How much salary cap space do Rams need to sign 2026 draft class?
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The Los Angeles Rams turned their allotment of seven draft picks into only five selections by the end of draft weekend after trading up to draft CJ Daniels in the sixth. It was the smallest class of Sean McVay’s career thus far, and it’s also a fairly cheap one thanks to the fact that they had just three picks in the first five rounds.
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As of now, the Rams have $25.9 million in cap space before signing their 2026 draft class, according to Over The Cap. They’ll need to get their five draft picks and 18 undrafted rookies under contract soon, which will eat into their cap room.
Not significantly, though.
According to Over The Cap, the Rams only need $4.85 million in cap space to sign their draft class. The total cost to sign the class is $9.27 million, but because of the top-51 rule (only the 51 largest cap hits count), the space required to sign the entire class is less, since the rookies will be replacing players already on the books in the top 51.
So after the Rams sign their draft class, they'll have about $21.09 million in cap space. That's plenty of room to sign another impact free agent or extend Matthew Stafford and other players.
Here’s a breakdown of each player’s cap hit, 2026 salary and signing bonus, as well as the full value of each contract.
QB Ty Simpson, Alabama – 4 years, $25.77 million
- 2026 cap hit: $4.69 million
- 2026 salary: $885,000
- Signing bonus: $15.2 million
TE Max Klare, Ohio State – 4 years, $8.08 million
- 2026 cap hit: $1.47 million
- 2026 salary: $885,000
- Signing bonus: $2.33 million
OT Keagen Trost, Missouri – 4 years, $6.83 million
- 2026 cap hit: $1.24 million
- 2026 salary: $885,000
- Signing bonus: $1.43 million
WR CJ Daniels, Miami – 4 years, $4.66 million
- 2026 cap hit: $955,021
- 2026 salary: $885,000
- Signing bonus: $280,084
DT Tim Keenan III, Alabama – 4 years, $4.54 million
- 2026 cap hit: $924,514
- 2026 salary: $885,000
- Signing bonus: $158,056
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: 2026 NFL Draft: Salary cap breakdown of LA Rams' class