How Many Picks Are in the NFL Draft?
The NFL draft is less than a week away and the anticipation just keeps building. Who will be the number one draft pick in the 2023 NFL draft? Who will have the dubious honor of being the last draft pick, also known as Mr. Irrelevant? For that matter, how many picks are in the NFL draft?
Being drafted in the NFL is a big deal. It can be a real life-changing event for many young athletes. Even players who don’t get drafted still have an opportunity to get picked up by one of the 32 NFL teams. However, this year’s draft will be slightly altered.
The first round of the draft this year will only have 31 picks. That’s because the Miami Dolphins had to forfeit their pick due tampering violations and impermissible contact with a star player and coach (Tom Brady and Sean Payton).
Therefore, having said that this year’s draft will be a little bit different than usual, we’re still left with the question of how many how many picks are in the NFL draft? The total number of picks in the draft is 256. However, that number includes 32 compensatory picks.
What is a compensatory pick you ask? Well first lets establish the fact that each of the 32 NFL teams receives one pick per draft round. There are seven rounds in the draft. So, that brings the draft pick total to 224. Add to that the 32 compensatory picks and you get the grand total of 256.
How Many Picks Are in the NFL Draft?
However, there could be more than 256 picks depending on how the compensatory picks are awarded to each team. Compensatory picks are based on the free agency action that took place for each team. Meaning did they lose or gain free agent players.
The NFL will determine, based on the free agency movement, which teams will receive the additional picks and how many. So, now that you know about how many draft picks to expect, you can watch and enjoy the show. Who knows, you could be seeing the next Tom Brady, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, or Dick Butkus get drafted.
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