Feb. 3, 2026, 2:18 p.m. ET
While many teams will earn some additional draft picks in 2026, the Jacksonville Jaguars are not one of them.
Every draft, the NFL awards at least 32 additional picks for certain players who go from one team to another during the previous offseason’s free agency period.
In short, if a team loses more compensatory free agents than they sign, they will get a draft pick in return for the difference.
Not every free agent is a compensatory free agent; there is a formula that takes into account the playing time of that free agent, their salary, and any postseason honors they received. Essentially, the better the player, the better the draft pick that the team receives for losing them.
As this pertains to the Jaguars, last offseason, according to Over the Cap, the Jaguars signed seven players who qualify as compensatory free agents. They only lost, however, three compensatory free agents.
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So by gaining more than they lost, no additional draft picks will be awarded to Jacksonville in 2026.
Now, the good news is that even without any added picks, the Jaguars still maintain a good dose of flexibility going into this year’s draft.
GM James Gladstone has 11 picks, including four in the top 100, even without a first-round selection. The opportunity to find a number of immediate contributors and to move around the draft board certainly exists for the Jaguars.
At this time, the NFL still hasn’t made any official announcements on 2026 compensatory draft picks. That will come before the draft.