John Spytek helps the Raiders dodge a bullet that’s been giving NFL teams headaches over the last couple years
The Las Vegas Raiders almost have their entire rookie class signed, besides a few players here and there.
Last year, the NFL witnessed a new phenomenon: eight second-round rookies received fully-guaranteed contracts. It became an issue across the league, as 30 of the 32 second-rounders selected in the 2025 NFL Draft were unsigned as camps began to open up.
Well, the Raiders won’t have to worry about any kind of lengthy stall with their second-round pick, Treydan Stukes. That’s because the Raiders announced Friday that a few rookies have signed their contracts.
Stukes received a four-year deal worth $12.7 million, per Raiders Wire. He received a $5.7 million signing bonus and will count $2.3 million against the cap in 2026.
Treydan Stukes’ stats in 2025
Stukes played outside CB, FS, and Nickel last season at Arizona.
- 6 pass deflections (29 career PBs)
- 52 tackles (1 TFL, but 12 total TFLs in career)
- 4 interceptions (7 career INTs)
The Raiders won’t be following recent NFL trend
If you’re somewhat of a casual fan who doesn’t really care to keep up with the contractual side of things, and you don’t know how that works, let me help. First round picks have their contracts fully guaranteed, and now second round picks are starting to receive those, too.
You may think, “How can rookies, who haven’t played a game yet, demand to have their contracts fully guaranteed?” And, that’s a great question. But we are entering an NFL world where players have much more power than ever before. Guys are not afraid to sit out and not play.
But if you allow second-round picks to get fully guaranteed money, then the cycle will never end. After that, it will be third round picks. Then the fourth round picks, and so on. Day 3 players just shouldn’t have any guaranteed money on their deals.
Either way, the Raiders have Stukes locked up. It was picks Nos. 33-40 that received fully-guaranteed deals last year, which set the trend. We don’t know the full details yet, but logically speaking, it’s safe to assume Spytek went ahead and followed suit, handing Stukes’ a deal that’s fully guaranteed.
Simply speaking: the bar had already been set.
It’ll be interesting to see just how far the scale slides this year. Either way, the Raiders got the job done and won’t have to worry about their guy.
