Major controversies as No compensatory draft pick is anticipated to be awarded to the Detroit Lions in 2024.

Major controversies as No compensatory draft pick is anticipated to be awarded to the Detroit Lions in 2024.

Teams receive picks in the NFL Draft according to the compensatory pick formula, which is based on their performance in free agency the year prior. The three compensatory picks the Detroit Lions received in 2022—Kerby Joseph, James Mitchell, and James Houston—turned out to be successful players. They didn’t get any last year.

That’s the nature of a roster construction under Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell that produced an NFC Championship Game in Year 3.

The Lions signed Cameron Sutton, David Montgomery, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Emmanuel Moseley, Graham Glasgow, and Marvin Jones in 2023 free agency, demonstrating their increased aggressiveness. Conversely, they lost Mike Hughes, Evan Brown, D.J. Chark, and Jamaal Williams, who were the most notable losses.

The Lions’ first-round selection this year is guaranteed to be No. 29, and their remaining selections will probably be in the neighborhood of where they will truly end up after all compensatory picks are distributed.

There will be no compensatory picks awarded to the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Nineteen teams are predicted to receive no compensatory picks in the April draft, according to Over The Cap. There is only one Lion.

Falcons of Atlanta
Panthers of Carolina
Bears of Chicago
Browns of Cleveland
Denver Broncos
Lions of Detroit
The Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
The Raiders of Las Vegas
Chargers of Los Angeles
Dolphins of Miami
Minnesota Vikings
Patriots of New England
The Giants of New York
The Pittsburgh Steelers
The Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Eagles
Tennessee Titans
Commanders in Washington
Through The Lions acquired five qualifying free agents (Sutton, Montgomery, Moseley, Gardner-Johnson, and Jones) and lost four qualifying free agents (Williams, Chark, Brown, and Hughes) during the previous offseason, according to The Cap’s chart. Chris Board’s injury as a linebacker was not taken into consideration.

Here are the current positions of the Lions’ 2024 draft picks, serving as a reminder that everything after the first round (or, in this case, the first two rounds, according to Over The Cap’s compensatory pick chart) is subject to change.

Round One: 29th overall
Round 2: placing 61st overall
In the third round, the Vikings traded T.J. Hockenson for overall pick number 73.
Third Round: Overall No. 92 (would have been No. 93 if the Dolphins hadn’t given up their third-round selection in 2023)
Round Five: Position 162 overall
Round Six: Position 206 overall
Round Seven: Position 246 overall