A year after letting Kenny Golladay walk in free agency, the Detroit Lions are ready to collect their reward.
The Lions received their expected allotment of three compensatory draft picks Tuesday for net free-agent losses suffered in the 2021 offseason, giving them nine picks in April's 2022 NFL draft.
The Lions received a third-round pick, the highest awarded — No. 97 overall — for losing Golladay, and fifth- and sixth-round choices (Nos. 177 and 217) for the departures of Marvin Jones (Jacksonville) and Jarrad Davis (New York Jets).
The Lions lost two other qualifying free agents last spring, Jamal Agnew and Matt Prater, but did not receive extra picks because they signed Breshad Perriman and Jamaal Williams.