Broncos sign third-round pick Tyler Onyedim as logjam of unsigned third-round picks breaks

The logjam of unsigned picks at the top of the third round of the 2026 NFL draft is starting to break.

The Broncos signed defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim, the second player drafted in the third round, to his rookie contract on Sunday night. That signing came just hours after the Raiders signed Keyron Crawford, the third player drafted in the third round.

Onyedim gets a four-year, $7.38 million contract with a $1.8 million signing bonus. According to Luca Evans of the Denver Post, Onyedim got no guaranteed base salary on the deal. The delay in signing high third-round picks was caused in part by agents trying to get guaranteed base salary for them, but teams have been holding firm that the only money they would guarantee for third-round picks was the signing bonus.

The top third-round pick, Cardinals quarterback Carson Beck, remains unsigned. Also unsigned are the fourth, fifth and sixth picks of the third round: Eagles offensive tackle Markel Bell, Bears tight end Sam Roush and 49ers edge rusher Romello Height.