I thought it might be fun during the draft to put up our contract estimates for each player but to also show where they should rank by contract annual value. While we all expect a lot from our draft picks and anyone who is not a star is generally considered a bust, in reality we don’t need exceptional play to get fair value for the player. The reason is because the actual player salary is generally so far down on the APY charts that many times average play will justify the actual year by year investment. So the following table will show the basic contract estimates for each player and the current NFL players who rank just above and below the draft picks salary.
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Total | Signing Bonus | APY | APY Rank | High Veteran | Low Veteran |
| 1 | Rams | Jared Goff | QB | $27,937,672 | $18,518,308 | $6,984,418 | 26 | Chase Daniel | Jameis Winston |
| 2 | Eagles | Carson Wentz | QB | $26,676,338 | $17,600,972 | $6,669,085 | 27 | Chase Daniel | Jameis Winston |
| 3 | Chargers | Joey Bosa | 34OLB | $25,873,672 | $17,017,216 | $6,468,418 | 17 | Brandon Graham | Robert Mathis |
| 4 | Cowboys | Ezekiel Elliot | RB | $24,956,342 | $16,350,068 | $6,239,086 | 10 | DeMarco Murray | CJ Anderson |
| 5 | Jaguars | Jalen Ramsey | CB | $23,350,998 | $15,182,544 | $5,837,750 | 29 | Davon House | Jeremy Lane |
| 6 | Ravens | Ronnie Stanley | LT | $20,484,328 | $13,097,692 | $5,121,082 | 22 | Luke Joeckel | Matt Kalil |
| 7 | 49ers | DeForest Buckner | 34DE | $18,190,990 | $11,429,812 | $4,547,748 | 16 | Leonard Williams | Kendall Langford |
| 8 | Titans | Jack Conklin | LT | $15,897,658 | $9,761,932 | $3,974,415 | 25 | Donald Stephenson | Michael Oher |
| 9 | Bears | Leonard Floyd | 34OLB | $15,782,990 | $9,678,536 | $3,945,748 | 29 | Mike Neal | Willie Young |
| 10 | Giants | Eli Apple | CB | $15,152,320 | $9,219,868 | $3,788,080 | 44 | Tracy Porter | Orlando Scandrick |
| 11 | Buccaneers | Vernon Hargraves | CB | $14,177,654 | $8,511,020 | $3,544,414 | 47 | Captain Munnerlyn | Jerraud Powers |
| 12 | Saints | Sheldon Rankins | 43DT | $12,801,646 | $7,510,288 | $3,200,412 | 19 | Paul Soliai | Nick Fairley |
| 13 | Dolphins | Laremy Tunsil | LT | $12,457,650 | $7,260,108 | $3,114,413 | 28 | Michael Oher | Joe Reitz |
| 14 | Raiders | Karl Joseph | S | $11,884,316 | $6,843,140 | $2,971,079 | 35 | Chris Conte | Bradley Mcdougald |
| 15 | Browns | Corey Coleman | WR | $11,654,980 | $6,676,348 | $2,913,745 | 55 | Brian Hartline | DeVante Parker |
| 16 | Lions | Taylor Decker | RT | $10,966,978 | $6,175,984 | $2,741,745 | 25 | Andrus Peat | Ryan Schraeder |
| 17 | Falcons | Keanu Neal | S | $10,737,646 | $6,009,196 | $2,684,412 | 36 | Chris Conte | Bradley Mcdougald |
| 18 | Colts | Ryan Kelly | C | $10,450,986 | $5,800,716 | $2,612,747 | 17 | Tim Barnes | Cam Erving |
| 19 | Bills | Shaq Lawson | 43DE | $10,278,976 | $5,675,620 | $2,569,744 | 33 | Benson Mayowa | Ryan Davis |
| 20 | Jets | Darron Lee | ILB | $10,221,644 | $5,633,924 | $2,555,411 | 24 | Keenan Robinson | Brandon Marshall |
| 21 | Texans | Will Fuller | WR | $10,164,312 | $5,592,228 | $2,541,078 | 59 | Kamar Aiken | Brandon LaFell |
| 22 | Redskins | Josh Doctson | WR | $10,049,644 | $5,508,832 | $2,512,411 | 60 | Kamar Aiken | Brandon LaFell |
| 23 | Vikings | Laquon Treadwell | WR | $9,934,980 | $5,425,440 | $2,483,745 | 62 | Brandon LaFell | Nelson Agholar |
| 24 | Bengals | William Jackson | CB | $9,705,648 | $5,258,652 | $2,426,412 | 61 | Darius Butler | Kyle Fuller |
| 25 | Steelers | Artie Burns | CB | $9,590,980 | $5,175,256 | $2,397,745 | 63 | Kyle Fuller | Marcus Peters |
| 26 | Broncos | Paxton Lynch | QB | $9,476,306 | $5,091,860 | $2,369,077 | 39 | Colt McCoy | Matt McGloin |
| 27 | Packers | Kenny Clark | 34DE | $9,361,642 | $5,008,468 | $2,340,411 | 31 | Arik Armstead | Vance Walker |
| 28 | 49ers | Joshua Garnett | G | $9,304,310 | $4,966,772 | $2,326,078 | 30 | Chris Chester | Zack Martin |
| 30 | Cardinals | Robert Nkemdiche | 34DT | $8,600,592 | $4,454,976 | $2,150,148 | 32 | Arik Armstead | Vance Walker |
| 31 | Panthers | Vernon Butler | 43DT | $8,396,516 | $4,306,556 | $2,099,129 | 28 | Alan Branch | Terrance Knighton |
| 32 | Seahawks | Germain Ifedi | RT | $8,265,110 | $4,210,988 | $2,066,278 | 34 | Riley Reiff | Justin Pugh |
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