Philadelphia Eagles roundup: Let’s discuss 2020 compensatory picks
We discuss compensatory picks and where the Philadelphia Eagles stand in gaining or losing them in this edition of ‘The Roundup’.
Let’s talk about the Philadelphia Eagles and the 2020 NFL Draft boys and girls. We know what you’re thinking. The ink isn’t even dry on some of these new contracts current and new ‘Birds’ are signing, and we’re already talking 2020?
Indeed we are. Let’s talk about those two compensatory picks Philly picked up.
Though the process can sometimes be confusing, here’s basically a watered-down explanation of comp picks and how they work. If you lose more players than you sign in free agency than you sign and the guys you lose had a lot to do with your team’s overall success, you may be awarded some.
You also have to factor in things like playing time and if the players a team loses played more snaps than the players that they gained and etcetera. That then, somehow, determines the round the awarded pick will fall in.
Sure, it’s way more involved than we’re making it sound, but either way, you have to love compensatory picks and the idea that your team may get one. Heck, let’s face it. Any time you can stack up draft picks, you have to be somewhat excited.
An extra selection in the 2019 NFL Draft (though it wasn’t of the compensatory nature) allowed the Eagles to take both Miles Sanders and JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the second round of the most recent draft.
There’s been some talk that the Jacksonville Jaguars signing of DJ Alexander may cancel out Philly’s fourth-round compensatory pick. That may also be due to the Eagles’ signing of Andrew Sendejo and L.J. Fort which made up for the loss of both Jordan Hicks and Jordan Matthews.
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Much of this is also dependent on the May 7th deadline. As it stands, we expect the Eagles to receive at least one pick for 2020. The second may not be as certain as it once was, but come the 7th any players that are signed won’t count towards the formula of deciding what Philly may or may not get pick wise. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.