Analyzing the financial impact of the Philadelphia Eagles draft class

The Philadelphia Eagles will amazingly field Nakobe Dean on a third-round deal.

We’ve complained for years about the Philadelphia Eagles’ negligence in adding satisfactory additions to the linebacker position. We can’t say that anymore with the addition of Haason Reddick and Kyzir White in free agency.

Reddick signed a three-year, $45 million contract on March 16th. White’s deal covers one year and will pay him $3 million. Here’s what their draftees at the linebacker position are scheduled to earn.

Nakobe Dean’s contract details ($5,186,894 in total value)

Signing Bonus (estimated): $952,286

Salary Cap hit (estimated): $943,072

Yeah, he’s going to want to cash in when his time comes, if not earlier if he outplays the terms of his deal. It’s a very real possibility that he’ll be able to do so.

Nakobe Dean is smart. He knows rookie deals are stacked based on where these guys are selected. You have to believe that he has to feel like he’s underpaid too, but that’s what happens when these guys slide in the draft. You can see why they take their stock so seriously.

Kyron Johnson’s contract details ($3,869,927 in total value)

Signing Bonus (estimated): $209,927

Salary Cap hit (estimated): $757,482

Kyron Johnson, the first of Philly’s two selections in Round 6, gets $209,928 in guaranteed money to go along with that $209,927 signing bonus (which is prorated at $52,482 per year).

According to OverTheCap, his base salary is expected to loos like this over the next four years: $705,000 in 2022, $870,000 in 2023, $985,000 in 2024, and $1,100,000 in 2025.