The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the Philadelphia Eagles, who saw Josh Sweat sign a four-year, $76.4 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
How did the Eagles get a compensatory pick for Josh Sweat?
The Eagles received a fourth-round pick for letting Sweat walk. That is now the number 137 overall pick in the draft.
What did the Eagles do with the compensatory pick from Josh Sweat?
The Eagles pick at 137 and we will update.
How was Josh Sweat’s performance for the Cardinals in 2025?
Sweat had a fantastic season in his first year with Arizona. He recorded only 30 tackles, the lowest since his second
season in 2019, but he recorded a career high in sacks with 12. He was the top pass rusher for the Cardinals and became a focal point for the defense.
Should the Eagles have re-signed Sweat?
Hindsight is 2020, and it would have been nice to have Sweat and his production on the defense in 2025. Given how many people they will have to pay down the line on the defensive front, it wasn’t completely back-breaking for the Eagles to make this move. The future is in mind for Philadelphia, and that needs to hold some merit.
What is a compensatory pick?
Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that suffer a net loss of qualifying free agents during the previous year’s free agency period. So 2026 NFL Draft compensatory picks are awarded due to free agents lost in 2025.
Then those players are ranked on the amount of salary, playing time, and a bunch of other criteria and slotted into the end of rounds three through seven.
