Catching you up on the SEC’s first-round draft picks and their rookie contracts
By Kevin Duffey
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The NFL draft has come and gone, and several first-round picks have participated in their team’s OTAs.
All seven SEC first-round picks have signed their rookie contracts. We update the amounts for the players who have signed, as well as give a current event update of their progress this offseason:
No. 3 Dante Fowler, Jacksonville Jaguars (Florida Gators)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $22.7 million, $14.8 million signing bonus
Notes: Fowler will miss the 2015 NFL season because of a torn ACL he suffered during his first practice with the Jaguars this offseason.
No. 4 Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders (Alabama Crimson Tide)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $22.7 million, $14.8 million signing bonus
Notes: Just like at Alabama, Cooper is keeping a low profile with the Raiders. Head coach Jack Del Rio said Cooper is one of the most polished receivers to come out of college in years.
No. 10 Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams (Georgia Bulldogs)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $13.8 million, $8.3 million signing bonus
Notes: Upon Gurley being drafted by St. Louis, Rams’ backup Zac Stacy said he wanted to be traded. He got his wish, as the Jets picked Stacy up. Gurley is still a ‘ways away’ from being able to practice with the team and continues rehabbing his knee.
No. 21 Cedric Ogbuehi, Cincinnati Bengals (Texas A&M Aggies)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $9.3 million, $5 million signing bonus
Notes: Ogbuehi continues rehabbing his knee and working on the side at the team’s OTAs. He’s said he’ll be ready for training camp. It’s too early to tell just how effective he’ll be in 2015.
No. 22 Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers (Kentucky Wildcats)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $9.2 million, $4.9 million signing bonus
Notes: Reports out of Pittsburgh are that Dupree is already getting reps with the Steelers’ first-team defense. Dupree is likely to get a lot of time in the Steelers’ five preseason games this year.
No. 23 Shane Ray, Denver Broncos (Missouri Tigers)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $9.1 million, $4.8 million signing bonus
Notes: Ray has been recovering from a turf toe injury he suffered in January, but he participated in his first OTAs June 1. It was his first on-field activity of the offseason.
No. 24 DJ Humphries, Arizona Cardinals (Florida Gators)
Status: Signed
Contract: 4 years, $8.9 million, $4.74 million signing bonus
Notes: Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said Humphries need to mature a bit before he’s handed the starting right tackle job. Humphries is a very raw player with tremendous upside.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
