NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 19 CLUBS

 

 

A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2010 NFL Draft have been awarded to 19 teams, the NFL announced today.

 

Under terms of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, 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 223 choices in the seven rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft (April 22-24). 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 (Oakland, Miami and Tampa Bay) 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 Detroit based upon the 2010 draft selection order.

 

The following 2010 draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:

 

ROUND CHOICE/ ROUND OVERALL SELECTION TEAM

 

3 33-96 Cincinnati

 

3 34-97 Tennessee

 

3 35-98 Atlanta

 

4 33-131 Cincinnati

 

5 33-164 Pittsburgh

 

5 34-165 Atlanta

 

5 35-166 Pittsburgh

 

5 36-167 Minnesota

 

5 37-168 San Diego

 

5 38-169 Green Bay

 

6 33-202 Carolina

 

6 34-203 Jacksonville

 

6 35-204 Carolina

 

6 36-205 New England

 

6 37-206 San Francisco

 

6 38-207 Tennessee

 

7 33-240 Indianapolis

 

7 34-241 Tennessee

 

7 35-242 Pittsburgh

 

7 36-243 Philadelphia

 

7 37-244 Philadelphia

 

7 38-245 Seattle

 

7 39-246 Indianapolis

 

7 40-247 New England

 

7 41-248 New England

 

7 42-249 Carolina

 

7 43-250 New England

 

7 44-251 Oakland

 

7 45-252 Miami

 

7 46-253 Tampa Bay

 

7 47-254 St. Louis

 

7 48-255 Detroit

 

Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2010 NFL Draft:

 

ATLANTA Lost: Michael Boley, Keith Brooking, Domonique Foxworth, Grady Jackson

 

Signed: Mike Peterson, Brett Romberg

 

 

CAROLINA Lost: Geoff Hangartner, Mark Jones, Frank Omiyale

 

 

CINCINNATI Lost: Stacy Andrews, Ryan Fitzpatrick, T.J. Houshmandzadeh

 

Signed: J.T. O’Sullivan

 

 

GREEN BAY Lost: Colin Cole

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS Lost: Darrell Reid, Hunter Smith

 

 

JACKSONVILLE Lost: Khalif Barnes, Mike Peterson, Gerald Sensabaugh

 

Signed: Sean Considine, Tra Thomas

 

 

MIAMI Lost: Andre’ Goodman, Renaldo Hill

 

Signed: Joe Berger, Jake Grove

 

 

MINNESOTA Lost: Matt Birk, Darren Sharper

 

Signed: Karl Paymah

 

 

NEW ENGLAND Lost: Heath Evans, Jabar Gaffney, Larry Izzo, LaMont Jordan, Lonie Paxton

 

Signed: Brandon McGowan

 

 

OAKLAND Lost: Jake Grove

 

Signed: Khalif Barnes

 

 

PHILADELPHIA Lost: Correll Buckhalter, Sean Considine, Brian Dawkins, L.J. Smith,

 

Tra Thomas

 

Signed: Stacy Andrews, Sean Jones, Leonard Weaver

 

 

PITTSBURGH Lost: Byron Leftwich, Bryant McFadden, Nate Washington

 

 

SAN DIEGO Lost: Mike Goff, Igor Olshansky

 

Signed: Kevin Burnett

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO Lost: Ronald Fields, Bryant Johnson, J.T. O’Sullivan, Donald Strickland

 

Signed: Demetric Evans, Brandon Jones, Moran Norris

 

 

SEATTLE Lost: Rocky Bernard, Maurice Morris, Leonard Weaver, Floyd Womack

 

Signed: Colin Cole, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, John Owens

 

 

TAMPA BAY Lost: Phillip Buchanon, Jovan Haye

 

Signed: Byron Leftwich, Derrick Ward

 

 

TENNESSEE Lost: Chris Carr, Albert Haynesworth, Brandon Jones, Eric King, Daniel Loper, Chris Simms

 

Signed: Jovan Haye, Mark Jones, Nate Washington

 

TOTAL 2010 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS

 

 

New England 4

 

Carolina 3

 

Pittsburgh 3

 

Tennessee 3

 

Atlanta 2

 

Cincinnati 2

 

Indianapolis 2

 

Philadelphia 2

 

Detroit 1

 

Green Bay 1

 

Jacksonville 1

 

Miami 1

 

Minnesota 1

 

Oakland 1

 

St. Louis 1

 

San Diego 1

 

Seattle 1

 

San Francisco 1

 

Tampa Bay 1

 

TOTAL 32

 

NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2010 *

 

Arizona 15

 

Atlanta 10

 

Baltimore 29

 

Buffalo 24

 

Carolina 10

 

Chicago 17

 

Cincinnati 17

 

Cleveland 1

 

Dallas 28

 

Denver 8

 

Detroit 15

 

Green Bay 25

 

Houston 3

 

Indianapolis 16

 

Jacksonville 19

 

Kansas City 12

 

Miami 14

 

Minnesota 13

 

New England 26

 

New Orleans 9

 

NY Giants 18

 

NY Jets 5

 

Oakland 12

 

Philadelphia 27

 

Pittsburgh 22

 

St. Louis ** 26

 

San Diego 15

 

San Francisco 17

 

Seattle 17

 

Tampa Bay 17

 

Tennessee *** 25

 

Washington 11

 

TOTAL 523

 

* 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded; ** St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams: *** Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.

