{"id":285825,"date":"2026-06-14T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=285825"},"modified":"2026-06-14T03:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:40:51","slug":"udfa-nfl-contracts-2026-nfc-north-free-agent-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/06\/14\/udfa-nfl-contracts-2026-nfc-north-free-agent-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: NFC North Free Agent Signings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Some teams, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, invested a guaranteed $916,000 on just five players, while others, like the Miami Dolphins<\/a>, spent $180,000 on just two players.<\/p>\n

Utah edge rusher Logan Fano<\/a> earned the most of all UDFA’s with a guaranteed $310,000 from the Cleveland Browns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: NFC North Free Agent Signings<\/h2>\n

UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Chicago Bears<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\nPlayer<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nCollege<\/td>\nGuaranteed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/a><\/td>\nJaren Kump<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n$115,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nKC Eziomume<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nTulane<\/td>\n$9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nJayden Loving<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nWake Forest<\/td>\n$245,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nCaden Barnett<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n$277,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nGabriel Plascencia<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nSan Diego State<\/td>\n$5,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nWayne Matthews<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nMichigan State<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nBeau Gardner<\/td>\nLS<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n$110,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nMiller Moss<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nLouisville<\/td>\n$210,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nColeman Bennett<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nKennesaw State<\/td>\n$145,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nSkyler Thomas<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nOregon State<\/td>\n$220,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nMason Murphy<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n$267,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nHayden Large<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nIowa<\/td>\n$67,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nOmari Kelly<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nMichigan State<\/td>\n$135,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nSquirrel White<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nFlorida State<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago Bears<\/td>\nKyron Hudson<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nPenn State<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,806,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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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<\/a>, and guard Caden Barnett of Texas.<\/a><\/p>\n

UDFA NFL Contracts 2026: Detroit Lions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\nPlayer<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nCollege<\/td>\nGuaranteed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/a><\/td>\nDe’Shawn Rucker<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nSouth Florida<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nAamaris Brown<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nNevada-Las Vegas<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nAidan Keanaaina<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nCalifornia<\/a><\/td>\n$267,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nEric O’Neill<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nRutgers<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nAnthony Lucas<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\nSouthern California<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nErick Hunter<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nMorgan State<\/td>\n$175,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nLuke Altmyer<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nIllinois<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nMelvin Priestly<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nIllinois<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Lions<\/td>\nMiles Kitselman<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$442,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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The Chicago Bears kick off rookie minicamp this week! Rookies will report to Halas Hall on May 8-9 for the 2-day minicamp. \ud83d\udc3b\u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

HC Ben Johnson and his staff will get their first up-close look at the 2026 draft class. \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/1xCuwhWxpn<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bearsszn (@bearszn) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n