The Cleveland Browns will receive three additional 2025 NFL draft picks, and they can thank former players Joe Flacco and Jordan Elliott for that.
Nick Korte at Over the Cap has estimated each team’s compensatory picks, using a formula that balances competition based on talent lost versus talent gained in free agency. According to his calculations, the Browns will receive two additional sixth-round picks and one seventh-round pick.
After the conclusion of talent added and talent lost for the Browns in 2024 free agency, the losses of Flacco and Elliott were not canceled out. An additional seventh round pick was not canceled out as well.
Flacco signed with the Indianapolis Colts this past offseason after his NFL Comeback Player of the Year revitalization in Cleveland, while Elliott signed with the San Francisco 49ers after four years with the Browns. The Browns currently have 11 picks in the 2025 NFL draft. This includes three sixth round picks now.
