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Here's how the pick is determined:

Methodology

App. V, §2 lays out the process of calculating the value of CFAs. §2(a) begins the calculation as follows to all players in the league:

Start with the Average Per Year (APY) of the contract signed.

Subtract from the APY any money that the compensatory formula does not count.

Rank these players by adjusted APY in descending order, and assign points to each player, equal to [number of leaguewide players]-[rank].

Add anywhere from 25 to 100 points for players who played a percentage of snaps on offense or defense in the range of 25% to 100%. (Kickers and punters are given a different point addition unrelated to snap counts.)

Add 20 or 5 points for postseason honors as determined by the AP’s All Pro list, and the PFWA’s All NFL/All Conference list.

3 Prior to the 2020 CBA, it had been determined that workout bonuses, incentives, and salary escalators were common devices that the compensatory formula does not count. However, App. V, §2(a) of the 2020 CBA makes clear that these devices will now count if they are considered Likely To Be Earned, or are earned in the player’s first season of his new contract.

Qualifying CFAs And Assigning Them To A Round

Once the Final Numerical Value (FNV) as described above has been tallied, each UFA is given a value that either assigns him as a CFA to a particular round, ranging from the 3rd to the 7th, or does not qualify him as a CFA at all. App. V, §3(b) sets these round cutoffs in a percentile manner, as follows:

Round	Highest Percentile	Lowest Percentile
3rd	100th	95th (top 5%)
4th	below 95th (top 10%)	90th (top 10%)
5th	below 90th (top 10%)	85th (top 15%)
6th	below 85th (top 15%)	75th (top 25%)
7th	below 75th (top 25%)	65th (top 35%)4
Non-CFA	below 65th (top 35%)4	lowest ranked player

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