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There are 15 NFL teams that are receiving compensatory picks for the 2026 NFL draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars are not one of them -- sort of.
So how come?
Every draft, the NFL awards at least 32 additional picks for certain players who go from one team to another during the previous offseason's free agency period.
In short, if a team loses more compensatory free agents than they sign, they will get a draft pick in return for the difference.
Not every free agent is a compensatory free agent; there is a formula that takes into account the playing time of that free agent, their salary, and any postseason honors they received. Essentially, the better the player, the better the draft pick that the team receives for losing them.
Last offseason, according to Over the Cap, the Jaguars signed seven players who qualified as compensatory free agents. They only lost, however, three compensatory free agents.
So by gaining more than they lost, no additional draft picks will be awarded to Jacksonville in 2026.
However, the Jaguars will indirectly be getting a compensatory pick from the Detroit Lions. As part of last year's Day 2 draft trade, one of the selections, pick 100 overall, that the Jaguars are getting from the Lions is a compensatory selection.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Did Jaguars receive 2026 compensatory pick?
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So how come?
What are compensatory draft picks?
Every draft, the NFL awards at least 32 additional picks for certain players who go from one team to another during the previous offseason's free agency period.
In short, if a team loses more compensatory free agents than they sign, they will get a draft pick in return for the difference.
Not every free agent is a compensatory free agent; there is a formula that takes into account the playing time of that free agent, their salary, and any postseason honors they received. Essentially, the better the player, the better the draft pick that the team receives for losing them.
Last offseason, according to Over the Cap, the Jaguars signed seven players who qualified as compensatory free agents. They only lost, however, three compensatory free agents.
So by gaining more than they lost, no additional draft picks will be awarded to Jacksonville in 2026.
However, the Jaguars will indirectly be getting a compensatory pick from the Detroit Lions. As part of last year's Day 2 draft trade, one of the selections, pick 100 overall, that the Jaguars are getting from the Lions is a compensatory selection.
List of Jaguars 2026 draft picks
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Round 3 (from Detroit)
- Round 3 (from Detroit)
- Round 4: (from Minnesota)
- Round 5 (from Philadelphia)
- Round 5
- Round 6 (from Cleveland)
- Round 7
- Round 7: (from LA Rams)
- Round 7: (from Detroit)
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Did Jaguars receive 2026 compensatory pick?
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