How much will NFL draft rookies be paid? Wage scale, contract by round

That's had a huge jump in recent years. Cameron Ward's AAV when he was the first pick last year: $12.2 million. Caleb Williams in 2024: $9.9 million. A decade ago in 2016, Jared Goff received $7 million. The NFL implemented a rookie wage scale in 2011.

How much do other first-round players get paid?

The No. 32 and final first-round pick is on track to receive $16.17 million, so the first round picks range from the $55 million to $16 million.

The No. 20 pick, which is where the Packers would have selected had they not traded their first-round pick to Dallas, is slated for $19.99 million.

How much will second-round players get paid, including the No. 52 player for the Packers?

The range in the second round runs from $12.94 million (pick No. 33) to $7.72 million (pick No. 64). The Packers are slated to make their first selection of the draft at No. 52, a player projected to make $9.13 million.

How much will third-round players get paid?

The range in the third round runs from $7.28 million (No. 65) to $6.60 million (No. 100). The Packers are slated to pick No. 84, and that pick gets $6.81 million.

How much will fourth-round players get paid?

The range in the fourth round runs from $5.48 million (No. 101) to $4.99 million (No. 140). The Packers are slated to pick No. 120, and that pick gets $5.32 million.

How much will fifth-round players get paid?

The range in the fifth round runs from $4.78 million (No. 141) to $4.60 million (No. 181). The Packers are slated to pick No. 160, and that pick gets $4.71 million. Pick No. 153, also belonging to Green Bay, is slated for $4.72 million.

What about the other Packers picks?

No. 201 in the sixth round is slated to get $4.50 million. Pick No. 236 in the seventh round is at $4.38 million and pick No. 255 is $4.36 million.

Though the last pick in the draft is often termed "Mr. Irrelevant," the 257th pick (belonging to Denver) is set for $4.36 million – the best kind of irrelevant.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: How much will NFL draft rookies be paid? Rookie wage scale