The NFL Draft has come to a close, yet many franchises had to make altering decisions with high draft picks from several years ago. Monday was the deadline for fifth-year player options for 2019 first-round draft picks. Teams had the option to exercise or decline them.
If the option is picked up, those players will be under contract with a fully-guaranteed salary for the 2023 season. A declined option signifies that a player will likely be a free agent after the 2022 season, although that isn't always the case. Some players with declined options land long-term deals with the franchise that drafted them.
Here's a look at the players who had their options picked up -- and those who didn't -- by Monday's deadline.
2019 NFL draft order
Team | Pick | Player | Option exercised/declined |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyler Murray | Exercised | |
2 | Nick Bosa | Exercised | |
3 | Quinnen Williams | Exercised | |
4 | Clelin Ferrell | Declined | |
5 | Devin White | Exercised | |
6 | Daniel Jones | Declined | |
7 | Josh Allen | Exercised | |
8 | T.J. Hockenson | Exercised | |
9 | Ed Oliver | Exercised | |
10 | Devin Bush | Declined | |
11 | Jonah Williams | Exercised | |
12 | Rashan Gary | Exercised | |
13 | Christian Wilkins | Exercised | |
14 | Chris Lindstrom | Exercised | |
15 | Dwayne Haskins | Released | |
16 | Brian Burns | Exercised | |
New York Giants | 17 | Dexter Lawrence | Exercised |
18 | Garrett Bradbury | Declined | |
19 | Jeffery Simmons | Exercised | |
20 | Noah Fant | Traded to Seahawks/Exercised by Seahawks | |
Green Bay Packers | 21 | Darnell Savage | Exercised |
22 | Andre Dillard | Declined | |
23 | Tytus Howard | Exercised | |
Las Vegas Raiders | 24 | Josh Jacobs | Declined |
25 | Marquise Brown | Traded to Cardinals/Exercised by Cardinals | |
Washington Commanders | 26 | Montez Sweat | Exercised |
Las Vegas Raiders | 27 | Johnathan Abram | Declined |
28 | Jerry Tillery | Declined | |
Seattle Seahawks | 29 | L.J. Collier | Declined |
New York Giants | 30 | DeAndre Baker | Released |
Atlanta Falcons | 31 | Kaleb McGary | Declined |
32 | N'Keal Harry | Declined |