As Bills fans are aware, the Buffalo Bills lost a few key free agents following the 2024 season, and did not have much cap room to sign the top free agents available. This likely makes the Bills eligible for compensatory draft picks in 2025.
Compensatory draft picks are generally awarded to teams that lose more compensatory free agents than they sign in free agency. The NFL's formula is not public, but a few analysts have been able to accurately predict likely compensatory pick awards.
At this time, Buffalo has signed three players in the 2024 offseason that likely 'qualify' as compensatory free agents, while losing five 'qualifying' players.
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As a result, NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein predicts that the Bills will receive two comp picks:
OverTheCap currently projects Buffalo to also earn two compensatory draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft - a fourth-round selection to compensate for the offseason departure of wide receiver Gabriel Davis, and a fifth-round pick due to the departure of defensive end Leonard Floyd.
Two potential compensatory picks would increase the Bills total number of picks in the 2025 NFL Draft to 10. But ...if the Bills were to sign additional free agents who qualify as compensatory free agents, those two projected compensatory draft picks could shrink.Â
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