The first 32 players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft all made out well becoming first-round selections, with their names called under the bright lights in Las Vegas. With three seasons behind them, however, they now enter a crucial year in their young careers.
NFL rookies are given four-year contracts when they enter the league; first-round picks include a team option for a fifth season, which teams can choose to pick up or decline. Some players make the decision easy for teams. Others not so much.
The window to extend a player’s fifth-year option opened on Jan. 6 and goes through May 1. With the deadline fast approaching, let’s take a look on each player from the 2022 draft class and whether or not his team has picked up the option yet.
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*Former Vikings safety Lewis Cine is the one player listed below not eligible for a fifth-year option as Minnesota released him ahead of the 2024 season.
Fifth-year option tracker
| PICK NUMBER | PLAYER (CURRENT TEAM) | FIFTH-YEAR OPTION DECISION | 2026 PROJECTED CONTRACT |
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1 |
Picked up |
$14.75 million |
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2 |
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3 |
$21.59 million |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
Evan Neal (Giants) |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
Garrett Wilson (Jets) |
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11 |
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12 |
Jameson Williams (Lions) |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
Kenyon Green (Eagles) |
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16 |
Jahan Dotson (Eagles) |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
Trevor Penning (Saints) |
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20 |
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21 |
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22 |
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23 |
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24 |
Tyler Smith (Cowboys) |
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25 |
Tyler Linderbaum (Ravens) |
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26 |
Jermaine Johnson II (Jets) |
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27 |
Devin Lloyd (Jaguars) |
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28 |
Devonte Wyatt (Packers) |
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29 |
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30 |
George Karlaftis (Chiefs) |
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31 |
Dax Hill (Bengals) |
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32 |
*Lewis Cine (Eagles) |
Ineligible |
