The players valued in the 3rd round in the compensatory formula are those ranked in the top 5%.

But if the top 5% was 62 players, the leaguewide # of players considered would have been 1,240—ridiculously too low.

That number is usually between ~1,800-2,000. I think it's ~1,846.

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) March 8, 2024