How Much Guaranteed Money the Vikings Gave Their Undrafted Free Agents

The Vikings supplemented their six-player 2023 draft class by signing a strong group of undrafted free agents. The group is headlined by Ivan Pace Jr. and Andre Carter II, who were ranked by PFF as the top two players not selected in this year's draft. Beyond those two, there are several other intriguing players with a chance to stick around on the practice squad or even make the 53-man roster.

One way to judge which undrafted players have better odds than others to earn a spot on a team is to look at how much guaranteed money they received to sign. For example, Carter got $340K in guarantees to sign with the Vikings, an unusually large commitment that tells you they think he has a real chance to make the roster out of training camp.

Let's take a look at how much guaranteed money each member of the Vikings' UDFA class got this year. Ultimately, how they look throughout the offseason, training camp, and preseason games will determine their future in Minnesota, but this can provide a bit of context moving forward. These figures are courtesy of Over The Cap.

Guaranteed money given to Vikings UDFAs this year

Over $250K

Andre Carter II, EDGE, Army: $340,000

$150K-$250K

Ivan Pace Jr., LB, Cincinnati: $236,000

$100K-$150K

Alan Ali, OL, TCU: $120,000

Thayer Thomas, WR, North Carolina State: $110,000

Ben Sims, TE, Baylor: $110,000

$40K-$100K

Malik Knowles, WR, Kansas State: $75,000

Jaylin Williams, CB, Indiana: $50,000

Calvin Avery, DT, Illinois: $40,000

$1K-40K

Wilson Huber, LB, Cincinnati: $30,000

Cephus Johnson, WR/QB, Southeastern Louisiana: $26,000

Jack Podlesny, K, Georgia: $15,000

Abraham Beauplan, LB, Marshall: $8,000

C.J. Coldon, CB, Oklahoma: $2,500

NaJee Thompson, CB, Georgia Southern

Jacky Chen, OL, Pace (D-II)

Junior Aho, DL, SMU (International Player Pathway Program)

Zach Ojile, FB, Minnesota-Duluth (signed after tryout)

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