Teams Can Begin Trading Future Compensatory Picks At Start Of This Year’s Draft

[Orchid]

http://nfltraderumors.co/teams-can-begin-trading-future-compensatory-picks-start-years-draft/

Field Yates of ESPN reports that the NFL informed teams Wednesday that they will be able to trade prospective 2017 and 2018 compensatory picks from the start of the 2016 league year and up until the start of the 2016 draft.

Teams must specify which pick they’re trading if they’re receiving multiple compensatory picks in a single round.

“For example, if a club trades its 2017 fifth-round selection, the trade may include the following condition: If the club is awarded a fourth-round compensatory selection in 2017, the club will trade the 2017 fourth-round compensatory selection in lieu of the 2017 fifth-round selection. If the club is awarded multiple 2017 fourth-round compensatory selections, it will trade the compensatory selection that is closest to the end of the round.”

However, once the 2017 league year is underway and compensatory picks have been awarded, teams will be able to trade these 2017 compensatory picks without contingency.

According to Yates, teams will be able to begin trading these picks at the start of the 2016 NFL draft and up until the 2016 trading deadline.

In total, teams can trade 2016-2019 draft picks and prospective compensatory picks from 2017-2019.

Yates expects there to be plenty of trades involving picks during this year’s draft.

Previous reports had said that the NFL would allow teams to trade future compensatory picks, so this shouldn’t come as a major surprise.

Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that have lost more or better free agents than they signed in the previous year.

The exact formula the league uses for determining where each pick isn’t known, but it takes into account a player’s salary, playing time, and postseason honors with his new team. In total, there are 32 picks awarded in total each year between rounds 3 through 7.

However, teams haven’t been able to trade these picks in years past, but it certainly couldn’t hurt to give teams the ability to do what they like with all of their assets.

The NFL announces compensatory picks at the annual NFL meeting towards the end of March.

If you’re interested in seeing which teams could receive compensatory picks next year, check out OverTheCap.com projections.
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This is a big game changer across the league but really for the Rams. They are looking at a pair of 3s and at worst a 3 and 4 that they can use this year in trade scenarios.

 

[OldSchool]

Wait so we won't know the compensatory pick we get in 2018 until a couple months before that draf but we can trade them a year before the draft?

 

[bwdenverram]

Let's trade all future comp picks to go to #1

 

[DaveFan'51]

Wait so we won't know the compensatory pick we get in 2018 until a couple months before that draf but we can trade them a year before the draft?

This sure doesn't make any sense to me, how can you trade something you don't even know if you'll have!? Am I missing something!!?

 

[StealYoGurley]

Wait so we won't know the compensatory pick we get in 2018 until a couple months before that draf but we can trade them a year before the draft?

This sure doesn't make any sense to me, how can you trade something you don't even know if you'll have!? Am I missing something!!?

I was thinking the same thing, must be something about the compensatory formula we are missing.

 

[den-the-coach]

Wait so we won't know the compensatory pick we get in 2018 until a couple months before that draft but we can trade them a year before the draft?

Yes so basically for example if you trade up you can inform the team that it includes a third round pick or if you get a 2nd round compensatory they can have that instead, which ever pick is better....This could be huge for the Rams because they should get some excellent compensatory picks next year for Jenkins and McLeod.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Yes so basically for example if you trade up you can inform the team that it includes a third round pick or if you get a 2nd round compensatory they can have that instead, which ever pick is better....This could be huge for the Rams because they should get some excellent compensatory picks next year for Jenkins and McLeod.

I thought comp picks only went to round 3

 

[OldSchool]

I thought comp picks only went to round 3

They start at round three, no 1st or 2nd round comps.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

They start at round three, no 1st or 2nd round comps.

That is what I meant. Lowest is round 3

 

[den-the-coach]

I thought comp picks only went to round 3

Just used that as an example