The first round of the NFL Draft was definitely an exciting one for many teams and players.

For Northwestern, the Wildcats made program history with two players – Rashawn Slater and Greg Newsome II – becoming first-round picks. That is the first time ever two Northwestern players were selected in the first round of the same draft.

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For Michigan DL Kwity Paye, he had his own memorable moment after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts. On live television, Paye discussed the opportunity to retire his mother after her years of hard work.

After becoming first-round picks, these players are all about to be wealthy young men. Top overall pick Trevor Lawrence is projected to make over $36 million on his rookie contract to go along with a signing bonus of over $24 million. The signing bonus for Justin Fields, the top player taken from the B1G, is projected at $11,085,058.

Below is the projected rookie contracts and signing bonus for every B1G player selected in the first round, courtesy of Spotrac:

  • No. 11 – Chicago Bears, QB Justin Fields, Ohio State: $18,871,955 total value, $11,085,058 signing bonus
  • No. 12 – Dallas Cowboys, LB Micah Parsons, Penn State: $17,079,792 total value, $9,781,667 signing bonus
  • No. 13 – LA Chargers, OL Rashawn Slater, Northwestern: $16,631,756 total value, $9,455,823 signing bonus
  • No. 21 – Indianapolis Colts, DL Kwity Paye, Michigan: $13,644,833 total value, $7,283,515 signing bonus
  • No. 26 – Cleveland Browns, CB Greg Newsome II, Northwestern: $12,748,736 total value, $6,631,808 signing bonus
  • No. 27 – Baltimore Ravens, WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota: $12,599,412 total value, $6,523,209 signing bonus
  • No. 31 – Baltimore Ravens, EDGE Jayson Oweh, Penn State: $11,342,390 total value, $5,609,011 signing bonus