Thanks to the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which was ratified in March and extends through the 2030 season, all rookie contracts are for a length of four years.
First-round selections come with an option for a fifth year, which, for the 49ers, includes both defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. If they choose to do so, NFL teams are required to activate the player's fifth-year option before the fourth and final year of the rookie deal.
Having set numbers for each spot eliminates the need to negotiate salaries and only leaves items like bonus payment terms, roster bonus allocations, and other miscellaneous structural items. It's those extra items that can stall an agreement. The 49ers' first-round selection last year, defensive end Nick Bosa, didn't sign his rookie contract until the day before players reported to training camp.
The 49ers will have an estimated rookie pool of $7,080,013 in 2020, according to OverTheCap.com's estimations.
Below are the estimated four-year contract values, signing bonuses, and 2020 salary cap figures for each of the 49ers' five draft picks, again, per OverTheCap.com.
Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
Total contract value: $15,488,700
Signing bonus: $8,824,508
2020 salary-cap figure: $2,816,127
Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State
Total contract value: $12,531,350
Signing bonus: $6,673,708
2020 salary-cap figure: $2,278,427
Colton McKivitz, T, West Virginia
Total contract value: $3,624,780
Signing bonus: $329,780
2020 salary-cap figure: $692,445
Charlie Woerner, TE, Georgia
Total contract value: $3,476,032
Signing bonus: $181,032
2020 salary-cap figure: $655,258
Jauan Jennings, WR, Tennessee
Total contract value: $3,406,024
Signing bonus: $111,024
2020 salary-cap figure: $637,756
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