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• Beat writer Greg Auman (X) 25 teams Aaron HallDL Avery SmithDB Ayden GarnesDB Bryan Thomas Jr.DL Caden FordhamLB Camden BrownWR Channing CanadaDB Collin WrightDB DJ HermanRB Dillon BellWR Dominic ZvadaK Drew StevensK Eric O'NeillDL Ethan BurkeLB Hayden LargeTE Haynes KingQB J. Michael SturdivantWR Jack StrandQB Jacob ThomasDB Jalon DanielsQB James Thompson Jr.DL Jayden LovingDL Joe FagnanoQB Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Khalil JacobsLB Malcolm DeWalt IVDB Michael Coats Jr.DB Rodney ShelleyDB Sabastian HarshDL Skyler ThomasDB Tahj ChambersLB Tanner ArkinTE Wesley BaileyLB Wydett Williams Jr.DB Xavier NwankpaDB +32 more Sep 1
  There are tiers within undrafted rookies -- out of these 45 that made initial 53-man rosters, 15 of them got $200,000+ in guaranteed money and 27 in all got $100k+, almost like an eighth round with more guaranteed money than a seventh. What's even more impressive are those who got little or no guaranteed money and still made 53s: Ravens QB Joe Fagnano: $0 Chiefs T Kahlil Benson: $0 Patriots LB Khalil Jacobs: $0 Dolphins FB D.J. Herman: $0 Bucs LB Caden Fordham: $2,000 Commanders K Drew Stevens: $2,500 Chargers CB Rodney Shelley: $5,000 Chargers C Jacob Spomer: $10,000 Giants LS Ben Mann: $10,000 (@spotrac for contract figures) · Quoting Ryan Paganetti: All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT,… Show all
• Beat writer Greg Auman (X) 25 teams Aaron HallDL Avery SmithDB Ayden GarnesDB Bryan Thomas Jr.DL Caden FordhamLB Camden BrownWR Channing CanadaDB Collin WrightDB DJ HermanRB Dillon BellWR Dominic ZvadaK Drew StevensK Eric O'NeillDL Ethan BurkeLB Hayden LargeTE Haynes KingQB J. Michael SturdivantWR Jack StrandQB Jacob ThomasDB Jalon DanielsQB James Thompson Jr.DL Jayden LovingDL Joe FagnanoQB Kevin Jobity Jr.DL Khalil JacobsLB Malcolm DeWalt IVDB Michael Coats Jr.DB Rodney ShelleyDB Sabastian HarshDL Skyler ThomasDB Tahj ChambersLB Tanner ArkinTE Wesley BaileyLB Wydett Williams Jr.DB Xavier NwankpaDB +32 more Aug 31
  All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT, Mississippi State CHI: Beau Gardner, LS, Georgia CHI: Hayden Large, TE, Iowa CHI: Jayden Loving, DT, Wake Forest CHI: Skyler Thomas, S, Oregon State CLE: Michael Coats Jr., CB, West Virginia DAL: Camden Brown, WR, Georgia Southern DET: Eric O’Neill, EDGE, Rutgers GB: J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida HOU: Sam Hagen, OT, South Dakota State HOU: Sabastian Harsh, DE, NC State HOU: Collin Wright, CB, Stanford IND: Tahj Chambers, LB, Ole Miss JAX: Bryan Thomas Jr., DE, South Carolina KC: Kahlil Benson, OT, Indiana KC: Xavier Nwankpa, S, Iowa KC: Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss LAC: Rodney Shelley, CB, Georgia Tech LAC: Jacob Spomer, C, Fresno State LAR: Wesley… Show all

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