ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have been awarded four Compensatory Draft Choices in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft, the league announced Friday.
All four of the selections will come in the sixth round, with the Raiders receiving the 36th, 38th, 42nd and 43rd selections in the round, representing the 210th, 212th, 216th and 217th overall choices, respectively. The Raiders were one of four teams to receive the maximum number of Compensatory Selections, along with the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers.
Thirty-two Compensatory Selections have been awarded to clubs based upon the Compensatory Draft System's net loss formula. Under the system, clubs that suffer a net loss of Compensatory Free Agents ("CFA") during the prior free agency signing period are eligible to receive a corresponding number of Compensatory Selections in the following year's Draft, up to a maximum of four selections. No Compensatory Selections may be awarded prior to the final regular selection in round three of the Draft.
The level of compensation (i.e., the round and selection number within the round) that the prior club receives for each CFA lost is based upon a weighted combination of the CFA's average yearly compensation, postseason honors and playtime with the new club, ranked against all players in the League who are on rosters at the end of the season.
The Raiders now have 11 selections in the 2018 NFL Draft. The order of the club's selections will be determined by a coin flip with the San Francisco 49ers at next week's NFL Scouting Combine.
