The deadline for NFL teams to pick up fifth-year options on the rookie contracts of 2022 first-round draft picks is May 1. Teams have to decide whether or not to keep those players for a fifth season.
Some teams will choose to sign players to contract extensions; others simply pick up or decline the option.
Below, we are tracking the entire 2022 class -- all but one is eligible for a fifth-year option -- and updating as teams make their decisions.
What is a fifth-year option?
According to OverTheCap.com, the 2020 collective bargaining agreement allows teams to exercise a fifth-year option for players drafted in the first round as an addition to the standard four-year rookie contract. Upon being exercised, the fifth-year option is fully guaranteed, and any base salary in the player's fourth year that was not fully guaranteed will become so. The fifth-year salary is calculated based on four tiers: basic, playing time, one Pro Bowl and multiple Pro Bowls.
The 2022 first-round draft class
No. 1 pick: Travon Walker, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars have picked up Walker's fifth-year option. Walker ranks 12th in the NFL in sacks (20.5) since 2023.
No. 2: Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions
The Lions picked up Hutchinson's fifth-year option, who is expected to be fully healthy for the 2025 season after last season was cut short when he suffered a leg injury in Week 6.
No. 3: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, Houston Texans
Stingley signed a three-year, $90 million extension with the Texans in March, in which they also picked up his fifth-year option.
No. 4: Sauce Gardner, CB, New York Jets
The Jets are picking up the fifth-year option on Gardner, which will pay him $20.1 million in 2026. Gardner ranks tied for sixth in pass breakups (30) since entering the league in 2022.
No. 5: Kayvon Thibodeaux, OLB, New York Giants
The Giants have picked up Thibodeaux's fifth-year option, according to Adam Schefter, right after New York selected EDGE Abdul Carter No. 3 in the 2025 NFL Draft.
No. 6: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, Carolina Panthers
The Panthers are picking up the fifth-year option on the left tackle, guaranteeing him a projected $17.56 million in 2026. Carolina did wait until after a draft in which it didn't add a tackle to pick up the option on a player who remains somewhat of a project in pass protection.
No. 7: Evan Neal, OT, Giants
The Giants are not picking up the fifth-year option for Neal, general manager Joe Schoen said.
No. 8: Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons are picking up the fifth-year option for London, who is their top receiver since then. London is due around $6.8 million against the team's salary cap in 2025, per Roster Management System, and the option year will be in the neighborhood of $16.8 million.
No. 9: Charles Cross, OT, Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks are exercising Cross' fifth-year option, a source tells ESPN's Brady Henderson. Cross ranks 32nd (89.5%) among NFL tackles in pass block win rate since 2022, according to ESPN Research. OverTheCap.com projects Cross's option to cost $17.56 million in 2026.
No. 10: Garrett Wilson, WR, Jets
The Jets are also picking up Wilson's fifth-year option, which is valued at $16.8 million for 2026. Wilson has 3,249 receiving yards (14th) and 14 touchdowns (T-38th) in 51 games since being drafted.
No. 11: Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints
The Saints announced they are picking up Olave's fifth-year option. In three seasons, Olave has played in 39 games for 191 receptions, 2,565 yards and 10 touchdowns.
No. 12: Jameson Williams, WR, Lions
The Lions exercised Williams' fifth-year option, which was an expected move to buy time on a contract extension. Williams, 24, is coming off his first 1,000-yard receiving season. "He's still scratching the surface. I do think he's got more in him as well, so I just think it just makes sense for us to do what we can to keep him around," general manager Brad Holmes said in March.
No. 13: Jordan Davis, DT, Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles are exercising Davis' fifth-year option, a league source confirms to ESPN.
No. 14: Kyle Hamilton, S, Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens have exercised the fifth-year option for Hamilton, who will earn $18.6 million in 2026.
No. 15: Kenyon Green, OL, Eagles
Green was drafted by the Texans, but was traded to the Eagles for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson on March 11.
No. 16: Jahan Dotson, WR, Eagles
Dotson was drafted by the Washington Commanders but was traded to the Eagles in August.
No. 17: Zion Johnson, OL, Los Angeles Chargers
No. 18: Treylon Burks, WR, Tennessee Titans
No. 19: Trevor Penning, OT, Saints
The Saints announced they are not picking up Penning's fifth-year option. As Penning enters his contract year, he's played in 40 games over three seasons.
No. 20: Kenny Pickett, QB, Cleveland Browns
The Browns announced on April 28 they are not picking up Pickett's fifth-year option. Cleveland, now Pickett's third NFL team, acquired the former Pitt star in a trade with the Eagles this offseason. He was drafted by the Steelers.
No. 21: Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs plan to pick up McDuffie's option, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. McDuffie has started 43 games in the regular season and 10 others in the playoffs and has eight forced fumbles, 4.5 sacks and two interceptions. He was twice selected as an All-Pro, first-team in 2023 and second-team last season.
No. 22: Quay Walker, LB, Green Bay Packers
No. 23: Kaiir Elam, CB, Dallas Cowboys
Elam was drafted by the Buffalo Bills, but was traded to the Cowboys in March.
No. 24: Tyler Smith, OT, Cowboys
The Cowboys have picked up Smith's fifth-year option. Smith has been selected to the Pro Bowl twice in his first three years. The option will pay him $23.4 million in 2026.
No. 25: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Ravens
Baltimore will not be picking up the fifth-year option for Linderbaum, who will enter the final year of his deal.
No. 26: Jermaine Johnson, DE, Jets
The Jets are also picking up Johnson's fifth-year option, which will pay him $13.4 million in 2026. Johnson has 10 sacks in 33 games since being drafted.
No. 27: Devin Lloyd, LB, Jaguars
The Jaguars have declined Lloyd's fifth-year option. Lloyd, in his first three seasons, has 355 tackles (he led the team with 113 in 2024), four interceptions, 19 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries, but has struggled in pass coverage and has had issues being out of position.
No. 28: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Packers
No. 29: Cole Strange, G, New England Patriots
The Patriots are not picking up Strange's fifth-year option, a source told ESPN's Fowler. Strange has played 30 games for New England with 29 starts.
No. 30: George Karlaftis, Edge, Chiefs
The Chiefs plan to pick up Karlaftis' option, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Karlaftis has 24.5 sacks in the regular season and eight more in the playoffs in his three seasons with the Chiefs.
No. 31: Dax Hill, CB, Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati secured Hill's fifth-year option, which carries a projected value of $12.6 million for 2026. Hill has played virtually every position in Cincinnati's secondary but settled into a groove at outside cornerback before suffering a season-ending ACL injury last season. But he is making progress toward picking up where he left off as he prepares for 2025.
No. 32: Lewis Cine, S, Eagles
Cine was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, but was released prior to the start of the 2024 season, making him ineligible for a fifth-year option. Cine joined the Bills on their practice squad for the season before the Eagles claimed him prior to their Super Bowl-winning playoff run.