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Getting picked during the 2018 NFL Draft's first-round means a total salary package worth millions.
- The 2018 NFL Draft's first-round concluded on Thursday night.
- Projected salaries for the rookies are based on the NFL's Salary Cap and the Rookie Compensation Pool.
- Quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in the first draft pick, is expected to get a total contract of $33,158,294 and signing bonus of $22,185,523.
NFL players aren't just known for their skills on the field, but for the fat paychecks that keep them there.
After four quarterbacks off the board in the first ten picks and multiple trades during the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday, salary predictions for NFL's newest players are at the ready.
With the help of sports attorney Jason Belzer, Forbes took a look at the expected compensation for all 32 draft picks based on the NFL's Salary Cap, which is expected to be approximately $177.2 million per team, and its Rookie Compensation Pool, which limits the total amount teams can spend on a rookie's first year salary and their four-year contract.
The pool is estimated at $1.25 billion, with $520 million allocated to first-round draft picks. That number is divided among all 32 NFL teams in proportion to their total draft pick number and the position of those picks in each round.
If signed to a contract, each rookie drafted will get a four-year deal with a minimum base salary of $480,000 (Year 1), $555,000 (Year 2), $630,000 (Year 3), $705,000 (Year 4).
But those numbers can hike up.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in the first pick, is expected to get a total contract of $33,158,294 and signing bonus of $22,185,523. Meanwhile, quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was drafted to the Baltimore Ravens during the 32nd pick, has an estimated total contract of $9,589,930 and signed bonus of $5,044,895.
Scroll through below to see the estimated total contract and signing bonus of all 32 draft picks from the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft.