49ers get annoyingly lucky with comp picks again, this time using a former Rams DL
The 49ers could get a compensatory pick for Sebastian Joseph-Day, despite short tenure
The two teams getting the most out of the 2024 compensatory picks are NFC West rivals: The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. They will both have third round compensatory picks this year and the Rams have five comp picks in 2024.
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One comp pick that the Rams received in 2023, out of four total, was a fifth rounder that the team had because of the “loss” of Sebastian Joseph-Day to the Chargers. L.A. used that pick to select Puka Nacua with the final pick of the fifth round. But Joseph-Day didn’t make it to the end of his second year with the Chargers and was waived in December, leading to a pickup by the San Francisco 49ers.
Joseph-Day played two games for the 49ers and then he made three playoff appearances. That short appearance with the 49ers is currently helping them get a 2025 seventh round pick.
According to OvertheCap’s calculations, the 49ers are set for three 2025 comp picks, including one for QB Sam Darnold, a backup, one for Joseph-Day, and one for Clelin Ferrell. Anyone think that maybe teams are just overpaying former 49ers?
The Rams only have a third round comp pick in 2025 because the Falcons hired Raheem Morris. They are not expected to get any others. At least the Rams have Puka Nacua though.
