Update on John Ross Returning a Comp Pick

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While this was posted a few weeks ago, it's worth sharing.
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2021/12/15/22837450/john-ross-bengals-compensatory-pick-update-2022-nfl-draft-new-york-giants-free-agency-news

John Ross is currently sitting at just under 21% of the Giants' offensive snaps, but he's played 33% of the offensive snaps while being active.
It's been known that if Ross played 25% or more of the offensive snaps for the Giants by season's end, he would return a comp pick to the Bengals.
Now that he's dropped below 25% however, that could be in jeopardy.

OverTheCap still expects that Ross's contributions + contract this year should still award the Bengals with a comp pick even though he won't get to 25% of the offensive snaps. The reason is primarily due to the size of the contract ($2.25 mill).

Quote:The compensatory pick process is like assets and liabilities. So long as your assets (departed qualifying free agents) outweigh your liabilities (qualifying free agent signings), you will be rewarded with whatever’s left after the process.

In Cincinnati’s case, they had five free agents depart for qualifying offers and signed just four free agents to deals that would count against the formula. Two of the departed free agents, William Jackson III and Carl Lawson, signed contracts that would count as fourth-round compensatory picks, and Trey Hendrickson is the only free agent they signed whose contract fits in that category. This nets out to a fourth-round comp pick because the three other departures and signings have cancelled each other out.

Korte believes that because other free agent signings of Ross’ caliber have simply not played enough, Ross’ contract is big enough to be included in the formula regardless of how much Ross plays for the rest of the season. It’s not a lock as of now, but it’s at least trending that way.

So it's safe to expect right now that the Bengals will get one 4th round comp pick for Lawson, and possibly get another for Ross.