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Projected Rookie Contracts For FCS Players In The 2022 NFL Draft

Sam Herder by Sam Herder
April 30, 2022
Zyon McCollum NFL Draft

Sam Houston cornerback Zyon McCollum pictured at the Senior Bowl. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

The FCS had its highest number of players selected in the NFL Draft since 2008 with 24.

Here are the projected 4-year contracts for those prospects, via Spotrac:


1st Round

Northern Iowa OT Trevor Penning (No. 19, Saints)
Total Value: $14,143,317
Signing Bonus: $7,466,049

Chattanooga IOL Cole Strange (No. 29, Patriots)
Total Value: $12,255,978
Signing Bonus: $6,093,438


2nd Round

North Dakota State WR Christian Watson (No. 34, Packers)
Total Value: $9,241,031
Signing Bonus: $3,900,750

Montana State OLB Troy Andersen (No. 58, Falcons)
Total Value: $6,103,571
Signing Bonus: $1,618,961


4th Round

South Dakota State RB Pierre Strong Jr. (No. 127, Patriots)
Total Value: $4,373,433
Signing Bonus: $713,433

North Dakota State OG/OT Cordell Volson (No. 136, Bengals)
Total Value: $4,316,882
Signing Bonus: $656,882

Houston Baptist/Western Kentucky QB Bailey Zappe (No. 137, Patriots)
Total Value: $4,307,070
Signing Bonus: $647,070

South Carolina State CB Decobie Durant (No. 142, Rams)
Total Value: $4,164,338
Signing Bonus: $504,338


5th Round

North Dakota OT Matt Waletzko (No. 155, Cowboys)
Total Value: $3,983,491
Signing Bonus: $323,491

Sam Houston CB Zyon McCollum (No. 157, Bucs)
Total Value: $3,981,733
Signing Bonus: $321,733

Missouri State DT Eric Johnson (No. 159, Colts)
Total Value: $3,980,740
Signing Bonus: $320,740

Samford WR Montrell Washington (No. 162, Broncos)
Total Value: $3,974,183
Signing Bonus: $314,183

Sac State/Fresno State CB DaRon Bland (No. 167, Cowboys)
Total Value: $3,964,787
Signing Bonus: $304,787

Southern Utah OT Braxton Jones (No. 168, Bears)
Total Value: $3,959,552
Signing Bonus: $299,552

Illinois State/Arkansas DT John Ridgeway (No. 178, Cowboys)
Total Value: $3,902,551
Signing Bonus: $242,551


6th Round

Villanova CB Christian Benford (No. 185, Bills)
Total Value: $3,854,276
Signing Bonus: $194,276

Fordham OT/OG Nick Zakelj (No. 187, 49ers)
Total Value: $3,850,357
Signing Bonus: $190,357

Youngstown State TE Andrew Ogletree (No. 192, Colts)
Total Value: $3,838,189
Signing Bonus: $178,189

Jackson State OLB James Houston (No. 217, Lions)
Total Value: $3,792,014
Signing Bonus: $132,014


7th Round

Southern OG Ja’Tyre Carter (No. 226, Bears)
Total Value: $3,769,309
Signing Bonus: $109,309

Montana State DE/OLB Daniel Hardy (No. 235, Rams)
Total Value: $3,759,705
Signing Bonus: $99,705

Yale S Rodney Thomas II (No. 239, Colts)
Total Value: $3,755,383
Signing Bonus: $95,383

Samford/South Dakota State QB Chris Oladokun (No. 241, Steelers)
Total Value: $3,749,953
Signing Bonus: $89,953

Montana/Nebraska WR Samori Toure (No. 258, Packers)
Total Value: $3,737,007
Signing Bonus: $77,007

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