2024 NFL Draft: Exploring 7th-round draft picks’ salaries this year

The 2024 NFL Draft is over, and every team in the NFL has several rookies on their rosters. The Draft was a resounding success, and the league is set to welcome over 200 new faces once the new season begins in October.

This article will examine how much seventh-round picks are set to earn this year. We will also examine this year's Mr. Irrelevant and how much he'll earn through his first NFL contract.

Who was Mr. Irrelevant in the 2024 NFL Draft? How much will he earn?

Jaylen Key is this year's Mr. Irrelevant, as the last overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Alabama Crimson Tide safety played for the Tide for one year after transferring from the UAB Blazers.

Key came to Alabama and promptly earned a starting spot despite having joined as a graduate student. He played a role in the Tide's late push to appear in the Rose Bowl, and he'll now join the New York Jets as the last overall pick of the 2024 Draft.

According to USA Today, Jaylen Key will sign a projected contract of $4.1 million. Key will be joining a New York Jets side that is starved of playoff success and in win-now mode due to their ageing legendary quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. We all know about the impact that the 2022 Mr. Irrelevant had on the league. If Jaylen Daniels comes remotely close, it'll be big news at the end of the regular season.

The Mr. Irrelevants of the past two decades

Here's a list of the last 20 owners of the Mr. Irrelevant tag in the NFL Draft:

• 2024: Jaylen Key
• 2023: Desjuan Johnson
• 2022: Brock Purdy
• 2021: Grant Stuard
• 2020: Tae Crowder
• 2019: Caleb Wilson
• 2018: Trey Quinn
• 2017: Chad Kelly
• 2016: Kalan Reed
• 2015: Gerald Christian
• 2014: Lonnie Ballentine
• 2013: Justice Cunningham
• 2012: Chandler Harnish
• 2011: Cheta Ozougwu
• 2010: Tim Toone
• 2009: Ryan Succop
• 2008: David Vobora
• 2007: Ramzee Robinson
• 2006: Kevin McMahan
• 2005: Andy Stokes