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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.On average how many UDFA's does BB bring in & how much does it cost per player?
In terms of potential dead space on the cap, here are the SBs for recent rookie UDFAs when they first signed with the team:
Hoyer: $12,500
Arrington: none
Farnham: $1,000
Fletcher: $10,000
Jenkins: $10,000
Brown: $12,500
Guyton: $12,000
Until and unless they make the team, the most they count against the cap is the amount of the signing bonus.
As to the how many, it depends on how many players the Pats have already signed plus the number of unassigned draft picks. The closer that number is to 80, the fewer UDFAs. Typically the Pats will sign between 10 and 20 UDFAs with 12 to 15 the most common number. It may increase this year if training camp rosters increase from 80 to 90, but who knows at this point.
FWIW, right now they have 74 players signed/drafted awaiting contracts, not counting unsigned FAs.