In the NFL Draft, what is the Supplementary Draft and the Compenstory Picks?

Answer 1

Compensatory picks are picks the NFL awards to a team based on the amount of talent that leaves a team vs the amount that comes to a team in free agency. The Ravens lost Adalius Thomas in free agency, they will probably get a 3rd(can't be higher than 3rd) for him because they didn't sign any big name players. Had they signed Nate Clements those 2 might have canceled each other out. It is also affected by the performance of the players in the following year and the amount payed to the player. There is a formula to it but I believe it is secret. Supplemental Compensatory picks are the remainder of the picks awarded at the end of the 7th round. For example lets pretend there are 40 compensatory picks total (it is always the same but its really not 40), and the NFL usually the sectret formula to give away 33 picks, I believe there is a second formula to give the remaining 7 picks to teams (probably the same teams that allready have been awarded picks) at the end of the draft.

Answer 2

the supplementary draft is in the middle of the year when a player dosen't apply till later so he can get his degree done or to gain more skills if you do get somebody then you have to surrender a pick in april's NFL draft. Compensatory picks are when at the owners meeting they give away 32 compensatory pick through rounds 3-7 depending on how many players lost to how many players gained the year before.

Answer 3

That's a good part one, here's part two.

The Supplemental Draft, held in June, I think, comes up for really odd circumstances. The best example is probably Bernie Kosar back in the mid-1980's. Kosar finished his studies and got his degree in May -- ahead of his class -- and applied for the NFL. The league accepted the application and made him available in a Supplemental Draft.

The Bills had the first pick that year, but traded Kosar to the Browns for draft picks. Kosar was an Ohio native, so he wanted to play in Cleveland and may not have come out without an assurance he'd play in Cleveland.

Other guys have come out over the years, but I can't say I remember many making any sort of impact. Sometimes there are a few eligible players, but none of them are taken. And sometimes there is no draft at all.