Daron Payne Receives the Franchise Tag

Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne has become the first player to receive the franchise tag in 2023 according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Washington DT Daron Payne became the first player this off-season to receive the franchise tag, per sources. The franchise tag for Payne is projected to be $18.937 million. Washington placed the tag on […]

Projecting The 2023 Compensatory Picks

This article refers specifically to OTC’s final projection for the 2023 NFL Draft’s compensatory picks. For details on the basics and methodology of projecting compensatory picks in general, please reference this article. Note that this projection does not include compensatory picks awarded via 2020 Resolution JC-2A. To understand how this projection is generated for each […]

2023 Compensatory Picks Update (5/24/2022)

Normally, once the first Monday after the draft passes, I take a look at where OTC’s projection for the next slate of compensatory picks stands. This year, however, I decided to wait a couple of weeks to see if a couple of unusual transactions would yield additions and changes to the projection–which indeed happened. We’ll […]