Late last week, the NFL officially awarded compensatory picks for the 2019 NFL Draft. As expected, the Detroit Lions were not awarded any extra picks for the draft—the third straight year the Lions were shut out of the selection process. Compensatory picks are awarded based on activity in the previous year’s free agency period. In the Lions’ case, who they lost in free agency (Darren Fells, DJ Hayden, Tahir Whitehead among others) was not significant enough to offset the additions they made (Devon Kennard, Christian Jones, Kenny Wiggins, LeGarrette Blount, etc.
A look at the full seven-round draft order for the 2019 NFL Draft.
