Draftanomics

AAV rankings

Two numbers per prospect, because a second contract is two bets. The odds column is the chance he earns a second NFL deal at all, priced at draft time — about 87 percent of first-rounders do, about 22 percent of seventh-rounders. The dollar figure is the deal's average annual value — the AAV in the page title — what it pays per season if it happens, in today's cap dollars, built from every real second contract signed by the 2015–2023 classes. We show them separately rather than blending them into one expected value: nobody signs the average of $60 million and nothing. The order does multiply them, though — a $17 million projection you collect one time in five is not worth more than a $17 million projection you collect almost surely, so the rank is odds × dollars even though the columns stay separate. For classes already through the league, compare the projection with what the player actually signed — both translated to the current cap, so a 2015 deal and a 2022 deal sit on the same scale.

#PlayerPosCollege2nd-deal oddsAAV if signedActualDiff
1KJ BoldenSGeorgia95%$18.6M-$28.4M
2Leonard MooreCBNotre Dame97%$14.8M-$22.6M
3Kelley JonesSMississippi State95%$12.8M-$19.6M
4Koi PerichSOregon91%$12.9M-$19.7M
5OJ Frederique Jr.CBMiami97%$11.1M-$16.9M
6Brauntae JohnsonSNotre Dame97%$10.8M-$16.5M
7Xavier ScottCBIllinois97%$9.8M-$15.0M
8Dashawn SpearsSLSU89%$9.7M-$14.8M
9Chris PealCBSyracuse97%$7.6M-$11.6M
10Brice PollockCBTexas Tech97%$7.3M-$11.2M
11Adon ShulerSNotre Dame80%$8.8M-$13.5M
12Jontez WilliamsCBUSC69%$10.1M-$15.5M
13Jaylen McClainSOhio State96%$7.0M-$10.7M
14Jelani McDonaldCBTexas73%$9.0M-$13.8M
15Ashton HamptonSClemson81%$7.8M-$11.9M
16Zabien BrownCBAlabama97%$5.9M-$9.0M
17Ellis Robinson IVCBGeorgia97%$5.5M-$8.4M
18Reggie Bush IISBaylor$7.4M-$11.4M
19A.J. HarrisCBIndiana31%$7.8M-$11.9M
20David MooreCBArkansas State$3.0M-$4.6M
21Elijah LeeCBGeorgia Military College Prep$2.8M-$4.4M
22Jordan DavisCBBall State$2.8M-$4.2M
23Eddie Pleasant IIICBMarshall$2.7M-$4.2M
24Brandon JonesSUTEP$2.7M-$4.1M
25Jelani McLaughlinSSan Diego State89%$2.0M-$3.1M
26Xavier SmithSUTEP$2.5M-$3.8M
27Jordan MatthewsCBVanderbilt$2.5M-$3.8M
28Isaiah ThomasSMiami$2.3M-$3.5M
29Tyler ScottCBAuburn$2.1M-$3.2M
30AJ BrownSGeorgia Southern$1.9M-$3.0M
31Corey MyrickCBClemson22%$5.1M-$7.8M
32Cam JohnsonCBVirginia Tech8%$9.6M-$14.7M
33Jermaine Mathews Jr.CBOhio State11%$5.7M-$8.7M
34Tony MathisSOhio$0.9M-$1.3M
35Dev'ion ReynoldsCBNorthern Illinois$0.9M-$1.3M
36Chris BoykinsSOld Dominion$0.9M-$1.3M
37Jai-Ayviauynn CelestineCBFlorida International$0.9M-$1.3M
38Braedyn MooreCBToledo$0.9M-$1.3M
39Kamari WilsonSWest Virginia$0.9M-$1.3M
40CJ Miles Jr.CBWestern Michigan$0.9M-$1.3M
41Jshawn Frausto-RamosCBWashington State$0.9M-$1.3M
42Devin RobinsonSTulsa$0.9M-$1.3M
43Landon HaleSFlorida International$0.9M-$1.3M
44Tawfiq ByardSTexas A&M$0.9M-$1.3M
45Jarvis Boatwright Jr.SFlorida State$0.9M-$1.3M
46Jeilani DavisSMontana$0.9M-$1.3M
47Ethon ColeSDuquesne$0.9M-$1.3M
