The NFL announced the full order of selections for the 2016 NFL Draft on Friday after awarding 13 different teams a total of 33 compensatory selections.
The Vikings are currently scheduled to make eight selections, one in each of the first six rounds and two in the seventh round. The scheduled picks are: (Round 1: 23rd overall; Round 2: 54th overall; Round 3: 86th overall; Round 4: 121st overall; Round 5: 160th overall; Round 6: 198th overall; Round 7: 240th and 244th overall).
Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman tries to get to 10 choices each draft and successfully navigated trade waters last year to do so. If Spielman intends to get that many picks this season, he will do so without assistance of any compensatory selections.
Spielman, however, ought to be used to that by now. The Vikings last had compensatory picks in 2012 when they selected Rhett Ellison 128th overall and Greg Childs 134th overall.
Compensatory selections are a means to help teams that are determined to have lost more talent than they've gained in free agency. The compensatory picks are placed at the ends of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and cannot be traded this year. A rule change will allow trading of compensatory picks in 2017.
Based on free agents signed and lost in 2015, Dallas, New England and San Francisco were each awarded four compensatory selections. Baltimore, Cleveland, Denver and Seattle received three. Buffalo, Detroit and Green Bay were awarded two apiece, and Arizona, Pittsburgh and San Diego each received one.
The Vikings have been awarded 17 compensatory selections since 1994. Baltimore has received the most (47), followed by Dallas (37) and Green Bay (37).
Usually, there are 256 selections in the draft, but New England (first round), Kansas City (third round) and Atlanta (fifth round) had picks taken away by the league office.
Here is the complete draft order:
ROUND ONE
1- 1- 1 Tennessee
1- 2- 2 Cleveland
1- 3- 3 San Diego
1- 4- 4 Dallas
1- 5- 5 Jacksonville
1- 6- 6 Baltimore
1- 7- 7 San Francisco
1- 8- 8 Philadelphia from Miami
1- 9- 9 Tampa Bay
1-10-10 New York Giants
1-11-11 Chicago
1-12-12 New Orleans
1-13-13 Miami from Philadelphia
1-14-14 Oakland
1-15-15 Los Angeles
1-16-16 Detroit
1-17-17 Atlanta
1-18-18 Indianapolis
1-19-19 Buffalo
1-20-20 New York Jets
1-21-21 Washington
1-22-22 Houston
1-23-23 Minnesota
1-24-24 Cincinnati
1-25-25 Pittsburgh
1-26-26 Seattle
1-27-27 Green Bay
1-28-28 Kansas City
1-29- New England (forfeited)
1-30-29 Arizona
1-31-30 Carolina
1-32-31 Denver
ROUND TWO
2- 1-32 Cleveland
2- 2-33 Tennessee
2- 3-34 Dallas
2- 4-35 San Diego
2- 5-36 Baltimore
2- 6-37 San Francisco
2- 7-38 Jacksonville
2- 8-39 Tampa Bay
2- 9-40 New York Giants
2-10-41 Chicago
2-11-42 Miami
2-12-43 Los Angeles from Philadelphia
2-13-44 Oakland
2-14-45 Los Angeles
2-15-46 Detroit
2-16-47 New Orleans
2-17-48 Indianapolis
2-18-49 Buffalo
2-19-50 Atlanta
2-20-51 New York Jets
2-21-52 Houston
2-22-53 Washington
2-23-54 Minnesota
2-24-55 Cincinnati
2-25-56 Seattle
2-26-57 Green Bay
2-27-58 Pittsburgh
2-28-59 Kansas City
2-29-60 New England
2-30-61 Arizona
2-31-62 Carolina
2-32-63 Denver
ROUND THREE
3- 1-64 Tennessee
3- 2-65 Cleveland
3- 3-66 San Diego
3- 4-67 Dallas
3- 5-68 San Francisco
3- 6-69 Jacksonville
3- 7-70 Baltimore
3- 8-71 New York Giants
3- 9-72 Chicago
3-10-73 Miami
3-11-74 Tampa Bay
3-12-75 Oakland
3-13-76 Los Angeles
3-14-77 Philadelphia from Detroit
3-15-78 New Orleans
3-16-79 Philadelphia
3-17-80 Buffalo
3-18-81 Atlanta
3-19-82 Indianapolis
3-20-83 New York Jets
3-21-84 Washington
3-22-85 Houston
3-23-86 Minnesota
3-24-87 Cincinnati
3-25-88 Green Bay
3-26-89 Pittsburgh
3-27-90 Seattle
3-28- Kansas City (forfeited)
3-29-91 New England
3-30-92 Arizona
3-31-93 Carolina
3-32-94 Denver
3-33-95 Detroit (compensatory Selection)
3-34-96 New England (compensatory Selection)
3-35-97 Seattle (compensatory Selection)
3-36-98 Denver (compensatory Selection)
ROUND FOUR
4- 1- 99 Cleveland
4- 2-100 Philadelphia from Tennessee
4- 3-101 Dallas
4- 4-102 San Diego
4- 5-103 Jacksonville
4- 6-104 Baltimore
4- 7-105 San Francisco
4- 8-106 Chicago
