{"id":886602,"date":"2026-05-09T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/886602\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:06:17","slug":"jauan-jennings-contract-49ers-may-not-get-compensatory-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/886602\/","title":{"rendered":"Jauan Jennings Contract: 49ers may not get compensatory picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There will not be a compensatory pick going to the San Francisco 49ers for this. For <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/49erscap\/status\/2052564586142842912?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">two reasons pointed out by Jason Hurley<\/a>. The first is that this signing comes after the April 27 deadline. That really should be the end of the discussion there. Once the NFL Draft begins, any unrestricted free agent who is signed with a team is not factored into the NFL\u2019s compensatory pick formula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The other reason, to back up the above, is that the 49ers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/san-francisco-49ers-news\/156871\/49ers-sign-mike-evans-to-a-3-year-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also signed Mike Evans in free agency<\/a>. Had this contract been signed before the NFL Draft, the Evans signing would have been included, and that $20.1 million per year would have canceled out what Jennings would have made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Even if Jennings did get a deal, Evans most likely would have put an end to that. The 49ers got Evans for a bit higher <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Coach_Yac\/status\/2052426544677634061?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">than their reported $17 million offer<\/a> to Jennings in the offseason, while Jennings, even if all incentives are hit, will make less than his $20 million+ price tag when free agency began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It was pretty clear that when Evans was signed (followed by Christian Kirk), Jennings\u2019s role <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/san-francisco-free-agency\/157130\/jauan-jennings-remains-unsignedis-there-still-a-role-for-him-with-the-49ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was questionable.<\/a> Once the 49ers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/san-francisco-49ers-news\/158511\/the-49ers-select-wr-dezhaun-stribling-with-the-33rd-pick-of-the-nfl-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drafted De\u2019Zhaun Stribling<\/a>, the room got crowded enough that there may not have been any room left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jennings is on a one-year deal with the Vikings. Enough time to prove he\u2019s worth more than $20 million in 2027 free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There will not be a compensatory pick going to the San Francisco 49ers for this. 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