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I don't know...
I'm thinking the only way rookie slotting is possible is if every rookie in the first three rounds gets some sort of arbitration option after there 1st or 2nd year...
Needs a baseball type system...all players are restricted to their drafting team for the first five years of their professional careers...
The first 96 picks have a set salary slot and the first 32 are arbitration eligible after the first year...and the next 64 after their 2nd season...
That means the #1 pick would make X amount of dollars like they do in the NBA...and if they burst on to the scene like Matt Ryan, or Adrian Peterson...they can opt for arbitration like they do in baseball...they can propose the contract they want, the team can argue the contract they want...the arbitrator will listen and then make a decision...
Then the team in question can either accept the contract...or have 30 days to either trade the player to a team for some sort of compensation (if they don't want to pay the player) or release the player into free agency...
and these 1st rounders don't have to do the arbitration EVER if they want...they have their 5 year rookie contracts slotted that are GUARANTEED...so if they bust a la JeMarcus the team can cut them loose whenever and just own them their money...or if they have a breakout 3rd season they can choose arbitration in that offseason etc. etc. etc.
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