Detroit Lions comp pick: Aaron Glenn's departure gets team Pick No. 102 in Round 3

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Detroit Lions have a compensatory draft pick.

The NFL issued its 35 comp picks Tuesday and the Lions received Pick No. 102 – the last pick of the third round – for losing defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets as head coach.

Under the NFL's Rooney Rule, teams receive third-round compensatory picks in consecutive years for developing minority coaches and executives who are hired away to head coach and general manager positions. The Lions also will receive an extra third-round in the 2026 NFL draft.

Every year, the league awards 32 compensatory picks to teams based on a formula that determines net gains and losses in free agency based on contract size, playing time and postseason honors. The Lions have not been awarded a comp pick for free agent losses since 2016.

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The Baltimore Ravens , Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins all received four comp picks this year, and the Minnesota Vikings received the highest compensatory pick at No. 97 overall in the third round for losing quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons .

The Lions have seven total picks in April's draft, including two in Round 7 and none in Round 5. They traded their original third-round pick for the choice they used to select Gio Manu in last year's draft.

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