Projected rookie contracts for each of the Rams’ 2023 draft picks
No team had a bigger draft class this year than the Los Angeles Rams, who selected 14 players in total. It was just one off from the NFL record set by the Vikings in 2020, showing just how many rookies the Rams added this offseason.
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 protected rookie contracts for each of the Rams’ 14 draftees, led by Steve Avila and his $9.25 million deal as a second-round pick, all the way down to Desjuan Johnson, whose contract totals $3.92 million as the final pick in the draft.
With the way the salary cap works, only the top 51 salaries are counted against the cap, so it’s possible some of these rookies won’t impact the cap in 2023 if they don’t rank in the top 51 this year.
Round 2, 36th overall: Steve Avila, OL, TCU
Total value: $9.25 million
Signing bonus: $3.73 million
2023 cap hit: $1.68 million
Round 3, 77th overall: Byron Young, OLB, Tennessee
Tennessee’s Byron Young
Total value: $5.56 million
Signing bonus: $1.04 million
2023 cap hit: $1.01 million
Round 3, 89th overall: Kobie Turner, DT, Wake Forest
Credit: Wake Forest
Total value: $5.39 million
Signing bonus: $921,070
2023 cap hit: $980,268
Round 4, 128th overall: Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia
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Total value: $4.54 million
Signing bonus: $699,140
2023 cap hit: $924,785
Round 5, 161st overall: Nick Hampton, OLB, Appalachian State
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Total value: $4.14 million
Signing bonus: $299,104
2023 cap hit: $824,776
Round 5, 174th overall: Warren McClendon Jr., OT, Georgia
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Total value: $4.08 million
Signing bonus: $244,977
2023 cap hit: $811,244
Round 5, 175th overall: Davis Allen, TE, Clemson
Clemson tight end Davis Allen
Total value: $4.08 million
Signing bonus: $244,977
2023 cap hit: $811,244
Round 5, 177th overall: Puka Nacua, WR, BYU
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Total value: $4.08 million
Signing bonus: $244,977
2023 cap hit: $811,244
Round 6, 182nd overall: Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, TCU
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Total value: $4.04 million
Signing bonus: $199,852
2023 cap hit: $799,963
Round 6, 189th overall: Ochaun Mathis, OLB, Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers edge Ochaun Mathis
Total value: $4.02 million
Signing bonus: $182,465
2023 cap hit: $795,616
Round 6, 215th overall: Zach Evans, RB, Ole Miss
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Total value: $3.97 million
Signing bonus: $133,334
2023 cap hit: $783,334
Round 7, 223rd overall: Ethan Evans, P, Wingate
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Total value: $3.95 million
Signing bonus: $108,003
2023 cap hit: $777,001
Round 7, 234th overall: Jason Taylor II, S, Oklahoma State
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Total value: $3.94 million
Signing bonus: $98,031
2023 cap hit: $774,508
Round 7, 259th overall: Desjuan Johnson, DL, Toledo
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Total value: $3.92 million
Signing bonus: $77,777
2023 cap hit: $769,444
