The 2025 NFL draft concluded over six days ago, and while most of the first-round picks and late-round picks have signed, the thirty-second-round picks are still unsigned, with less than a month to go before training camps kick off around the league.
Philadelphia selected playmaking safetyAndrew Mukuba with the 64th pick, and Adam Schefter reports that the former Texas star and 29 other second-round picks are haggling over guaranteed money on the standard four-year deal.
Heading into the weekend and less than a month from training camp, only two of the NFL’s 32 second-round draft picks have signed. Deals are stalled over whether or not contracts will be fully guaranteed. The only two 2025 second-round picks now signed are Cleveland’s Carson… pic.twitter.com/qSdstBAMgX
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 27, 2025
First-round picks usually have guaranteed four-year deals with a potential fifth-year option, but up until this past April, fully guaranteed contracts weren’t the norm for second-round picks. That all changed when the Texans gave Jayden Higgins, the 34th overall pick, the first fully guaranteed contract ever for a second-round pick on May 8. On May 9, the Browns followed suit, offering Carson Schwesinger, the 33rd overall pick in the second round, a fully guaranteed contract as well.
Schefter reports that since then, no second-round picks have signed.
NFL teams have no problem colluding against guaranteed contracts, and Mukuba could miss time entering training camp if a deal isn’t reached.
It’s a touchy scenario for Philadelphia, which traded C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Texans, and could benefit from having a more athletic clone step into his shoes. Over his final 26 games in college, Mukuba recorded 18 pass breakups and committed zero penalties. Mukuba allowed just 74 yards and a 12.1 passer rating on 401 coverage snaps last season, per PFF.
The Austin, Texas native, and Longhorns star played one year at Texas after spending three seasons at Clemson.
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Andrew Mukuba is one of 30 second-round picks still unsigned