The Kansas City Chiefs have yet to ink any players from their 2023 NFL draft class to their rookie contracts. But it’s only a matter of time before all seven players wind up signing their deals with the team.
Rookie contract values will vary depending on when a player was drafted. The standard contract is a four-year deal, but the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick will have a fifth-year option. Kansas State DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah will have the team’s top-earning rookie contract from this draft class, while Ball State’s Nic Jones will have the lowest-earning contract.
Below are the projected contracts based on draft slots for each of the seven players drafted by Kansas City, courtesy of Spotrac:
Round 1, Pick 31: Kansas State DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Total value: $11.8M
Signing bonus: $5.59M
2023 cap hit: $2.1M
Round 2, Pick 55: SMU WR Rashee Rice
Total value: $6.4M
Signing bonus: $1.7M
2023 cap hit: $1.1M
Round 3, Pick 92: Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris
Total value: $5.3M
Signing bonus: $904K
2023 cap hit: $976K
Round 4, Pick 119: Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner
Total value: $4.59M
Signing bonus: $751K
2023 cap hit: $937K
Round 5, Pick 166: Stephen F. Austin DE BJ Thompson
Total value: $4.1M
Signing bonus: $271K
2023 cap hit: $817K
Round 6, Pick 194: Texas DT Keondre Coburn
Total value: $4M
Signing bonus: $176K
2023 cap hit: $794k
Round 7, Pick 250: Ball State CB Nic Jones
Total value: $3.9M
Signing bonus: $77K
2023 cap hit: $769k