Nineteen 2019 first-rounders had their fifth-year options exercised

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Monday was the deadline for teams to exercise their fifth-year options on the contracts of 2019 first-round picks and 19 of those options wound up being exercised.

That group includes first-overall pick Kyler Murray, who may land a long-term contract extension before the start of the 2022 season. All the players in the class are now eligible to sign such deals and the Cardinals said that they plan to work toward an agreement in the coming weeks.

All players who had their options exercised now have fully guaranteed salaries for the 2023 season.

Three players picked in the top 10 — Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, and Steelers linebacker Devin Bush — did not have their options exercised. Two first-round picks — the late Dwayne Haskins and Chiefs cornerback Deandre Baker — did not have options to pick up because they were released by their original teams.

A full list of the option decisions, along with the salary they will make or would have made in 2023, appears below:

1. Quarterback Kyler Murray, Cardinals: $29,703,000 – Exercised
2. Defensive end Nick Bosa, 49ers: $17,859,000 – Exercised
3. Defensive end Quinnen Williams, Jets: $11,500,000 – Exercised
4. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell, Raiders: $11,500,000 – Declined
5. Linebacker Devin White, Buccaneers: $11,706,000 – Exercised
6. Quarterback Daniel Jones, Giants: $22,384,000 – Declined
7. Defensive end Josh Allen, Jaguars: $11,500,000 – Exercised
8. Tight end T.J. Hockenson, Lions: $9,392,000 – Exercised
9. Defensive tackle Ed Oliver, Bills: $10,753,000 – Exercised
10. Linebacker Devin Bush, Steelers: $10,892,000 – Declined
11. Tackle Jonah Williams, Bengals: $12,604,000 – Exercised
12. Linebacker Rashan Gary, Packers: $10,892,000 – Exercised
13. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, Dolphins: $10,753,000 – Exercised
14. Guard Chris Lindstrom, Falcons: $13,202,000 – Exercised
15. Quarterback Dwayne Haskins: No option because he was released by the Commanders.
16. Defensive end Brian Burns, Panthers: $16,012,000 – Exercised
17. Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, Giants: $10,753,000 – Exercised
18. Center Garrett Bradbury, Vikings: $13,202,000 – Declined
19. Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, Titans: $10,753,000 – Exercised
20. Tight end Noah Fant, Broncos: $6,850,000 – Exercised by Seahawks after being traded this offseason.
21. Safety Darnell Savage, Packers: $7,901,000 – Exercised
22. Tackle Andre Dillard, Eagles: $12,604,000 – Declined
23. Tackle Tytus Howard, Texans: $13,202,000 – Exercised
24. Running back Josh Jacobs, Raiders: $8,034,000 – Declined
25. Wide receiver Marquise Brown, Ravens: $13,413,000 – Exercised by Cardinals after being traded this offseason.
26. Defensive end Montez Sweat, Commanders: $11,500,000 – Exercised
27. Safety Johnathan Abram, Raiders: $7,901,000 – Declined
28. Defensive end Jerry Tillery, Chargers: $11,500,000 – Declined
29. Defensive end L.J. Collier, Seahawks: $11,500,000 – Declined
30. Cornerback Deandre Baker: No option to pick up after being released by the Giants.
31. Tackle Kaleb McGary, Falcons: $13,202,000 – Declined
32. Wide receiver N'Keal Harry, Patriots: $12,425,000 – Declined

35 responses to “Nineteen 2019 first-rounders had their fifth-year options exercised

  1. Wide receiver N’Keal Harry, Patriots

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    Kraft needs to hire someone other than BB to draft talent

  2. Clelin Ferrell was such a ridiculous pick at #4. Chucky and Mayock thought they were smarter than everyone else but of course they weren’t

  3. 13 busts. How many of these were graded as plus picks, as opposed to reaches immediately following the draft? I wonder if Cole Strange will have his 5th year option picked up? Time will tell, but I’m betting he does.

  4. That means the hit rate was only 59% for first rounders yet the draft gurus act like 90% are going to the HOF when they’re drafted.

