2026 Undrafted Free Agent Guarantees

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Undrafted free agents sign standard three-year contracts that are worth whatever the minimum salary is in those years. In 2026, the standard UDFA deal is worth $3.1 million. However, teams are permitted to offer guarantees to aid their recruitment efforts in signing these players after the draft. Like most contracts, typically guaranteed money for UDFAs comes in the form of either a signing bonus or a salary guarantee. Teams are restricted by a hard cap on the total amount of signing bonus cash they can offer to UDFAs. This year, that number was around $200,000. There is no restriction on how much salary teams can guarantee but typically you’ll see teams go for a few hundred thousand at the high end because that’s equal to what a rookie would make for a year on the practice squad. This money is also subject to offsets, which means if a player ends up on a practice squad for another team after his first squad cuts him, the first organization will get a credit for that money back on the salary cap. Guarantees don’t guarantee an undrafted rookie a spot on the roster but they do tell us which players had a competitive market in post-draft free agency and which players the team has somewhat high initial expectations for. There are UDFAs who play important roles each and every season. For more on potential UDFA standouts from the 2026 class, check out our One UDFA To Watch From Every Team feature . Here’s how the whole class stacks up. Data compiled from Over The Cap . Player Total Guaranteed Signing Bonus Base Guarantee Total Value Chargers LT Isaiah World $534,000 $19,000 $515,000 $3,119,000 Broncos LB Taurean York $325,000 $25,000 $300,000 $3,125,000 Browns EDGE Logan Fano $310,000 $35,000 $275,000 $3,135,000 Chargers EDGE Nadame Tucker $287,500 $40,000 $247,500 $3,140,000 Cardinals WR Harrison Wallace III $287,500 $40,000 $247,500 $3,140,000 Colts LB West Weeks $286,500 $39,000 $247,500 $3,139,000 Giants CB Thaddeus Dixon $282,500 $35,000 $247,500 $3,135,000 Giants LT Ryan Schernecke $282,500 $35,000 $247,500 $3,135,000 Texans LT James Neal III $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Saints RT Alex Wollschlaeger $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 49ers WR Will Pauling $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 49ers IDL James Thompson Jr. $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Bears RG Caden Barnett $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Dolphins IDL Rene Konga $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Jaguars EDGE Bryan Thomas Jr. $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Jaguars RB J’Mari Taylor $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 Buccaneers RT Paul Rubelt $277,500 $30,000 $247,500 $3,130,000 49ers TE Khalil Dinkins $275,000 $27,500 $247,500 $3,127,500 Browns EDGE Khordae Sydnor $275,000 $27,500 $247,500 $3,127,500 Panthers IDL Aaron Hall $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Colts S Austin Brown $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Saints RT Alan Herron $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Panthers CB DeVonta Smith $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Chiefs WR Jeff Caldwell $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Titans WR Hank Beatty $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 49ers IDL Bryson Eason $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Buccaneers QB Jalon Daniels $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Eagles S Kapena Gushiken $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Colts IDL Cameron Ball $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Raiders WR Corey Rucker $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Cardinals CB Elijah Culp $272,500 $25,000 $247,500 $3,125,000 Eagles EDGE Joshua Weru…