Eagles among trio awarded four compensatory NFL draft picks

The Philadelphia Eagles have secured the maximum allotment of compensatory selections for the 2026 NFL Draft, joining the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers with four extra picks apiece, the league announced Monday.

A total of 33 compensatory choices will be distributed among 15 clubs when the draft convenes in Pittsburgh from April 23-25. The system rewards teams whose free-agent losses outpace their gains in both quantity and quality the previous offseason, with extra selections slotted at the ends of Rounds 3-7.

Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville will cap the third round. The Vikings hold the top compensatory slot at No. 97, courtesy of quarterback Sam Darnold’s departure. The Eagles and Steelers follow immediately at Nos. 98 and 99 after losing defensive tackle Milton Williams and offensive lineman Dan Moore, Jr., respectively. Jacksonville—receiving the pick via Detroit—closes the third-round compensatory run at No. 100, a selection created under a 2020 CBA amendment that rewards clubs for developing minority coaches and executives; the Jets’ hiring of former Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn triggered the extra choice.

Philadelphia’s remaining compensatory picks land in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. Pittsburgh adds one fourth-rounder and two sixth-rounders, while Baltimore—long the league’s most prolific beneficiary of the system with 64 compensatory selections since 1994—will use two additional fifth-rounders and one seventh-rounder next April.