It’s been seemingly eons since the Atlanta Falcons last had a meaningful compensatory pick. Comp picks are awarded to teams based on an unpublished mathematical equation that helps repay some teams that lose more free agents than they sign. The Falcons have been big spenders in free agency, and rarely let their own players leave. With all the top players the team needs to keep under the cap, good players are leaving in free agency.
With the Matt Ryan blockbuster extension, and upcoming deal for Grady Jarrett, the team had to let the likes of Dontari Poe, Taylor Gabriel, and Adrian Clayborn walk in free agency.