With this year’s NFL draft officially in the books, the next item on the agenda for the Detroit Lions will be getting their seven selections signed to rookie deals.
According to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, the length of rookie contracts is fixed and cannot be altered.
First-round draft picks receive a four-year deal with the team holding a fifth-year option, meaning the player’s base salary is fully guaranteed. Second- through seventh-round picks also receive four-year deals, but without a team option.
Additionally, rookies are not allowed to renegotiate their contracts until after completing their third season. Last offseason, the Lions signed Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown to extensions after three seasons, but this year, they opted to exercise the fifth-year options on Aidan Hutchinson and Jameson Williams instead.
Totals for contracts this year
As we wait to see who will ink their deals first, here’s an estimate of how much each player will be paid total on their four-year deal, according to Spotrac:
Round 1, Pick 28: Tyleik Williams (DT, Ohio State) | $16,458,064Round 2, Pick 57: Tate Ratledge (OL, Georgia) | $7,652,736Round 3, Pick 70: Isaac TeSlaa (WR, Arkansas) | $6,660,650Round 5, Pick 171: Miles Frazier (OL, LSU) | $4,519,617Round 6, Pick 196: Ahmed Hassanein (EDGE, Boise State) | $4,429,472Round 7, Pick 230: Dan Jackson (S, Georgia) | $4,331,384Round 7, Pick 244: Dominic Lovett (WR, Georgia) | $4,306,569