The Jacksonville Jaguars are not projected to get any 2025 compensatory draft picks, according to Over the Cap.
So, what is a compensatory draft pick and what does it have to do with the NFL draft?
Every draft, the NFL awards at least 32 additional picks for certain players who go from one team to another via free agency. 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.
For the Jaguars, they did lost two compensatory free agents in 2024 with Calvin Ridley and Brandon McManus heading elsewhere.
However, those were cancelled out by the Jaguars signing four compensatory draft picks, adding Gabe Davis, Darnell Savage, Ronald Darby, and Devin Duvernay to the roster
So because more compensatory free agents were added to the roster than lost last offseason, the end result is no additional draft picks in 2025.
The Jaguars will enter the 2025 NFL draft with 10 selections in total, including the fifth overall pick, and multiple selections in rounds three, four, and six.