  5. Heck of a draft for the Raiders. 3 first round picks. 3 declined 5th year options.

  6. What is the purpose of not exercising the 5th year option? Is that a sign they won’t renew their contracts next year? Hard to believe the Raiders wouldn’t renew Jacobs because he is a beast!

  7. mjchockey1 says:
    May 3, 2022 at 9:52 am
    That means the hit rate was only 59% for first rounders yet the draft gurus act like 90% are going to the HOF when they’re drafted.
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    66% if you exclude the Raiders…

  8. RogerThat! says:
    May 3, 2022 at 9:34 am
    13 busts. How many of these were graded as plus picks, as opposed to reaches immediately following the draft? I wonder if Cole Strange will have his 5th year option picked up? Time will tell, but I’m betting he does.

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    Josh Jacobs is not a bust by any means

  9. Safest positions to draft based on 2019 option pick up?
    Defensive tackle: 4/4
    Tight end: 2/2
    Guard: 1/1
    Linebacker: 2/3
    Defensive end: 5/8
    Tackle: 2/4
    Safety: 1/2
    Wide receiver: 1/2
    Quarterback: 1/3
    Center: 0/1
    Cornerback: 0/1
    Running back: 0/1

  10. The Sky is falling the sky is falling…. The Patriots drafted Cole Strange, THE SKY IS FALLING!!!…. That’s what all the media draft gurus sounded like,a bunch of CHICKEN LITTLES….funny we didn’t hear that when they drafted N’keal Harry in 2019!!!

  11. What a fail by the Raiders….they had three first round picks….and none of them were exercised. Just goes to show that a team adding all these 1st rounders doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if that team can’t identify first round talent.

  12. Some of this is a reflection of team changes just as much as player talent. Haskins didn’t mesh with Rivera who didn’t draft him. A team full of Mike Mayock’s guys didn’t get their extensions because of a new regime it does speak to their abilities that they are not instantly seen as cornerstone players, but so does not being released. So to me the busts are the guys drafted by current coaches and GMs who don’t get extensions that are busts.

  13. Nobody cares about the patriots or the 3rd round talent they used their first round pick on, losers

  14. funny we didn’t hear that when they drafted N’keal Harry in 2019!!!
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    The Patriots were still the darlings of the league then. Not so much now.

  15. “Josh Jacobs is not a bust by any means”.

    He’s not a bust but it was still a bad pick. RB’s with zero speed, who on top of it, are injury prone,, should go later in the draft.

  16. mjchockey1 says:
    May 3, 2022 at 9:52 am

    That means the hit rate was only 59% for first rounders yet the draft gurus act like 90% are going to the HOF when they’re drafted.
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    On the other hand, we’re also always told that the draft is a crapshoot and half the first round will be busts. Well, 59% is better than 50%. I’m also noticing that the last six players drafted had their options declined or were released, whereas 15 of the top 20 picks had their options exercised. So it seems like you’re much less likely to be a bust if you’re drafted earlier.

    Kind of makes you wonder if it really makes sense to trade down from 12 to 32.

  17. The fifth-year option is probably the best metric of whether or not a player is a bust. How productive a player has been doesn’t really work because that depends on the position and the situation. Josh Jacobs has been very productive but the Raiders don’t want to pay him the contract that would be requisite of a successful first-round pick. Had he gone in the second or third round, he isn’t a bust.

    Being a starter isn’t a good metric, either. Garrett Bradbury has started almost every game of his career but that isn’t because he was good, it’s because he was a first-round pick. Most teams are going to start their first-round picks but that doesn’t mean they’re earning that spot. Daniel Jones is another example.

    The best metric of whether a first round pick was successful is if the team wants to keep him around for more than four years and is willing to pay him a reasonable salary to do it.

  18. Good call on the QB’s listed. Some others listed certainly were a reach. So let it play out the 4th year and if they play well enough to earn the new contract the clubs will pay. They haven’t earned the 5th years pay which is substantial.

  19. Bush had a great rookie year. Led all rookies in tackles and had a lot of splash plays. Tore his ACL early second season and never the same. Cannot call BUSH a BUST! Just unlucky..

  20. Josh Jacobs and the rest of the Mack picks are pure evidence that the Raiders got fleeced by the Bears.

  21. Funny we didn’t hear that when there drafted N’Keal Harry in 2019.

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    Because they had Brady.

