Projected rookie contracts for each of the Bills’ 2023 draft picks
The Buffalo Bills have six new rookies via the 2023 NFL draft. Eventually they will all sign their contracts, but those are mostly known already.
The NFL has a system in place which essentially locks in rookie contracts through a wage scale. Depending on where a player is drafted, his contract value will vary. The standard rookie deal is four years, so that applies across the board, but their salaries, signing bonuses and total value depend on their draft slot.
Spotrac has those numbers down for all rookies. Here’s how they project for the Bills:
Round 1, pick 25: TE Dalton Kincaid | Utah State
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Total value: $13.237 million
Signing bonus: $6.765 million
2023 cap hit: $2.441 million
Round 2, pick 59: OL O'Cyrus Torrence | Florida
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Total value: $6.22M
Signing bonus: $1.524M
2023 cap hit: $1.131M
Round 3, pick 91: LB Dorian Williams | Tulane
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Total value: $5.472M
Signing bonus: $914.8K
2023 cap hit: $978.7K
Round 5, pick No. 150: WR Justin Shorter | Florida
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Total value: $4.163M
Signing bonus: $323.9K
2023 cap hit: $839.9K
Round 7, pick No. 230: OL Nick Broeker | Ole Miss
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Total value: $3.942M
Signing bonus: $102.1K
2023 cap hit: $775.5K
Round 7, pick No. 252: CB Alex Austin | Oregon State
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Total value: $3.917M
Signing bonus: $77.7K
2023 cap hit: $769.4K