleman, Braylon Edwards, Shaun Ellis, Brad Smith, Steve Weatherford
|
|
|
|
|
|
OAKLAND
|
Lost:
|
Nnamdi
Asomugha, Robert Gallery, Bruce Gradkowski, Zach Miller, Thomas Howard
|
|
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Signed:
|
Kevin
Boss, Stephen Heyer
|
|
|
|
|
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PITTSBURGH
|
Lost:
|
Nick
Eason, Keyaron Fox, Matt Spaeth
|
|
|
|
|
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SAN
DIEGO
|
Lost:
|
Kevin
Burnett, Darren Sproles
|
|
|
Signed:
|
Travis
LaBoy, Takeo Spikes
|
|
|
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