4- 9-107 Miami
4-10-108 Tampa Bay
4-11-109 New York Giants
4-12-110 Los Angeles
4-13-111 Detroit
4-14-112 New Orleans
4-15-113 Tennessee from Philadelphia
4-16-114 Oakland
4-17-115 Atlanta
4-18-116 Indianapolis
4-19-117 Buffalo
4-20-118 New York Jets
4-21-119 Houston
4-22-120 Washington
4-23-121 Minnesota
4-24-122 Cincinnati
4-25-123 Pittsburgh
4-26-124 Seattle
4-27-125 Green Bay
4-28-126 Kansas City
4-29-127 New England
4-30-128 Arizona
4-31-129 Carolina
4-32-130 Baltimore from Denver
4-33-131 Green Bay (compensatory Selection)
4-34-132 Baltimore (compensatory Selection)
4-35-133 San Francisco (compensatory Selection)
4-36-134 Baltimore (compensatory Selection)
4-37-135 Dallas (compensatory Selection)
4-38-136 Denver (compensatory Selection)
4-39-137 Green Bay (compensatory Selection)
4-40-138 Cleveland (compensatory Selection)
4-41-139 Buffalo (compensatory Selection)
ROUND FIVE
5- 1-140 Tennessee
5- 2-141 Cleveland
5- 3-142 San Francisco from San Diego
5- 4-143 Oakland from Dallas
5- 5-144 Denver from Baltimore
5- 6-145 San Francisco
5- 7-146 Jacksonville
5- 8-147 Miami
5- 9-148 Tampa Bay
5-10-149 New York Giants
5-11-150 Chicago
5-12-151 Detroit
5-13-152 New Orleans
5-14-153 Philadelphia
5-15-154 Oakland
5-16- Los Angeles (exercised in supplemental draft)
5-17-155 Indianapolis
5-18-156 Buffalo
5-19- Atlanta (forfeited)
5-20-157 New York Jets
5-21-158 Washington
5-22-159 Houston
5-23-160 Minnesota
5-24-161 Cincinnati
5-25-162 Kansas City from Seattle
5-26-163 Green Bay
5-27-164 Philadelphia from Pittsburgh
5-28-165 Kansas City
5-29-166 Houston from New England
5-30-167 Arizona
5-31-168 Carolina
5-32-169 Detroit from Denver
5-33-170 Arizona (compensatory Selection)
5-34-171 Seattle (compensatory Selection)
5-35-172 Cleveland (compensatory Selection)
5-36-173 Cleveland (compensatory Selection)
5-37-174 San Francisco (compensatory Selection)
5-38-175 San Diego (compensatory Selection)
ROUND SIX
6- 1-176 Cleveland
6- 2-177 Tennessee
6- 3-178 San Francisco from Dallas
6- 4-179 San Diego
6- 5-180 Minnesota from San Francisco
6- 6-181 Jacksonville
6- 7-182 Baltimore
6- 8-183 Tampa Bay
6- 9-184 New York Giants
6-10-185 Chicago
6-11-186 Miami
6-12-187 Washington from New Orleans
6-13-188 Philadelphia
6-14-189 Dallas from Oakland
6-15-190 Los Angeles
6-16-191 Detroit
6-17-192 Buffalo
6-18-193 Tennessee from Atlanta
6-19-194 Oakland from Indianapolis
6-20-195 Houston from New York Jets
6-21-196 New England from Houston
6-22-197 Tampa Bay from Washington
6-23-198 San Diego from Minnesota
6-24-199 Cincinnati
6-25-200 Green Bay
6-26-201 Jacksonville from Pittsburgh
6-27-202 Detroit from Seattle
6-28-203 Kansas City
6-29-204 Chicago from New England
6-30-205 Arizona
6-31-206 Chicago from Carolina
6-32-207 San Francisco from Denver
6-33-208 New England (compensatory Selection)
6-34-209 Baltimore (compensatory Selection)
6-35-210 Detroit (compensatory Selection)
6-36-211 San Francisco (compensatory Selection)
6-37-212 Dallas (compensatory Selection)
6-38-213 San Francisco (compensatory Selection)
6-39-214 New England (compensatory Selection)
6-40-215 Seattle (compensatory Selection)
6-41-216 Dallas (compensatory Selection)
6-42-217 Dallas (compensatory Selection)
6-43-218 Buffalo (compensatory Selection)
6-44-219 Denver (compensatory Selection)
6-45-220 Pittsburgh (compensatory Selection)
6-46-221 New England (compensatory Selection)
ROUND SEVEN
7- 1-222 Tennessee
7- 2-223 Cleveland
7- 3-224 San Diego
7- 4-225 Seattle from Dallas
7- 5-226 Jacksonville
7- 6-227 Miami from Baltimore
7- 7-228 Denver from San Francisco
7- 8-229 Pittsburgh from New York Giants
7- 9-230 Chicago
7-10-231 Miami
7-11-232 Washington from Tampa Bay
7-12-233 Philadelphia
7-13-234 Oakland
7-14-235 Denver from Los Angeles through Houston
7-15-236 Detroit
7-16-237 New Orleans
7-17-238 Atlanta
7-18-239 Indianapolis
7-19-240 Minnesota from Buffalo
7-20-241 New York Jets
7-21-242 Washington
7-22-243 New England from Houston
7-23-244 Minnesota
7-24-245 Cincinnati
7-25-246 Pittsburgh
7-26-247 Seattle
7-27-248 Green Bay
7-28-249 Kansas City
7-29-250 New England
7-30-251 Philadelphia from Arizona
7-31-252 Carolina
7-32-253 Denver