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Ohio State NFL Draft picks contract details, signing bonuses

Spencer-Holbrookby:Spencer Holbrook•04/28/25•

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Will Howard
Ohio State QB Will Howard went to the Pittsburgh Steelers (© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State had 14 players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft this weekend, tying a program and Big Ten record while coming up just one selection short of tying the all-time record set in 2022 by Georgia.

Due to the NFL collective bargaining agreement, the draft slots all have set rookie deals — with some details that will be ironed out by the teams and the players along with the agents in the middle.

But overall, the contracts are basically set, just waiting for pen to meet paper. Lettermen Row has the set contract numbers for all 14 of the Ohio State draft selections. Let’s dive into it.

Note: All contract numbers are from Sportrac.

First-round Ohio State selections

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka: 4 years, $18.15 million, $9.8 million signing bonus
Minnesota Vikings OL Donovan Jackson: 4 years, $17.15 million, $9.8 million signing bonus
Detroit Lions DT Tyleik Williams: 4 years, $16.45 million, $8.6 million signing bonus
Kansas City Chiefs OT Josh Simmons: 4 years, $14.66 million, $7.3 million signing bonus

Second- and third-round picks from Buckeyes

Cleveland Browns RB Quinshon Judkins: 4 years, $11.38 million, $4.9 million signing bonus
New England Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson: 4 years, $11.1 million, $4.7 million signing bonus
Indianapolis Colts DE J.T. Tuimoloau: 4 years, $9.9 million, $3.86 million signing bonus

Day Three draft choices

Arizona Cardinals LB Cody Simon: 4 years, $5.2 million, $1 million signing bonus
Carolina Panthers SAF Lathan Ransom: 4 years, $5.15 million, $955,341 signing bonus
Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Jack Sawyer: 4 years, $5.15 million, $949,167 signing bonus
Los Angeles Rams DT Ty Hamilton: 4 years, $4.63 million, $427,771 signing bonus
Buffalo Bills DB Jordan Hancock: 4 years, $4.5 million, $319,617 signing bonus
Arizona Cardinals DB Denzel Burke: 4 years, $4.5 million, $319,617 signing bonus
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Will Howard: 4 years, $4.45 million, $247,628 signing bonus

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