nfl draft salary slots NFL Rookie Pool and Cap Space

nfl draft salary slots NFL Rookie Pool and Cap Space

nfl draft salary slots

Round 1 Salary Signing Bonus Guarantee
Approx. $38.5 million over 4 years Included Full base salary guaranteed
Rounds 2-7 Salary Signing Bonus Guarantee
Approx. $795,000 * number of picks Not included Partial base salary guaranteed

NFL Rookie Pool and Cap Space

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2024 NFL Draft Rookie Salary and Contract Details
  • Apr 25, 2024: Rookie salary details for 2024 NFL Draft to be announced on this date.
  • Feb 20, 2024: Top pick’s four-year deal worth around $38.5 million including a signing bonus.
  • Feb 20, 2024: Details on how much rookies make by round in the 2024 NFL Draft.
  • Over the Cap: The Rookie Pool is the total cost in cap dollars that a team needs to sign its rookies in the summer. The cap space required to do this is less than the rookie pool due to every draft pick signed replacing a player already counting against the cap. The effective cap space needed is equal to: Rookie Pool – ($795,000 * number of draft picks).
  • Spotrac.com: Real-time, sortable list of NFL draft including total value of each pick.
  • Williams’ Agent Negotiations: Williams is the rare NFL player to not have a traditional agent, as his father, Carl, is taking the lead on negotiations.

2024 NFL Draft Pick Salaries

Round Salary Range Signing Bonus Guaranteed Money Average Annual Salary
Round 1 $38.5 million over 4 years Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 2 $6.3 million – $9.9 million Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 3 $5.5 million – $6 million Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 4 $4.5 million – $4.8 million Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 5 $4.2 million – $4.4 million Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 6 $4.1 million – $4.2 million Not specified Not specified Not specified
Round 7 Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified

Rookie Contract Details

2024 NFL Draft Rookie Contract Details
2024 NFL Draft Pick Salary By Round The salary for each round of the 2024 NFL Draft is not yet finalized but will be determined by the 2024-25 league year salary cap.
Round 1: $38.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 2: $25.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 3: $18.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 4: $12.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 5: $8.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 6: $5.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
Round 7: $3.5 million over 4 years with a signing bonus.
NFL Draft Pick Signing Bonus The signing bonus for each round of the 2024 NFL Draft is not yet finalized but will be determined by the 2024-25 league year salary cap.
Round 1: $10 million signing bonus.
Round 2: $7.5 million signing bonus.
Round 3: $5.5 million signing bonus.
Round 4: $4.5 million signing bonus.
Round 5: $3.5 million signing bonus.
Round 6: $2.5 million signing bonus.
Round 7: $1.5 million signing bonus.