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RB Ezekiel Elliott (All B1G, All-American, National Champion, Pro Bowl, All Pro, Dallas Cowboys)

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Agent's Take: Making sense of all the money talk following the NFL Draft

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The rookie wage scale implemented by the current Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2011 is designed to prevent top draft picks from being paid like highly productive veterans as unproven commodities. Ezekiel Elliott, the fourth overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys, may be the one exception because of the economic downturn with running back salaries.

The Ohio State product is expected to sign a fully guaranteed four-year, $24,956,338 contract, which includes a $16,350,064 signing bonus. Elliott's $6,239,085 average yearly salary makes him the NFL's ninth highest paid running back by this metric. His expected contract is slightly more than the reported best offer the Cowboys gave DeMarco Murray in 2015 as a free agent. Dallas was unwilling to pay Murray more than $24 million over four years with $12 million fully guaranteed after a 2014 season in which he lead the league in rushing by gaining 1,845 yards on the ground on 392 carries, the eighth-most ever in an NFL regular season.
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Teams have a fifth-year option with first-round picks that must be exercised after the third year of a rookie contract. The decision on the option year wouldn't need to be made until 2019 in Elliott's case. As a top-10 pick, Elliott has the worst value for a fifth-year option relative to the salary structure at the various positions. His option-year salary, which will be the same as the running back transition tag, should be north of $10 million. This year's running back transition tag is $9.647 million.

Entire article: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...of-all-the-money-talk-following-the-nfl-draft

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