Blake Krass breaks down how much rookies who are selected in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft will make this season.
The 2026 NFL Draft keeps going on Saturday afternoon! Here is a breakdown of how much money all of the seventh-round picks will make in their rookie season and how those rookie contracts work.
According to the 2020 NFL CBA, every rookie draft pick is guaranteed a four-year contract from the team that picks them. For first-round picks, there is a fifth-year team option as well. The value of those contracts is entirely based on where the player is selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. There is no bargaining room for players or teams to adjust those values once a player is selected. Based on the CBA, the rookie wage for players taken in the 2026 NFL Draft is $885,000. However, that only applies to a player’s actual base salary. The big money comes from the signing bonus, which is entirely based on where you are drafted.
There is a pay scale that ranges all the way from the No. 1 overall pick to the No. 248 pick, which gets you more money by being even just one pick higher on the draft board. Only for the final 10 picks in the NFL Draft, No. 248 through “Mr. Irrelevant” No. 257, are the rookie contracts worth the same value. There is no room to renegotiate contracts until after a player’s third season. So whether you win a Super Bowl in your rookie season or don’t see the field for two years, your contract stays put for at least three years.
The seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft takes place on Saturday afternoon. The first pick of the seventh round will be the 217th pick, currently held by the Cardinals. The final pick of the seventh round will be the 257th pick, which will be made by the Broncos, barring a trade. There will be 41 picks made in this seventh round due to compensatory picks being given out. The Broncos also hold the 256th pick in the NFL Draft. That means they hold Mr. Irrelevant and the pick prior to that, the final two picks of the draft.
The total contract value for the player taken 217th is $4,417,085. The 257th pick, or the final pick of the seventh round, has a contract value worth $4,359,258. So, there is little difference in contract value between being the first pick of the seventh round or the final pick of the seventh round.
For a full list of the exact contract values assigned to each draft pick, check out the list on Spotrac.
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