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Now that minicamps have concluded, we finally have an official record of all of the contracts that undrafted free agents have signed this draft cycle. Yes, it does take this long for all of the official numbers to be reported in.
We’ve touched on some of the numbers that the Green Bay Packers’ undrafted free agents signed for, but now we can compare apples to apples, seeing where they end up on the curve of other players signed at their positions this offseason. Wonder where the Packers’ undrafted players rank at their positions in terms of guaranteed money? You’ve come to the right place. Let’s dive in.
In the quarterback market, there were really six players who received big guaranteed money (north of $200,000). Everyone else received $15,000 or less, to put into perspective of how big the dropoff was between that group of six and the second half of the class. The quarterbacks who got significant guarantees were Jalon Daniels, Jack Strand, Luke Altmyer, Joey Aguilar, Miller Moss and Haynes King.
Kyron Drones wasn’t given big guarantees, but the Packers have clearly had their eyes on him. He was a pre-draft visitor for the squad.
12 running backs made at least $90,000 this class, then there was a pretty significant dropoff after that. Jaden Nixon is roughly in the middle of the pack among running back guarantees, but it’s worth noting that Damon Bankston, an undrafted signee for the New York Giants who took a pre-draft visit with the Packers this offseason, signed for $115,000. Nixon is making just 13 percent of Bankston’s guarantees, so don’t be surprised if Bankston ends up back on Green Bay’s radar after roster cutdowns. We’ve seen pre-draft visitors start their careers with other franchises and find their way back to the Packers before.
This was a big spender for the Packers. For perspective, the highest-paid free agent (in terms of guarantees) for Green Bay in 2025 was defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, who had $165,000 guaranteed on his rookie deal. Receiver J. Michael Sturdivant, who was projected to be a draft choice by many, got a bit more than that.
He’s technically the 12th highest-paid UDFA receiver (in guarantees), but he’s closer to making as much as the second-highest guaranteed receiver ($277,500) than the 15th ($135,000). It was pretty tight at the top of the UDFA receiver market, and Sturdivant was among the top players in the group.
R.J. Maryland, son of former Packer Russell Maryland, is making middle-of-the-pack money for a UDFA tight end. Maryland looked like a borderline top-100 pick at one point in 2024 before suffering an ACL tear that required him to wear...