 

Jerry Rice, 1st Round, Pick 16. Emmitt Smith, 1st Round, Pick 17. Joe Montana, 3rd Round, Pick 82. Roger Staubach, 10th Round, Pick 129. Tom Brady, 6th Round, Pick 199.

 

They are considered among the greatest NFL players. But who is the Most Valuable Draft Pick?

 

In celebration of the 75th NFL Draft, which kicks off in primetime for the first time on Thursday, April 22, fans now can help choose the 75 Most Valuable Draft Picks of all time. Fans can vote for their choices at NFL.com now through April 18.

 

Following the conclusion of the fan vote, picks 11 – 75 will be announced from April 19 – April 22 on NFL.com and NFL Network. The top 10 greatest Draft picks then will be revealed during the 2010 NFL Draft, which begins Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 pm ET. The Second and Third Rounds of the Draft will be on Friday, April 23 at 6:00 PM ET followed by Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 AM ET.

 

The 10 Most Valuable Draft Picks will be announced during Round 1, when many of the Top 10 will be in attendance at Radio City Music Hall, the home of the 2010 NFL Draft. The order of the Top 10 will be revealed after the conclusion of the Second Round of the Draft on Friday night. Many of these players will be on hand for the announcement.

 

NFL.com editors narrowed down the first 74 Drafts to a list of the top 320 players, consisting of 10 players from each team. Fans begin the process of determining the Most Valuable Draft Pick by choosing between pairs of players randomly generated from the list of 320 greats. After selecting winners of 30 random matchups, fans will begin to build their own Top 10 list. Fans may continue to vote in order to make changes to their personal Top 10 list as well as the All-Time Top 10 announced at the Draft. Users then may share their lists and their head-to-head winners on Facebook.

 

NFL.com delivers comprehensive information on each of the 320 players, including the player’s draft information and career accomplishments to help the voters make educated selections in determining the Most Valuable Pick.

 

Below is a list of the 320 All-Time Most Valuable Draft Picks as chosen by NFL.com editors. Players are listed by the team that drafted them:

 

 

 

TEAM & PLAYERS

 

Arizona Cardinals: Anquan Boldin; Dan Dierdorf; Larry Fitzgerald; Roy Green; Tim McDonald; Jackie Smith; Charlie Trippi; Roger Wehrli; Aeneas Williams; Larry Wilson

 

Atlanta Falcons: Steve Bartkowski; Keith Brooking; Alge Crumpler; Brett Favre; Bill Fralic; Claude Humphrey; Mike Kenn; Deion Sanders; R.C. Thielemann; Jeff Van Note

 

Baltimore Ravens: Peter Boulware; Todd Heap; Jamal Lewis; Ray Lewis; Edwin Mulitalo; Jonathan Ogden; Ed Reed; Jamie Sharper; Terrell Suggs; Adalius Thomas

 

Buffalo Bills: Gary Anderson; Ruben Brown; Joe DeLamielleure; Jim Kelly; Reggie McKenzie; Andre Reed ; O.J. Simpson; Fred Smerlas; Bruce Smith; Thurman Thomas

 

Carolina Panthers: Jon Beason; Kerry Collins; Jordan Gross; Kris Jenkins; Mike Minter; Dan Morgan; Muhsin Muhammad; Julius Peppers; Mike Rucker; Steve Smith

 

Chicago Bears: Dick Butkus; Mike Ditka; Bill George; Stan Jones; Bobby Layne; Sid Luckman; Walter Payton; Gale Sayers; Mike Singletary; Brian Urlacher

 

Cincinnati Bengals: Ken Anderson; Willie Anderson; Bill Bergey; Boomer Esiason; Max Montoya; Anthony Munoz; Chad Ochocinco; Lemar Parrish; Ken Riley; Bob Trumpy

 

Cleveland Browns: Jim Brown; Willie Davis; Hanford Dixon; Gene Hickerson; Henry Jordan; Leroy Kelly; Ozzie Newsome; Dick Schafrath; Walt Sweeney; Paul Warfield

 

Dallas Cowboys: Troy Aikman; Larry Allen; Tony Dorsett; Bob Hayes; Michael Irvin; Bob Lilly; Emmitt Smith; Roger Staubach; Randy White; Darren Woodson

 

Denver Broncos: Lyle Alzado; Steve Atwater; Terrell Davis; Randy Gradishar; Tom Jackson; Karl Mecklenburg; Tom Nalen; Shannon Sharpe; Rick Upchurch; Louis Wright

 

