Signing undrafted free agents in the NFL is a tricky proposition. UDFA NFL contracts 2026 are the ticket for teams’ successes. Once the draft is over, teams can go and sign college players who were undrafted, and the enticement of money talks. NFL teams just spent $10.6 million on players not drafted. It is worth noting that even though undrafted free agents can sign a three-year contract for just over $3 million, very little of that contract is guaranteed. In fact, many players have nothing guaranteed or paltry amounts of five to twenty thousand dollars guaranteed.
Some teams, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, invested a guaranteed $916,000 on just five players, while others, like the Miami Dolphins, spent $180,000 on just two players.
Utah edge rusher Logan Fano earned the most of all UDFA’s with a guaranteed $310,000 from the Cleveland Browns.
We take a look at how each team spent on free agents in the NFC North. Check out the first in our NFC series, the NFC East.
UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: NFC North Free Agent Signings
UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Chicago Bears
| Team | Player | Position | College | Guaranteed |
| Chicago Bears | Jaren Kump | C | Utah | $115,000 |
| Chicago Bears | KC Eziomume | CB | Tulane | $9,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Jayden Loving | DT | Wake Forest | $245,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Caden Barnett | G | Texas | $277,500 |
| Chicago Bears | Gabriel Plascencia | K | San Diego State | $5,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Wayne Matthews | LB | Michigan State | $0 |
| Chicago Bears | Beau Gardner | LS | Georgia | $110,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Miller Moss | QB | Louisville | $210,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Coleman Bennett | RB | Kennesaw State | $145,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Skyler Thomas | S | Oregon State | $220,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Mason Murphy | T | Auburn | $267,500 |
| Chicago Bears | Hayden Large | TE | Iowa | $67,500 |
| Chicago Bears | Omari Kelly | WR | Michigan State | $135,000 |
| Chicago Bears | Squirrel White | WR | Florida State | $0 |
| Chicago Bears | Kyron Hudson | WR | Penn State | $0 |
| TOTAL | $1,806,500 |
The Bears guaranteed six figure guaranteed money to nine players, five on the offensive and defensive lines. Leading the pack were Mason Murphy, an offensive tackle from Auburn, and guard Caden Barnett of Texas.
UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Detroit Lions
| Team | Player | Position | College | Guaranteed |
| Detroit Lions | De’Shawn Rucker | CB | South Florida | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Aamaris Brown | CB | Nevada-Las Vegas | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Aidan Keanaaina | DT | California | $267,500 |
| Detroit Lions | Eric O’Neill | DT | Rutgers | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Anthony Lucas | DT | Southern California | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Erick Hunter | LB | Morgan State | $175,000 |
| Detroit Lions | Luke Altmyer | QB | Illinois | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Melvin Priestly | T | Illinois | $0 |
| Detroit Lions | Miles Kitselman | TE | Tennessee | $0 |
| TOTAL | $442,500 |
The Lions signed nine undrafted free agents, with just two players earning guaranteed money. Aidan Keanaina, a defensive tackle from Cal received $267,500 and Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter was guaranteed $175,000.
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UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Green Bay Packers
| Team | Player | Position | College | Guaranteed |
| Green Bay Packers | Nyjalik Kelly | ED | Central Florida | $262,500 |
| Green Bay | Dillon Wade | G | Auburn | $215,000 |
| Green Bay | Josh Gesky | G | Illinois | $215,000 |
| Green Bay | Dylan Barrett | G | Iowa State | $15,000 |
| Green Bay | T.J. Quinn | LB | Louisville | $165,000 |
| Green Bay | Kyron Drones | QB | Virginia Tech | $5,000 |
| Green Bay | Jaden Nixon | RB | Central Florida | $15,000 |
| Green Bay | Murvin Kenion II | S | Nevada | $10,000 |
| Green Bay | R.J. Maryland | TE | Southern Methodist | $15,000 |
| Green Bay | J. Michael Sturdivant | WR | Florida | $215,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,132,500 |
The Packers aimed for a trio of players from major college programs with $215,000 in guarantees for each: Dillon Wade of Auburn, Josh Gesky of Illinois and J. Michael Sturdivant of Florida.
UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Minnesota Vikings
| Team | Player | Position | College | Guaranteed |
| Minnesota Vikings | Delby Lemieux | C | Dartmouth | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Tyreek Chappell | CB | Texas A&M | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Da’Veawn Armstead | CB | North Texas | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Marcus Allen | CB | North Carolina | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Smith Vilbert | DT | North Carolina | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Monkell Goodwine | DT | South Carolina | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Tomas Rimac | G | Virginia Tech | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Scooby Williams | LB | Florida | $220,000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Arden Walker | LB | Colorado | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Cam’Ron Stewart | LB | Temple | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Keli Lawson | LB | Central Florida | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Bangally Kamara | LB | Kansas | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Jordan Botelho | LB | Notre Dame | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Brett Thorson | P | Georgia | $90,000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Kejon Owens | RB | Florida International | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Jacob Thomas | S | James Madison | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Tristan Leigh | T | Clemson | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Luke Wysong | WR | Arizona | $60,000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Marcus Sanders Jr. | WR | Georgia Southern | $0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Shaleak Knotts | WR | Maryland | $25,000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Dillon Bell | WR | Georgia | $0 |
| TOTAL | $395,000 |
The Vikings chose to spend nearly two thirds of their free agent money for one player, linebacker Scooby Williams of Florida.
Data from Spotrac.com
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