Chiefs Will Select Mr. Irrelevant in 2009 NFL Draft
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 7:10 PM CDT
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PrintThe Kansas City Chiefs now hold the honor of selecting the final player in the 2009 NFL Draft. Or, as he's better known, Mr. Irrelevant.
News is coming out of the owners meetings in Dana Point, California via Tom Kowalski of MLive.com that the Chiefs were awarded with a supplemental compensatory pick.
Here's a good description of compensatory picks:
In addition to the 32 picks in each round, there are a total of 32 picks awarded at the ends of Rounds 3 through 7. These picks, known as "compensatory picks," are awarded to teams that have lost more qualifying free agents than they gained the previous year in free agency. Teams that gain and lose the same number of players but lose higher-valued players than they gain also can be awarded a pick, but only in the seventh round, after the other compensatory picks. Compensatory picks cannot be traded, and the placement of the picks is determined by a proprietary formula based on the player's salary, playing time, and postseason honors with his new team, with salary being the primary factor. So, for example, a team that lost a linebacker who signed for $2.5 million per year in free agency might get a sixth-round compensatory pick, while a team that lost a wide receiver who signed for $5 million per year might receive a fourth-round pick.
This means that the NFL granted 30 compensatory picks to NFL teams.
There are only 32 compensatory picks given out. In the event that not all 32 picks are warranted, as is the case this year, remaining picks are awarded in draft order until we get to 32.
Don't dismiss these picks as nothing. Tom Brady was a compensatory pick.
We haven't gotten our mitts on an official list yet, but this blogger has gained internet fame for his ability to project many of the compensatory picks. Looks like he was spot on with the Chiefs selection this year.
Here's how the picks break down by team via Adam Schefter:
Cincinnati 4, Tennessee 4, Chicago 3, New England 3, Seattle 3, Dallas 2, Jacksonville 2, San Diego 2, San Francisco 2, Arizona 1, Detroit 1, Indianapolis 1, Kansas City 1, New York Giants 1, Pittsburgh 1, Washington 1.
The Chiefs have selected Mr. Irrelevant once before. In 1970 they chose Rayford Jenkins, a defensive back out of Alcorn A&M.
Click through to view the full list of compensatory picks (via PFT).
Note: The players in parentheses are just best guesses
3 (33-97) New England (Asante Samuel)
3 (34-98) Cincinnati (Justin Smith)
3 (35-99) Chicago (Bernard Berrian)
3 (36-100) NY Giants (Gibril Wilson)
4 (33-133) San Diego (Michael Turner)
4 (34-134) San Diego (Drayton Florence)
4 (35-135) Tennessee (Antwan Odom)
4 (36-136) Indianapolis (Jake Scott)
5 (33-169) Pittsburgh (Alan Faneca)
5 (34-170) New England (Donte Stallworth)
5 (35-171) San Francisco (Marques Douglas or Kwame Harris)
5 (36-172) Dallas (Jacques Reeves)
5 (37-173) Tennessee (Travis Laboy)
6 (33-206) Tennessee (Randy Starks)
6 (34-207) New England (Randall Gay)
6 (35-2080 Dallas (Julius Jones)
6 (36-209) Cincinnati (Landon Johnson)
7 (33-242) Tennessee (Ben Hartsock)
7 (34-243) Washington (Mark Brunell)
7 (35-244) San Francisco (Marques Douglas or Kwame Harris)
7 (36-245) Seattle (Chuck Darby or Ellis Wyms or Kevin Bentley)
7 (37-246) Chicago (John Gilmore or Brendon Ayanbadejo)
7 (38-247) Seattle (Chuck Darby or Ellis Wyms or Kevin Bentley)
7 (39-248) Seattle (Chuck Darby or Ellis Wyms or Kevin Bentley)
7 (40-249) Cincinnati (Bryan Robinson or ??)
7 (41-250) Jacksonville (Terry Cousin or ??)
7 (42-251) Chicago (John Gilmore or Brendon Ayanbadejo)
7 (43-252) Cincinnati (Bryan Robinson or ??)
7 (44-253) Jacksonville (Terry Cousin or ??)
7 (45-254) Arizona (net-value - Lost $9.45 million, Signed $6.9 million)
7 (46-255) Detroit (Supplementary Compensatory)
7 (47-256) Kansas City (Supplemental Compensatory)
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hahaha
his stock has fallen enough
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
I hope Pili has us collecting 3 compensatory picks
like New eNGLAND IS THIS YEAR. Smart use of the system.
There's definitely a link
To successful teams and lots of compensatory picks.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
So the hypothetical 8th round would have the Chiefs picking second
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, I understand
Ty for simplifying it to were I could understand. I am just a Chiefs fan after all. Something in my head is loose.
Whoops
Responded to the wrong comment :)
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
We had the same record as the Rams
And the draft order switches every other round in that case.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
San Diego has
2 fourths. :p I bet they would like to have Turner over Thomlinson now. I know Atlanta is happy.
Nope
The trade, if I recall, was for an “undisclosed future draft pick”. Not sure if that was ever reported as a 7th or we traded it away or what.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
From Tampa Bay web site
- On May, 2007, the Buccaneers traded their seventh-round pick in 2009 to the Chiefs for defensive tackle Ryan Sims. The trade stipulates that the pick will only go to the Chiefs if Sims is on the Buccaneers’ active roster for at least six games in 2008. Sims was on the roster all season, and thus the pick did go to the Chiefs.
- On October 16, 2007, the Buccaneers traded their sixth-round pick in 2008 to Kansas City for RB Michael Bennett and the Buccaneers’ own seventh-round pick in 2009. In other words, Tampa Bay reacquired the pick it traded for Sims while trading for Bennett. The deal stipulated that Kansas City would have kept that pick had Bennett rushed for 400 or more yards with the Buccaneers; he finished with 187
They got the 7th rounder back in the Bennett trade
Hmm…totally forgot about this. Nice catch.
by Joel Thorman on Mar 23, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys are taking Arron Curry right!
He will be good with Mike Vrabel teaching him.
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