48Charles Lester IIICBFlorida State$0.9M-$1.3M
49Dijon JohnsonSFlorida$0.9M-$1.3M
50Martell HughesSArizona State$0.9M-$1.3M
51Quentin AjieroCBDuke$0.9M-$1.3M
52Josh DixonCBWyoming$0.9M-$1.3M
53Chris BracySMichigan$0.9M-$1.3M
54Terhyon NicholsCBKentucky$0.9M-$1.3M
55La'Varis StanfordCBWestern Michigan$0.9M-$1.3M
56Damani MaxsonSPrairie View A&M$0.9M-$1.3M
57Chapman LewisSUtah State$0.9M-$1.3M
58Imari ConleyCBSan José State$0.9M-$1.3M
59Mehki FlowersCBAkron$0.9M-$1.3M
60Jaylen JonesSArmy$0.9M-$1.3M
61Ryan YaitesSTCU$0.9M-$1.3M
62Bernard Causey IIICBWake Forest$0.9M-$1.3M
63Marquis GallegosSUSC$0.9M-$1.3M
64Rayquan AdkinsCBJames Madison$0.9M-$1.3M
65Cameron EppsCBOklahoma State$0.9M-$1.3M
66Ian BellCBWyoming$0.9M-$1.3M
67Ken WillisCBJames Madison$0.9M-$1.3M
68Jaden PettwaySUT-Rio Grande Valley$0.9M-$1.3M
69Jamarion ClarkCBRice$0.9M-$1.3M
70Tyrin WoodbySWest Virginia$0.9M-$1.3M
71Paul Mencke Jr.SWashington$0.9M-$1.3M
72Kamani JacksonCBWashington State$0.9M-$1.3M
73Tayvon NelsonCBMarshall$0.9M-$1.3M
74Chris Graves Jr.CBMiami$0.9M-$1.3M
75Fatu MukubaSSam Houston$0.9M-$1.3M
76Tayshawn BanksCBPittsburgh$0.9M-$1.3M
77Jaden HarrisCBKansas$0.9M-$1.3M
78Jordan BellSMemphis$0.9M-$1.3M
79Jon MitchellCBGeorgia Tech$0.9M-$1.3M
80Bryce GraysSUTSA$0.9M-$1.3M
81Collin GillCBCharlotte$0.9M-$1.3M
82Jay CrawfordCBOle Miss$0.9M-$1.3M
83Keenan McCaddySGarden City C.C. $0.9M-$1.3M
84Makari VickersSColorado$0.9M-$1.3M
85Kalen WoodsSNew Mexico$0.9M-$1.3M
86Trevor HardySAustin Peay$0.9M-$1.3M
87Kelvin HillCBGeorgia Tech$0.9M-$1.3M
88Jackson BartonCBNevada$0.9M-$1.3M
89Karon WearySSouth Alabama$0.9M-$1.3M
90Luke WilliamsCBAustin Peay$0.9M-$1.3M
91Josiah CoxSSan Diego State$0.9M-$1.3M
92Kejuan BullardCBSan José State$0.9M-$1.3M
93Ahkhari JohnsonCBLouisiana Tech$0.9M-$1.3M
94JQ HardawaySKentucky$0.9M-$1.3M
95Jalil TuckerCBSan Diego State$0.9M-$1.3M
96Ryan TurnerCBPurdue$0.9M-$1.3M
97Vicari SwainCBSouth Carolina10%$5.7M-$8.7M
98Tyler BrownSIowa45%$1.2M-$1.8M
99Christian GrayCBNotre Dame10%$4.3M-$6.7M
100Bray HubbardCBAlabama6%$4.2M-$6.4M

How these numbers are made. Two models, both built from real second contracts (as logged by Over the Cap) signed by the 2015–2023 draft classes. The odds column asks one question — does a drafted player earn a second NFL deal? — using only what is knowable on draft night: projected slot, bust risk, size, position. Tested on draft classes it never saw, it lands within a few points of the real round-by-round rates. The dollar column projects what the deal pays as a slice of that year's salary cap, then converts to today's cap — so it answers “what does the deal look like if he earns one,” not a blended expectation. Prospects who haven't played an NFL snap are projected on draft-night information alone; prospects who never cracked the consensus board get the rookie-scale figure and no odds, because the model has nothing honest to say about them. See methodology for how closely the projected odds track what actually happened.