Minnesota Vikings NFL Draft picks have yet to sign their rookie contracts. Here’s what they are projected to earn
Going into rookie minicamp, the Minnesota Vikings have yet to sign any of their draft picks to contracts. Here’s what those look like.
The Minnesota Vikings had their largest rookie class in the NFL Draft since 2022, which was the first year under former general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Interim general manager Rob Brzezinski did a really good job of navigating the NFL Draft, adding talented players across the board.
We are still waiting for all of the draft picks to sign their rookie contracts. They will impact the salary cap in a bevy of ways both this year and in the future. The Vikings have nine selections, meaning they will all have rookie salaries of $885k plus their signing bonus.
Minnesota Vikings rookie contract projections
Overall, the Vikings’ rookie pool is worth $13,298,768. That will leave them $5,333,768 in salary cap space. They will add an extra $12.5 million in salary cap space post-June 1st, with that money returning to the salary cap from the releases of defensive tackle Jonathan Allen and safety Harrison Smith.
Each draft pick will have a different salary cap hit due to the size of their bonus. Here is what it will look like for each draft pick with projections from Over The Cap.
Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
Draft pick: 18th overall
Contract value: Four years, $21,570,956
Year one cap hit: $3,921,992
Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
Draft pick: 51st overall
Contract value: Four years, $9,684,154
Year one cap hit: $1,760,755
Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
Draft pick: 82nd overall
Contract value: Four years, $7,020,028
Year one cap hit: $1,276,369
Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
Draft pick: 97th overall
Contract value: Four years, $6,726,012
Year one cap hit: $1,222,911
Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami (FL)
Draft pick: 98th overall
Contract value: Four years, $6,726,012
Year one cap hit: $1,222,911
Max Bredeson, FB/TE, Michigan
Draft pick: 159th overall
Contract value: Four years, $4,880,188
Year one cap hit: $1,010,047
Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
Draft pick: 163rd overall
Contract value: Four years, $4,867,284
Year one cap hit: $1,006,821
Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest
Draft pick: 198th overall
Contract value: Four years, $4, 658,388
Year one cap hit: $954,597
Gavin Gerhardt, C, Cincinnati
Draft pick: 235th overall
Contract value: Four years, $4,529,460
Year one cap hit: $922,365