Jets Sign Four Draft Picks

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co
By Jonathan Comeaux | Last updated 5/5/23

The New York Jets announced they’ve signed four players to rookie contracts on Friday.

OFFICIAL: @IAbanikanda is gettin' busy in New York!!

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— New York Jets (@nyjets) May 5, 2023

The full list includes:

RB Israel Abanikanda
LB Zaire Barnes
CB Jarrick Bernard Converse
TE Zack Kuntz

New York has now signed four of their seven picks from the 2023 NFL Draft.

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Note
1	15	Will McDonald IV	DE
2	43	Joe Tippmann	C
4	120	Carter Warren	OT
5	143	Israel Abanikanda	RB	Signed
6	184	Zaire Barnes	LB	Signed
6	204	Jarrick Bernard-Converse	CB	Signed
7	220	Zack Kuntz	TE	Signed

Abanikanda, 20, was a two-year starter at Pittsburgh and earned second-team All-American and first-team All-ACC honors as a senior.

He’s projected to sign a four-year, $4,176,386 rookie contract that includes a $336,386 signing bonus and will carry a cap figure of $834,096 in 2023.

During his three-year college career, Abanikanda appeared in 31 games and made 17 starts, recording 390 rushing attempts for 2,177 yards (5.6 YPC) and 28 touchdowns, to go along with 38 receptions for 354 yards (9.3 YPC) and three touchdowns.

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