It’s much easier to project rookie contracts after the NFL’s latest collective bargaining agreements, which established a new rookie pay scale that ties many contract factors to the slot players are picked in the draft.
Which means we already have a good idea of how much the New Orleans Saints’ 2023 draft class will be counting against the salary cap, as well as their estimated signing bonuses and projected total value. Here’s a breakdown of how much each Saints drafted rookie will cost against the cap this season (all estimations via Spotrac):