NFL Comp pick window closes today at 3 pm Central time

[StickierBuns]

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The compensatory pick window closes at 3pm CT (the only timezone that matters) Monday. Asante Samuel Jr time?

We'll find out if they've signed any corners or anyone else late this afternoon.

[JustInTime]

I’ll go Jack Jones.

[StickierBuns]

I’ll go Jack Jones.

Very good guess, agreed. I just don't think its Samuel because of the medical issues.

[NorseFeathers]

From OverTheCap.com

   

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https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/viki...picks-2026

The way the Vikings could receive a third has to do with Trent Sherfield, the depth wide receiver who spent last season in Minnesota and then signed with the Broncos this offseason. His $3 million average salary is right on the cusp of qualifying for a seventh-round comp pick. And as pointed out by The Star Tribune's Ben Goessling, he has pretty reachable incentives in his contract — $500K for playing 40 percent of the Broncos' snaps, another $500K for 30 catches — that could bring him up to $4 million in 2025 if he earns a decent-sized role in Denver's offense.

So if Sherfield ends up qualifying, the Vikings could get three different comp picks in 2026. As a team that has just four selections in this year's draft, they're taking the comp pick situation very seriously as they look to stack up picks in next year's draft. That was one benefit of signing Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave, who didn't count towards the formula because they were released this offseason. It's also why they almost certainly will wait until after the draft, when the formula is no longer affected, to add a backup quarterback and any other notable free agents they still have their eyes on.