    No matter how Belichick believers spin their heads, 180 degrees or 360 degrees, they now know that Belichick could accomplish NOTHING without offense.

    The sky is falling because they don’t see how this team will have both good offense and defense, and they don’t even know if this team is good enough to make playoff, and the imaginary shining palace in their minds is collapsing.

  22. William Lee says:
    May 3, 2022 at 8:13 pm
    Funny we didn’t hear that when there drafted N’Keal Harry in 2019.

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    Because they had Brady.

    No matter how Belichick believers spin their heads, 180 degrees or 360 degrees, they now know that Belichick could accomplish NOTHING without offense.

    The sky is falling because they don’t see how this team will have both good offense and defense, and they don’t even know if this team is good enough to make playoff, and the imaginary shining palace in their minds is collapsing.
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    What exactly brought Brady into this conversation? The point was that Harry was considered a GREAT PICK in the 1st round based on all his scouting reports & the football gurus…. He ended up stinking yet he was heralded a potential stud….BRADY is your hang up & has nothing to do with my post….I guess being DOMINATED for 20 years warps comprehension…..

  23. Kissbillsrings,

    I was talking about “THE SKY IS FALLING”.

    The whole fiesta is about Brady vs Belichick, is about the “magic system”, otherwise no one would care about how Belichick is doing.

  24. I rated LJ Collier as a mid 4th round pick when he came out and it was shocking to me at the time when Seattle took him in round 1. I still don’t get what they saw in him. He did nothing again the pass but on the other shoe I look at Rashad Gary who was the great athlete coming out but had the dimmest football IQ and vision to the ball I’ve seen in awhile. It’s nice to see that the lightbulb turned on for him.

  25. Kissbillsrings,

    Do you know why Wes welker and Julian Edelman were cheaper? Because other QB didn’t have the skills to fully utilize their abilities, just like Davante Adams won’t be as good as he was with Rodgers.

    Without QB’s skills, the talents of those cheap receivers won’t be good enough to build a good offense. IT IS NOT UNDER BELICHICK’S CONTROL.

  26. William Lee says:
    May 4, 2022 at 9:31 am
    Kissbillsrings,

    Do you know why Wes welker and Julian Edelman were cheaper? Because other QB didn’t have the skills to fully utilize their abilities, just like Davante Adams won’t be as good as he was with Rodgers.

    Without QB’s skills, the talents of those cheap receivers won’t be good enough to build a good offense. IT IS NOT UNDER BELICHICK’S CONTROL.
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    Then by your logic NO TEAM is under any coaches control….
    I am honestly lost on what you are TRYING to say….
    Mac though only going into his 2nd year has shown some very good skills along with some obvious rookie mistakes….his career is just starting to unfold, NOBODY knows how good he will be with some time to develop his craft but it sure looks like he has a very high ceiling at this stage….. time will tell here as well as how the team is built around him
    Welder cost a 2nd & 7th in trade from Miami because Bill saw his potential in his system & Edelman was a 7th round project that shown great athletic ability & versatility that Bill loves in his players….those players grew & excelled BOTH due to their drive & excellent coaching…. Now do you see why you above comment makes little sense to me?

  27. Safe to say that the NFL network won’t be picking up Mike Mayock’s 5th year option as draft guru.

  28. jm91rs says:
    May 3, 2022 at 1:12 pm
    Pretty good draft by the Raiders that year, huh?
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    Yeah, actually. They got Maxx Crosby, Hunter Renfrow and Foster Moreau.

  29. 5th year options on 13 of 32 1st round draft choices were not exercised, 3 of whom were top 10 picks.

    For all the crap the Patriots get for Harry, who was the last pick in round, there’s plenty of mea culpas due in NFL front offices and locker rooms.

  30. The metric of a good GM? Wins. Nothing else matters.

    As it was said in Glengarry Glenross, 2nd prize: steak knives.

  31. OMG Mike Mayock went 0-3 no wonder he was fired , i remember this draft well and thought the 4th pick was a joke the 27th a reach and the 24th pretty good .
    Hope MM goes back to the NFL network draft he was good there in being just a wanna be GM.

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