The New England Patriots ran their NFL draft process for the first time without Bill Belichick in over 20 years, and they came away with eight young players who can certainly add something to the team in the near future.
While New England may have a ton of cap space left (the most in the NFL), some of it will be eaten up by their class of rookies, which includes a third overall pick.
Spotrac has projected contracts for all of the Patriots' drafted rookies while Over the Cap has projected cap hits for the class. Let's take a look at what each player will be making.
Round 1, No. 3: QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
Total value: $36.63 million
Annual value: $9.16 million
Signing bonus: $23.47 million
2024 cap hit: $6.66 million
Round 2, No. 37: WR Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington
Total value: $9.69 million
Annual value: $2.42 million
Signing bonus: $3.87 million
2024 cap hit: $1.76 million
Round 3, No. 68: OL Caeden Wallace, Penn State
Total value: $6.04 million
Annual value: $1.51 million
Signing bonus: $1.22 million
2024 cap hit: $1.1 million
Round 4, No. 103: OL Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
Total value: $4.87 million
Annual value: $1.22 million
Signing bonus: $852,072
2024 cap hit: $1.01 million
Round 4, No. 110: WR Javon Baker, UCF
Total value: $4.81 million
Annual value: $1.2 million
Signing bonus: $786,748
2024 cap hit: $999,150
Round 6, No. 180: DB Marcellas Dial, South Carolina
Total value: $4.23 million
Annual value: $1.06 million
Signing bonus: $212,128
2024 cap hit: $848,032
Round 6, No. 193: QB Joe Milton III, Tennsseee
Total value: $4.2 million
Annual value: $1.05 million
Signing bonus: $183,316
2024 cap hit: $840,829
Round 7, No. 231: TE Jaheim Bell, Florida State
Total value: $4.13 million
Annual value: $1.03 million
Signing bonus: $106,592
2024 cap hit: $821,648
