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Originally Posted by Roy P

Hmmm....I just saw Ron Bartell's deal at 4-years $28Mil with $13.6Mil guaranteed. If that's the going rate, I'm thinking my earlier deal is the best I can do. Otherwise, I'll take Kyle Wilson in the 1st round. I wonder how much $$$ that's going to cost me in the #20 - #25 range.

Vontae Davis was picked #25 last season and was the only CB picked in the 20 to 25 range so I grabbed his numbers from the Orlando Sun Sentinal.

1st Rd - Cornerback - Vontae Davis -5-year contract

500,000 - Signing Bonus (Divided into every year of the contract 100,000 per year).
4,045,000 - Option bonus (Bonus spread over the last 4 years of the contract starting in 2,010, 1,011,250 per year)
310,000 - Base Salary
815,000 - Roster Bonus
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1,225,000 (Roster Bonus + Base Salary + Pro Rated Signing Bonus)

Vontae Davis - 2010
395,000 - Base Salary (Guaranteed)
100,000 Pro-Ration from Signing Bonus
1,011,250 (Pro-Rated Option Bunus)
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1,506,250 Cap number

Vontae Davis - 2011
676,250 - Base Salary (Guaranteed)
100,000 (Pro-rated from signing bonus)
1,011,250 (Pro-rated option bonus)
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1,787,500 Cap number

Vontae Davis - 2012
957,500 - Base Salary
1,011,250 (Pro-rated option bonus)
100,000 (Pro-rated from signing bonus)
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2,068,750 Cap number

Vontae Davis - 2013
786,250 Base salary
1,011,250 (Pro-rated option bonus)
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1,897,500 Cap number

Those number are not bad, add a few million for the higher pick if we stay at 20, but reasonable for a starter. Top 10 is where you are over paying for most rookie starters.