A rundown of the rookie contracts for the first-round picks of the 2026 class
By Zachary Pereles Apr 30, 2026 at 3:23 pm ET • 1 min read 
Getty Images The 2026 NFL Draft is a thing of the past, and now it's time for the 257 selected players to join their teams by signing rookie contracts. Rookies can participate in minicamps and other offseason activities while not under contract, but once training camp rolls around, they need to be under contract to avoid complications.
Complications do indeed happen. Signing a rookie deal is usually a formality, with the rookie wage scale from the 2011 NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement laying out non-negotiable salary slots for the rookie wage scale. Still, there are a few instances in which things get sticky -- Shemar Stewart last offseason stands out as one such example -- and as such, it's worth keeping track of who has officially signed and who hasn't.
We do so below for all 32 first-round picks, with all salary numbers via Spotrac.
PickPlayerTeamSigned rookie dealProjected rookie contract (4 years)1QB Fernando MendozaRaidersNo$57,271,500 2EDGE David BaileyJetsNo$54,675,584 3RB Jeremiyah LoveCardinalsNo$53,023,666 4WR Carnell TateTitansNo$51,135,704 5LB Arvell ReeseGiantsNo$47,831,802 6CB Mansoor DelaneChiefsNo$41,931,992 7LB Sonny StylesCommandersNo$37,212,138 8WR Jordyn TysonSaintsNo$32,492,288 9OT Spencer FanoBrownsNo$32,256,026 10OL Francis MauigoaGiantsNo$30,958,330 11S Caleb DownsCowboysNo$28,952,410 12OL Kadyn ProctorDolphinsNo$26,120,482 13QB Ty SimpsonRamsNo$25,412,508 14OL Olaivavega IoaneRavensYes (via team)$24,232,552 15EDGE Rueben Bain Jr.BuccaneersNo$23,760,590 16TE Kenyon SadiqJetsNo$22,344,604 17OT Blake MillerLionsNo$21,872,616 18DT Caleb BanksVikingsNo$21,282,642 19OT Monroe FreelingPanthersNo$20,928,640 20WR Makai LemonEaglesYes (NFL Media)$20,810,658 21OT Max IheanachorSteelersNo$20,692,654 22EDGE Akheem MesidorChargersNo$20,456,656 23EDGE Malachi LawrenceCowboysNo$20,220,666 24WR KC ConcepcionBrownsNo$19,748,678 25S Dillon ThienemanBearsNo$19,512,698 26OG Keylan RutledgeTexansNo$19,276,668 27CB Chris JohnsonDolphinsNo$19,040,710 28OT Caleb LomuPatriotsNo$18,922,710 29DT Peter WoodsChiefsNo$17,975,848 30WR Omar Cooper Jr.JetsNo$17,474,424 31EDGE Keldric FaulkTitansNo$17,054,400 32RB Jadarian PriceSeahawksNo$16,783,950 Join the Conversation comments
