Let’s take a look at how much New Orleans rookies are making.
The New Orleans Saints assembled one of their biggest draft classes in recent memory. Mickey Loomis is a big proponent of trading up, but instead, he stayed put and the Saints used all nine selections they came into the draft with.
With more draft picks means more money spent. According to Spotrac, the Saints will be spending $14,129,202 on their rookie this year and about 72 million over the next four. That’s much more than they’re accustomed to paying out, but when you’re rebuilding, you need a lot of young guys on cheap contracts.
Here’s a breakdown of each rookie’s contract.
All contract details provided by Spotrac.
Kelvin Banks – 4 years, $27,688,114
The Saints’ first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft was Kelvin Banks. The former Texas OT will immediately help their offensive line out, and they get a guy who will likely start for four years on a cheap deal relative to an average offensive lineman’s salary.
Year 1: $5,034,202
Year 2: $6,292,753
Year 3: $7,551,304
Year 4: $8,809,855
Tyler Shough – 4 years, $10,793,226
With the 40th pick in the draft, the Saints selected Tyler Shough. They’ll spend about 10 million dollars on him over the next four seasons, which is much lower than market value on a starting QB. If he turns out to be the guy, they’ll have a four-year window where they can spend elsewhere and build around him. If he’s not, it won’t cost them that much.
Year 1: $1,962,405
Year 2: $2,453,006
Year 3: $2,943,607
Year 4: $3,434,208
Vernon Broughton – 4 years, $6,634,052
With their first of two picks in the third round, the Saints selected Vernon Broughton, a DT from Texas. He’ll earn over six million dollars over the next four years, and if he can develop into a solid player, it will really help them on defense while they wait out the rest of some of their veteran’s salaries.
Year 1: $1,206,191
Year 2: $1,507,739
Year 3: $1,809,287
Year 4: $2,110,835
Jonas Sanker – 4 years, $6,242,188
Jonas Sanker will make about 400k less than Broughton through the course of his four-year deal. The Saints have a couple expensive veterans at safety, so getting a cheap, young talent back there will certainly help.
Year 1: $1,134,943
Year 2: $1,418,679
Year 3: $1,702,415
Year 4: $1,986,151
Danny Stutsman – 4 years, $5,226,463
Danny Stutsman was the Saints first day three pick, and he’s slated to make a little over five million dollars during the course of his rookie deal. With Demario Davis, who’s eating up nearly seven million dollars in cap space, only getting older, Stutsman could prove to be a cheap replacement when the time comes.
Year 1: $1,096,616
Year 2: $1,261,616
Year 3: $1,376,616
Year 4: $1,491,616
Quincy Riley – 4 years, $5,085,589
Riley was picked about 20 spots later than Stutsman and is set to make about five million bucks in his rookie deal. The Saints have a lot of young corners on cheap deals, but they’ll have to pay Alontae Taylor soon if they want to keep him around in the future.
Year 1: $1,061,397
Year 2: $1,226,397
Year 3: $1,341,397
Year 4: $1,456,397
Devin Neal – 4 years, $4,450,838
The Saints drafted Devin Neal to help out in the run game as soon as this year. They have Alvin Kamara on a big deal right now, so the goal was the get an effective runner on a cheap deal. They missed on Kendre Miller, so hopefully Neal can play the role they thought Miller could.
Year 1: $902,710
Year 2: $1,067,710
Year 3: $1,182,710
Year 4: $1,297,710
Moliki Matavao – 4 years, $4,301,474
Moliki Matavao was the last non-comp pick of the seventh round, meaning he, and everyone else picked after him, are making the same four-year, 4.3-million-dollar deal.
Year 1: $865,369
Year 2: $1,030,369
Year 3: $1,145,369
Year 4: $1,260,369
Fadil Diggs – 4 years, $4,301,474
With their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Saints selected Fadil Diggs to help out off the edge. He’ll make the same amount on his four-year rookie deal as Matavao and the other seventh round comp picks.
Year 1: $865,369
Year 2: $1,030,369
Year 3: $1,145,369
Year 4: $1,260,369