Signing status of the 1st Round NFL Draft Picks
Only 45 days, and a wake up, till the NFL comes back to our TVs people.
No, preseason does NOT count!
For the diehards I have included the signing status of the 1st Round Draft Picks as of 23 July below the line.
Signing status of the 1st Round NFL Draft Picks
|
No. |
Player |
Pos. |
NFL team |
College |
Contract |
|
1. |
Jake Long |
OT |
Dolphins |
Michigan |
5 yrs., $57.5M ($30M guaranteed) |
|
2. |
Chris Long |
DE |
Rams |
Virginia |
6 yrs. $56.5M ($29M guaranteed) |
|
3. |
Matt Ryan |
QB |
Falcons |
Boston College |
6 yrs. $72M ($34M guaranteed) |
|
4. |
Darren McFadden |
RB |
Raiders |
Arkansas |
6 yrs. $60M ($26M guaranteed) |
|
5. |
Glenn Dorsey |
DT |
Chiefs |
Louisiana State |
unsigned |
|
6. |
Vernon Gholston |
DE |
Jets |
Ohio State |
unsigned |
|
7. |
Sedrick Ellis |
DT |
Saints |
Southern California |
unsigned |
|
8. |
Derrick Harvey |
DE |
Jaguars |
Florida |
unsigned |
|
9. |
Keith Rivers |
LB |
Bengals |
Southern California |
unsigned |
|
10. |
Jerod Mayo |
OLB |
Patriots |
Tennessee |
unsigned |
|
11. |
Leodis McKelvin |
CB |
Bills |
Troy |
unsigned |
|
12. |
Ryan Clady |
OT |
Broncos |
Boise State |
unsigned |
|
13. |
Jonathan Stewart |
RB |
Panthers |
Oregon |
unsigned |
|
14. |
Chris Williams |
OT |
Bears |
Vanderbilt |
*UPDATE* 5 yrs $unknown as of 23 Jul |
|
15. |
Branden Albert |
OT |
Chiefs |
Virginia |
unsigned |
|
16. |
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie |
CB |
Cardinals |
Tennessee State |
unsigned |
|
17. |
Gosder Cherilus |
OT |
Lions |
Boston College |
*UPDATE* 5 yrs $unknown as of 24 Jul |
|
18. |
Joe Flacco |
QB |
Ravens |
Delaware |
5 yrs., $30M ($8.75M guaranteed) |
|
19. |
Jeff Otah |
OT |
Panthers |
Pittsburgh |
unsigned |
|
20. |
Aqib Talib |
CB |
Buccaneers |
Kansas |
unsigned |
|
21. |
Sam Baker |
OT |
Falcons |
Southern California |
unsigned |
|
22. |
Felix Jones |
RB |
Cowboys |
Arkansas |
unsigned |
|
23. |
Rashard Mendenhall |
RB |
Steelers |
Illinois |
unsigned |
|
24. |
Chris Johnson |
RB |
Titans |
East Carolina |
unsigned |
|
25. |
Mike Jenkins |
CB |
Cowboys |
South Florida |
unsigned |
|
26. |
Duane Brown |
OT |
Texas |
Virginia Tech |
unsigned |
|
27. |
Antoine Cason |
CB |
Chargers |
Arizona |
unsigned |
|
28. |
Lawrence Jackson |
DE |
Seahawks |
Southern California |
unsigned |
|
29. |
Kentwan Balmer |
DE |
49ers |
North Carolina |
unsigned |
|
30. |
Dustin Keller |
TE |
Purdue |
Jets |
5 yrs., $12M ($6M guaranteed) |
|
31. |
Kenny Phillips |
FS |
Giants |
Miami |
5 yrs., TBA |
23 July 2008 at 2:30 pm
Its interesting that a lot of these players haven’t been signed yet, but thats the way agents work.
23 July 2008 at 2:49 pm
As a Lions fan I’m watching Cherilus specificly. Just saw that Chicago has now signed Chris Williams to five year contract. No $ data yet.