The 2027 NFL Free agent period kicks off Monday with the legal tampering period, and the new league year will officially start on Wednesday, the 11th. Compensatory picks are a large part of the NFL’s free agent equation essentially awarding teams for their losses in free agency. The Raiders are likely to be awarded a 4th, 5th, and potentially 7th round selection in the 2026 NFL draft. The Raiders are slated to have north of 90 million in projected cap space this off-season and due to NFL rules, are required to spend a significant portion across their three year cap space spending. It’ll be tough to see the Raiders receiving compensatory picks this off-season given the spending they’ll be required to have this off-season. Despite that, we’ll take a look at how the Raiders projected free agents stack up in the NFL’s compensatory pick formula for this off-season:
CB Eric Stokes | 2 years, 14 million (7M AAV) with 9M guaranteed
G Dylan Parham | 3 years, 39 million (13M AAV) with 20M guaranteed
EDGE Malcolm Koonce | 1 year, 6.8 million with 5M guaranteed
ILB Elandon Roberts | 1 year, 3.5 million with 3.25M guaranteed
K Daniel Carlson | 1 year, 3.4 million with 1.85M guaranteed
QB Kenny Pickett | 1 year, 4.34 million with 3.85M guaranteed