Here is the average annual value (AAV), or salaries, for the first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to Spotrac: Sanders will make an average of $1,161,845 per year for the next four on his rookie deal.

Our experts have the latest buzz on 19 players and their potential new deals, including multiple Chiefs, Jets and Broncos stars.

Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick selected by the Tennessee Titans, last week signed a four-year deal worth $48.7 million that is fully guaranteed. According to Spotrac, the premiere sports contract resource outlet, Ward's average annual value (AAV) comes out to $12.2 million for the upcoming season.

Former Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter signed his first NFL contract on Friday with the Los Angeles Rams.

NFL Draft second-round picks are not signing their new contracts and that could be because of the Texans and Browns.

NBC hit both perfectly in its first selection this year, which was Oregon at Penn State on Sept. 27. Complete with the iconic White Out, the Big Ten championship rematch fits as part of a multi-sport showcase for NBC, which also broadcasts the Ryder Cup that weekend and Green Bay at Dallas on Sunday Night Football.

Players come and players go in the NFL — hell, the 49ers have started nine different quarterbacks in Kyle Shanahan’s first eight years at the helm of the team. But there had been a common thread with the Niners over the last five years, and perhaps even beyond.

After drafting 10 players in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Eagles signed nine undrafted players after Round 7 ended. After a smaller six-man UDFA class in 2024, the Eagles had a more normal-sized class this year.

The picks have been submitted, and now it's time for the 2025 NFL Draft class to get paid. With the draft behind us and 257 selected players now slotted into new homes across the country, the attention turns toward gearing up for their rookie seasons.