Most of my efforts regarding the NFL’s compensatory pick system have been explanatory, but occasionally I’ll offer some opinions as to how teams can manage the system. Last year I suggested that the Detroit Lions should keep their CFA lost/gained ratio positive to obtain a 3rd round pick for Ndamukong Suh, and that’s a goal […]
UPDATE, March 10: Questions regarding compensatory picks and the transition tag have been added. Read this article for reference. Introduction For details on the basics and methodology of projecting compensatory picks in general, please reference this article. To kick this off, 2016 marks the first year in which I have used, as suggested by the […]
In this weeks free agency feature we will take a look at the available defensive tackles in 2016. The group doesn’t have the big standout names or three down players, but is filled with a number of veterans making the turn to 30 who likely can provide some good value if a team finds the […]
Now that the final cutdown to 53 man rosters have taken place, it’s time to take a look at how the standings in the 2016 compensatory picks have changed in the nearly four months since this was last visited. Out of the 142 UFAs that signed with different teams during the 2015 offseason, 17 of […]
One of the presumptive reasons for the NFL moving up the June 1 date to May 12 was to allow teams to sign unrestricted free agents transitioning to street free agents earlier without those signings counting against them in the compensatory draft pick formula. Now that the league offices have closed for June 1, I […]
Quarterbacks | Running Backs Wide Receivers | Tight Ends Offensive Lineman | Pass Rushers Player Nominal Value ECV % Expected ECV/Year Ndamukong Suh $114,360,000 $78,091,830 68% $13,015,305 Jared Odrick $42,500,000 $28,798,000 68% $5,759,600 Dan Williams $25,000,000 $19,437,150 78% $4,859,287 Stephen Paea $21,000,000 $15,142,450 72% $3,785612 Kendall Langford $17,200,000 $9,289,800 54% $2,322,450 Corey Peters $9,000,000 $6,687,000 […]
After one of the wilder openers to the new league year in recent memory, I thought the end of the work week would be a good time to catch up on where the tracker for the 2016 compensatory picks stands. It’s only been four days and we’ve had a total of 74 unrestricted free agents […]