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The picks have been submitted, and now it’s time for the 2025 NFL Draft class to get paid. With the draft behind us and OTAs and mandatory minicamps underway with 257 selected players now slotted into new homes across the country, the attention turns toward gearing up for their rookie seasons. Before they can do that, however, they need to put pen to paper on their rookie contracts..
If you go way back in the NFL time machine, this was a much juicier aspect of the offseason, but the CBA has largely eliminated any contract snafus. Each pick is allotted by the rookie wage scale, so there isn’t much to negotiate. As it relates to these first-round picks, there’s also a fully guaranteed fifth-year option attached to their deals, but a decision on that is years down the line.Â
As for what they are agreeing to now, let’s dive into these first-rounders and track whether or not they’ve inked their deal and the parameters of the contract.
Rookie contract projections via Spotrac.
1
QB Cam Ward
Yes (via team)
4 years, $48,757,500
2
WR/CB Travis Hunter
4 years, $46,571,074
3
EDGE Abdul Carter
Yes (via team)
4 years, $45,179,746
4
Yes (via NFL Media)
4 years, $43,589,604
5
DT Mason Graham
Yes (via team)
4 years, $40,806,872
6
Yes (via team)
4 years, $35,837,732
7
Yes (via ESPN)
4 years, $31,862,416
8
Yes (via team)
4 years, $27,887,104
9
OT Kelvin Banks Jr.
Yes (via team)
4 years, $27,688,114
10
Yes (via team)
4 years, $26,595,118
11
EDGE Mykel Williams
Yes (via team)
4 years, $24,905,620
12
IOL Tyler Booker
Yes (via ESPN)
4 years, $22,520,414
13
Yes (via team)
4 years, $21,924,122
14
TE Tyler Warren
Yes (via team)
4 years, $20,930,294
15
LB Jalon Walker
Yes (via team)
4 years, $20,532,790
16
DT Walter Nolen
4 years, $19,340,170
17
EDGE Shemar Stewart
4 years, $18,942,634
18
IOL Grey Zabel
Yes (via team)
4 years, $18,445,724
19
WR Emeka Egbuka
Yes (via team)
4 years, $18,147,572
20
4 years, $18,048,198
21
Yes (via NFL Media)
4 years, $17,948,806
22
Yes (via team)
4 years, $17,750,036
23
Yes (via ESPN)
4 years, $17,551,274
24
IOL Donovan Jackson
Yes (via team)
4 years, $17,153,744
25
QB Jaxson Dart
New York Giants
Yes (via team)
4 years, $16,954,982
26
EDGE James Pearce Jr.
Atlanta Falcons
Yes (via NFL Media)
4 years, $16,756,186
27
Yes (via team)
4 years, $16,557,446
28
Yes (via team)
4 years, $16,458,064
29
OT Josh Conerly Jr.
Yes (via ESPN)
4 years, $15,660,564
30
4 years, $15,238,238
31
4 years, $14,884,470
32
OT Josh Simmons
Yes (via ESPN)
4 years, $14,656,682