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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 24, 2014

TEXANS AWARDED THREE COMPENSATORY PICKS IN 2014 NFL DRAFT

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans have been awarded three compensatory picks in the 2014 NFL Draft, the NFL announced today. The NFL Management Council determined the Texans will receive the 35th pick in the fourth round (135th overall), 35th pick in the sixth round (211th overall) and the 41st pick in the seventh round (256th overall and final pick of the draft).

Below is the entire release from the NFL detailing the compensatory picks awarded in 2014:

NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 13 CLUBS

A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2014 NFL Draft have been awarded to 13 teams, the NFL announced today.

Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.

The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 224 choices in the seven rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10), which will kick off in primetime for the fifth consecutive year.

The first round will be held on Thursday, May 8 and begin at 8:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, May 9 at 7:00 PM ET followed by rounds 4-7 on Saturday, May 10 at 12:00 PM ET.

This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.

The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement limits the number of compensatory picks to the number of clubs then in the league (32). This year, three clubs – Chicago, Atlanta and Cincinnati – qualified for compensatory picks under the net loss formula but will not receive those picks because they ranked 33rd, 34th and 35th, respectively, among all compensatory picks. Atlanta and Cincinnati will receive picks for other compensatory free agents lost who ranked within the top 32 compensatory picks.

A fourth club, Oakland, did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents last year but qualified for a compensatory pick because the compensatory free agents lost by the club were ranked higher than the ones they signed (by a specified points differential based upon salary and playing time). Because such picks are awarded after all compensatory picks at the end of the seventh round have been made, Oakland’s pick effectively ranked 36th among all compensatory picks, so the club will not receive a selection.

The following 2014 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:

ROUND CHOICE/
ROUND OVERALL SELECTION TEAM
3 33-97 Pittsburgh
3 34-98 Green Bay
3 35-99 Baltimore
3 36-100 San Francisco
4 33-133 Detroit
4 34-134 Baltimore
4 35-135 Houston
4 36-136 Detroit
4 37-137 New York Jets
4 38-138 Baltimore
4 39-139 Atlanta
4 40-140 New England
5 33-173 Pittsburgh
5 34-174 New York Giants
5 35-175 Baltimore
5 36-176 Green Bay
6 33-209 New York Jets
6 34-210 New York Jets
6 35-211 Houston
6 36-212 Cincinnati
6 37-213 New York Jets
6 38-214 St. Louis
6 39-215 Pittsburgh
7 33-248 Dallas
7 34-249 St. Louis
7 35-250 St. Louis
7 36-251 Dallas
7 37-252 Cincinnati
7 38-253 Atlanta
7 39-254 Dallas
7 40-255 Atlanta
7 41-256 Houston

Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2014 NFL Draft:

ATLANTA Lost: Brent Grimes, Luke McCown (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Christopher Owens, Will Svitek, Vance Walker
Gained: Osi Umenyiora

BALTIMORE Lost: Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, Ed Reed, Cary Williams
Gained: None

CINCINNATI Lost: Josh Brown, Bruce Gradkowski, Manny Lawson, Brian Leonard (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Pat Sims, Dan Skuta
Gained: Josh Johnson, Mike Pollak, Alex Smith

DALLAS Lost: Victor Butler, Kenyon Coleman, Mike Jenkins, John Phillips
Gained: Justin Durant

DETROIT Lost: Cliff Avril, Gosder Cherilus, Justin Durant, Drayton Florence, Sammie Lee Hill
Gained: Reggie Bush, Jason Jones, Glover Quin

GREEN BAY Lost: Greg Jennings, Erik Walden
Gained: None

HOUSTON Lost: Alan Ball, Connor Barwin, James Casey, Justin Forsett, Donnie Jones, Glover Quin
Gained: Greg Jones, Shane Lechler, Ed Reed

NEW ENGLAND Lost: Patrick Chung, Donald Thomas, Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead
Gained: Danny Amendola, Isaac Sopoaga, Will Svitek

NEW YORK GIANTS Lost: Martellus Bennett, Chase Blackburn, Domenik Hixon, Osi Umenyiora
Gained: Josh Brown, Ryan Mundy, Brandon Myers

NEW YORK JETS Lost: Yeremiah Bell, Mike DeVito, Shonn Greene, Dustin Keller, LaRon Landry, Matt Slauson
Gained: Antwan Barnes, Mike Goodson

PITTSBURGH Lost: Keenan Lewis, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Mundy, Mike Wallace
Gained: Bruce Gradkowski

SAN FRANCISCO Lost: Ted Ginn, Dashon Goldson, Ricky Jean Francois, Isaac Sopoaga, Delanie Walker
Gained: Craig Dahl, Phil Dawson, Glenn Dorsey, Dan Skuta

ST. LOUIS Lost: Danny Amendola, Craig Dahl, Bradley Fletcher, Brandon Gibson, Robert Turner
Gained: Jared Cook, Jake Long


TOTAL 2014 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS

Baltimore 4
New York Jets 4
Atlanta 3
Dallas 3
Houston 3
Pittsburgh 3
St. Louis 3
Cincinnati 2
Detroit 2
Green Bay 2
New England 1
New York Giants 1
San Francisco 1
TOTAL 32

NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2014 *

Baltimore 41
Dallas 33
Green Bay 33
Philadelphia 30
Tennessee *** 30
St. Louis ** 30
Pittsburgh 29
New England 27
Buffalo 26
NY Giants 23
San Francisco 23
Cincinnati 22
Indianapolis 20
Seattle 20
Detroit 19
Jacksonville 19
Atlanta 18
San Diego 18
Tampa Bay 18
Chicago 17
Miami 17
Minnesota 17
Oakland 17
Arizona 16
Kansas City 15
Carolina 14
NY Jets 13
Washington 12
New Orleans 10
Denver 9
Houston 9
Cleveland 6
TOTAL 651

* 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded.
** St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams.
*** Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.