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How much money did the Arizona Cardinals spend on UDFAs in 2026?

The Arizona Cardinals signed only eight rookie free agents after the draft because that’s all they had space for on the offseason 91-player roster limit.

The extra player is tackle Valentin Senn, who is part of the International Pathway Player (IPP) program, and has a roster exemption. Senn was signed last year and spent the entire season on injured reserve.

Undrafted rookies all sign three-year contracts with league minimum salaries: $885,000 in 2026; $1.05 million in 2027 and $1.165 million in 2028 for a total of $3.1 million. Some receive nominal signing bonuses and a portion of their first-year salary guaranteed.

It’s important to note that if a player isn’t on the 53-man roster to begin the season, but is signed to the practice squad, the guaranteed salary counts toward the practice-squad salary.

This year, the practice-squad compensation for rookies is $13,750 per week, which totals $247,500 if the player is there for all 18 weeks of the season.

Players signed to the active roster during the season, including those elevated for games, receive a prorated portion ($49,167) of the minimum for those games.

It’s no coincidence that two Cardinals have $247,500 of their salaries guaranteed, one has $245,000 and three others are $100,000 or more.

Overall, the Cardinals guaranteed a total of $1.175 million in salaries and paid out $155,000 in signing bonuses. All eight players have salary-cap charges under $900,000 and none currently counts against the cap because the offseason 51-player cutoff is now $1,262,500. If any wind up on injured reserve, the split salary would be $515,000.

Practice-squad pay counts against the cap, obviously when the regular season begins.

Following are the specifics for the eight players:

WR Harrison Wallace III: $287,500 guaranteed ($247,500 salary/$40,000 bonus); $898,333 cap
CB Elijah Culp: $272,500 guaranteed ($247,500 salary/$25,000 bonus); $893,333 cap
LB Cameron Robertson: $265,000 guaranteed ($245,000 salary/$20,000 bonus); $891,666 cap
DT Damonic Williams: $215,000 guaranteed ($175,000 salary/$40,000 bonus); $898,333 cap
TE Jamison Geers: $125,000 guaranteed ($110,000 salary/$15,000 bonus); $890,000 cap
S Wydett Williams Jr.: $110,000 guaranteed ($100,000 salary/$10,000 bonus); $888,333 cap
C Ka’ena De Cambre: $55,000 guaranteed ($50,000 salary/$5,000 bonus); $886,666 cap
LB Stephen Dixon: Nothing guaranteed; $885,000 cap

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