Compared to the rest of the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts were among the lowest spenders when it came to guaranteed money for their UDFA class.
Compared to the rest of the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts handed out the eighth-lowest amount of guaranteed money to their undrafted rookie signings.
According to Spotrac, the Colts spent $642,500 in guarantees to sign their 15-man undrafted rookie class. Only the Packers, Bengals, Rams, Chargers, Bills, Steelers, and Ravens spent less.
On the other end of things, there were six teams that spent more than $2 million in UDFA guarantees.
Now, on the flip side, cornerback Johnathan Edwards from Tulane, whom the Colts signed, received the sixth-most guaranteed money among all UDFA additions league-wide. Edwards’ $280,000 in guarantees accounts for nearly half of what the Colts spent in total.
These UDFA guarantees can vary wildly from player to player and team to team. It’s up to the discretion of the general manager when it comes to what they want to spend, and the amount of guaranteed money is a big part of the negotiating process when multiple teams are vying for one player.
Below is a player-by-play breakdown of how much guaranteed money each Colts UDFA received.
IDL Devonta Davis: $3,000LB Solomon DeShields: $25,000CB Johnathan Edwards: $280,000OT Marshall Foerner: $55,000WR Tyler Kahmann: $2,000DE Desmond Little: $10,000RB Ulysses Bentley: $72,500TE Maximilian Mang: $0WR Coleman Owen: $8,000WR Landon Parker: $5,000WR Blayne Taylor: $62,500S Ladarius Tennison: $10,000K Maddux Trujillo: $67,500S Trey Washington: $7,000C Mose Vavao: $0