The seven college football players selected by the Falcons last weekend in Nashville, Tenn., are expected to sign deals in the coming months collectively worth nearly $40 million, which will amount to a $7.5 million cap hit.
The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement set up a value for every pick in the draft from No. 1 to the final overall selection. First-round picks typically receive four-year contracts that include a fifth-year team option. Undrafted rookies are limited to three-year contracts.
Here is the Falcons' rookie pay breakdown (figures from Spotrac):
Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College
Pick: First round, No. 14
Salary: $14,663,059
Signing bonus: $8,684,043
Cap: $2,666,011
Kaleb McGary, T, Washington
Pick: First round, No. 31
Salary: $10,236,987
Signing bonus: $5,465,081
Cap: $1,861,270
Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State
Pick: Fourth round, No. 111
Salary: $3,276,789
Signing bonus: $756,789
Cap: $684,197
John Cominsky, DE, Charleston
Pick: Fourth round, No. 135
Salary: $3,006,531
Signing bonus: $486,531
Cap: $616,633
Qadree Ollison, RB, Pittsburgh
Pick: Fifth round, No. 152
Salary: $2,830,374
Signing bonus: $310,374
Cap: $572,593
Jordan Miller, CB, Washington
Pick: Fifth round, No. 172
Salary: $2,753,988
Signing bonus: $233,988
Cap: $553,497
Marcus Green, WR, Louisiana-Monroe
Pick: Sixth round, No. 203
Salary: $2,669,742
Signing bonus: $149,742
Cap: $532,435
