Salaries for No. 1 draft picks dropped when the NFL instituted a new rookie wage scale with the CBA in 2011. The salaries for the past 10 No. 1 picks:
2014
JADEVEON CLOWNEY
DE, South Carolina, Houston Texans
Total contract: $22,272,998
Signing bonus: $14,518,544
Guaranteed: $22,272,998
2013
ERIC FISHER
T, Central Michigan,
Kansas City Chiefs
Total contract: $22,190,498
Signing bonus: $14,518,544
Guaranteed: $16,678,544
2012
ANDREW LUCK
QB, Stanford, Indianapolis Colts
Total contract: $22,107,998
Signing bonus: $14,518,544
Guaranteed: $22,107,998
2011
CAM NEWTON
QB, Auburn, Carolina Panthers
Total contract: $22,025,498
Signing bonus: $14,518,544
Guaranteed: $22,025,498
2010
SAM BRADFORD
QB, Oklahoma, St. Louis Rams
Total contract: $78,000,000
Signing bonus: $17,975,000
Guaranteed: $50,000,000
2009
MATTHEW STAFFORD
QB, Georgia, Detroit Lions
Total contract: $53,000,000
Signing bonus: $27,500,000
Guaranteed: $41,500,000
2008
JAKE LONG
T, Michigan, Miami Dolphins
Total contract: $34,000,000
Signing bonus: $5,000,000
Guaranteed: $12,000,000
2007
JaMARCUS RUSSELL
QB, LSU, Oakland Raiders
Total contract: $68,000,000
Signing bonus: --
Guaranteed: $32,000,000
2006
MARIO WILLIAMS
DE, N.C. State, Houston Texans
Total contract: $96,000,000
Signing bonus: $16,000,000
Guaranteed: $24,900,000
2005
ALEX SMITH
QB, Utah, San Francisco 49ers
Total contract: $25,250,000
Signing bonus: --
Guaranteed: $9,000,000
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