The NFL won’t officially award the 2023 compensatory draft picks until later this winter, but do not expect the Detroit Lions to get any picks. The standard-bearer of comp pick projections, Nick Korte of Over the Cap, released his latest calculation. The Lions are nowhere to be found.
It’s not a surprise. Compensatory picks are awarded for teams with net losses in free agent comings and goings from the prior season. The Lions didn’t have any free agents of major consequence leave (players released by the Lions do not count) and sign for substantial contracts last offseason. Meanwhile, Detroit signed wide receiver DJ Chark and safety DeShon Elliott, among others.
