The NFL will not announce 2026 compensatory picks until next year, but because the compensatory period for free agency is over, we can estimate what picks teams will have.
The Arizona Cardinals will not get any compensatory picks for the second straight year as they added four qualifying free agents (OLB Josh Sweat, DL Calais Campbell, QB Jacoby Brissett, LB Akeem Davis-Gaither) and lost only one (DL Roy Lopez).
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DL Dalvin Tomlinson, because he was released by the Cleveland Browns, does not qualify as a compensatory loss or gain.
But of their free agent additions, only one team is gaining a draft pick as a result.
According to Over the Cap, only the Philadelphia Eagles will receive a compensatory pick for the Cardinals’ signings.
The Eagles are projected to get a fourth-round compensatory pick in 2026 for losing Sweat.
Brissett would have been worth a sixth-round pick for the New England Patriots, but their additions cancelled out that potential pick. They signed more qualifying free agents than they lost, like the Cardinals.
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Campbell would have been worth a sixth-round pick for the Miami Dolphins, but their offseason signing of guard James Daniels cancelled out the loss.
Davis-Gaither’s contract with the Cardinals was worth a seventh-round compensatory selection for the Cincinnati Bengals, but their signing of DT Tedarrell Slaton cancels out the loss.
So of all the Cardinals’ offseason additions, only the Eagles benefit.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: How the Cardinals’ offseason moves impact 2026 compensatory picks