NFL fifth-year option tracker: Full list of every team’s decision about first-round picks from 2022 draft
Written by CBS SPORTS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on May 1, 2025
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.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Picked up |
$14.75 million |
|
|
2 |
Picked up |
$19.87 million |
|
|
3 |
$21.59 million |
||
|
4 |
Picked up |
$20.18 million |
|
|
5 |
Picked up |
$14.1 million |
|
|
6 |
Picked up |
$17.56 million |
|
|
7 |
Evan Neal (Giants) |
Declined |
$16.68 million |
|
8 |
Picked up |
$16.81 million |
|
|
9 |
Picked up |
$17.56 million |
|
|
10 |
Garrett Wilson (Jets) |
Picked up |
$16.81 million |
|
11 |
Picked up |
$15.49 million |
|
|
12 |
Jameson Williams (Lions) |
Picked up |
$15.49 million |
|
13 |
Picked up |
$12.93 million |
|
|
14 |
Picked up |
$18.6 million |
|
|
15 |
Kenyon Green (Eagles) |
TBD |
$16.68 million |
|
16 |
Jahan Dotson (Eagles) |
TBD |
$16.81 million |
|
17 |
TBD |
$17.56 million |
|
|
18 |
TBD |
$15.49 million |
|
|
19 |
Trevor Penning (Saints) |
Declined |
$16.68 million |
|
20 |
Declined |
$22.1 million |
|
|
21 |
Picked up |
$13.4 million |
|
|
22 |
TBD |
$14.75 million |
|
|
23 |
TBD |
$12.68 million |
|
|
24 |
Tyler Smith (Cowboys) |
Picked up |
$21.2 million |
|
25 |
Tyler Linderbaum (Ravens) |
Declined |
$23.4 million |
|
26 |
Jermaine Johnson II (Jets) |
Picked up |
$13.4 million |
|
27 |
Devin Lloyd (Jaguars) |
Declined |
$14.75 million |
|
28 |
Devonte Wyatt (Packers) |
TBD |
$12.93 million |
|
29 |
Declined |
$16.69 million |
|
|
30 |
George Karlaftis (Chiefs) |
Picked up |
$15.2 million |
|
31 |
Picked up |
$9.26 million |
|
|
32 |
*Lewis Cine (Eagles) |
Ineligible |
N/A |
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