Detroit Lions: Jerry Ball; Lem Barney; Lomas Brown; Jack Christiansen; Yale Lary; Alex Karras; Barry Sanders; Charlie Sanders; Joe Schmidt; Wayne H. Walker

 

Green Bay Packers: Herb Adderley; LeRoy Butler; Forrest Gregg; Paul Hornung; Jerry Kramer; James Lofton; Ray Nitschke; Jim Ringo; Darren Sharper; Bart Starr

 

Houston Texans: David Carr; Owen Daniels; Jabar Gaffney; Andre Johnson; Travis Johnson; Jerome Mathis; Chester Pitts; Dunta Robinson; DeMeco Ryans; Mario Williams

 

Indianapolis Colts: Raymond Berry; Mike Curtis; Ray Donaldson; Marshall Faulk; Dwight Freeney; Marvin Harrison; John Mackey; Peyton Manning; Lenny Moore; Jim Parker

 

Jacksonville Jaguars: Tony Boselli; Fernando Bryant; Donovin Darius; Kevin Hardy; John Henderson; Rashean Mathis; Brad Meester; Marcus Stroud; Fred Taylor; Renaldo Wynn

 

Kansas City Chiefs: Jared Allen; Bobby Bell; Tony Gonzalez; Willie Lanier; Albert Lewis; Will Shields; Neil Smith; Otis Taylor; Derrick Thomas; Jim Tyrer

 

Miami Dolphins: Dick Anderson; Larry Csonka; Leon Gray; Bob Griese; Sam Madison; Dan Marino; Jake Scott; Dwight Stephenson; Jason Taylor; Zach Thomas

 

Minnesota Vikings: Joey Browner; Chris Doleman; Carl Eller; Steve Jordan; Randall McDaniel; Randy Moss; Alan Page; Fran Tarkenton; Kevin Williams; Ron Yary

 

New England Patriots: Tom Brady; Nick Buoniconti; John Hannah; Mike Haynes; Lee Roy Jordan; Ty Law; Curtis Martin; Lawyer Milloy; Richard Seymour; Andre Tippett

 

New Orleans Saints: Morten Andersen; Wes Chandler; John Gilliam; Rickey Jackson; Archie Manning; Chuck Muncie; Lorenzo Neal; Willie Roaf; Pat Swilling; Dave Waymer

 

New York Giants: Harry Carson; George Connor; Art Donovan; Frank Gifford; Sam Huff; Don Maynard; Phil Simms; Michael Strahan; Lawrence Taylor; Brad Van Pelt

 

New York Jets: Joe Fields; Mark Gastineau; Craig Hentrich; Keyshawn Johnson; Joe Klecko; Mo Lewis; Joe Namath; Marvin Powell; John Riggins; Wesley Walker

 

Oakland Raiders: Marcus Allen; Lance Alworth; Fred Biletnikoff; Cliff Branch; Dave Casper; La’Roi Glover; Shane Lechler; Howie Long; Art Shell; Gene Upshaw

 

 

Philadelphia Eagles: Eric Allen; Maxie Baughan; Bob Brown; Chuck Bednarik; Brian Dawkins; Sonny Jurgensen; Tommy McDonald; Pete Pihos; Clyde Simmons; Steve Van Buren

 

Pittsburgh Steelers: Mel Blount; Terry Bradshaw; Dermontti Dawson; Joe Greene; L.C. Greenwood; Jack Ham; Franco Harris; Jack Lambert; Mike Webster; Rod Woodson

 

St. Louis Rams: Jerome Bettis; Nolan Cromwell; Eric Dickerson; Kevin Greene; Harold Jackson;

 

Deacon Jones; Jackie Slater; Norm Van Brocklin; Bob Waterfield; Jack Youngblood

 

San Diego Chargers Drew Brees; Fred Dean; Dan Fouts; John Hadl; Rodney Harrison; John Jefferson; Gary Johnson; Junior Seau; LaDainian Tomlinson; Kellen Winslow

 

San Francisco 49ers: Charles Haley; Jimmy Johnson; Ronnie Lott; Hugh McElhenny; Joe Montana; Leo Nomellini; Terrell Owens; Jerry Rice; Gene A. Washington; Dave Wilcox

 

Seattle Seahawks: Sam Adams; Shaun Alexander; Kenny Easley; Ahman Green; Steve Hutchinson; Walter Jones; Cortez Kennedy; Kevin Mawae; Lofa Tatupu; Fredd Young

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Alstott; Ronde Barber; Derrick Brooks; Mark Carrier; Warrick Dunn; John Lynch; Tony Mayberry; Warren Sapp; Lee Roy Selmon; Vinny Testaverde

 

Tennessee Titans: Robert Brazile; Earl Campbell; Ray Childress; Eddie George; Albert Haynesworth; Ken Houston; Charlie Joiner; Derrick Mason; Bruce Matthews; Mike Munchak

 

Washington Redskins: Champ Bailey; Sammy Baugh; Larry Brown; Darrell Green; Russ Grimm; Chris Hanburger; Paul Krause; Art Monk; Jerry Smith; Charley Taylor

 

 

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