Jets get third-round compensatory pick
New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan answers a question as he addresses the media at the team's training facility Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Florham Park, N.J. Credit: AP / Mel Evans
Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan now has one more draft pick at his fingertips.
The NFL on Friday announced 32 compensatory picks. The Jets were awarded a third-round pick — 107th overall — after losing free agents Chris Ivory, Damon “Snacks” Harrison and Demario Davis and signing free agents Matt Forte and Steve McLendon last offseason.
That means Maccagnan & Co. will have seven picks at their disposal in April’s NFL Draft. The Jets now have two third-round selections and one pick in the first, second, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds. They traded their 2017 fourth-round pick to the Washington Redskins last year in order move up in the draft to select South Carolina offensive lineman Brandon Shell, the great-nephew of Hall of Famer Art Shell.
The Jets used their third-round picks in each of the past two years to select outside linebackers: Lorenzo Mauldin (2015) and Jordan Jenkins ( 2016).
For the first time, teams will be allowed to trade their compensatory picks this year.
Compensatory picks are awarded if a team loses more or better compensatory free agents (which are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors).
Full list of 32 compensatory draft picks
Third round
Pick no. 33 (97th overall): Miami Dolphins
Pick no. 34 (98th overall): Carolina Panthers
Pick no. 35 (99th overall): Baltimore Ravens
Pick no. 36 (100th overall): Los Angeles Rams
Pick no. 37 (101st overall): Denver Broncos
Pick no. 38 (102nd overall): Seattle Seahawks
Pick no. 39 (103rd overall): Cleveland Browns
Pick no. 40 (104th overall): Kansas City Chiefs
Pick no. 41 (105th overall): Pittsburgh Steelers
Pick no. 42 (106th overall): Seattle Seahawks
Pick no. 43 (107th overall): Jets
Fourth round
Pick no. 32 (138th overall): Cincinnati Bengals
Pick no. 33 (139th overall): Cleveland Browns
Pick no. 35 (141st overall): Los Angeles Rams*
Pick no. 36 (142nd overall): Cleveland Browns
Pick no. 37 (143rd overall): San Francisco 49ers
Pick no. 38 (144th overall): Indianapolis Colts
Fifth round
Pick no. 33 (178th overall): Cincinnati Bengals
Pick no. 34 (179th overall): Denver Broncos
Pick no. 35 (180th overall): Miami Dolphins
Pick no. 36 (181st overall): Arizona Cardinals
Pick no. 37 (182nd overall): Kansas City Chiefs
Pick no. 38 (183rd overall): Cleveland Browns
Pick no. 39 (184th overall): Green Bay Packers
Pick no. 40 (185th overall): New England Patriots
Pick no. 41 (186th overall): Miami Dolphins
Sixth round
Pick no. 33 (218th overall): Kansas City Chiefs
Pick no. 34 (219th overall): Cincinnati Bengals
Pick no. 35 (220th overall): Kansas City Chiefs
Seventh round
Pick no. 33 (253rd overall): Cincinnati Bengals
Pick no. 34 (254th overall): Denver Broncos
Pick no. 35 (255th overall): Denver Broncos
*pick goes to Tennessee Titans as part of Jared Goff trade
