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Breaking down the contracts of the Lions' draft picks

Six of the Detroit Lions' 2015 draft picks have been signed so far. Let's take a closer look at their contracts.

The Detroit Lions have signed six of their seven draft picks. Only first-round pick Laken Tomlinson is currently unsigned, meaning the contracts have been made official for Ameer Abdullah, Alex Carter, Gabe Wright, Michael Burton, Quandre Diggs and Corey Robinson. Let's take a closer look at the contracts for these six players:

RB Ameer Abdullah: 4 years, $4,156,126 (signing bonus: $1,282,637)

2015: $435,000 base salary | $755,659 cap hit
2016: $573,915base salary | $50,000 reporting bonus | $944,574cap hit
2017: $762,830base salary | $50,000 workout bonus | $1,133,489cap hit
2018: $951,744base salary | $50,000 workout bonus | $1,322,404cap hit

Note: Contract includes $2,291,552 in guaranteed money.