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This applies to players who were draft in the first round of 2015. Those players whose options are NOT picked up become UFAs at the end of the 2018 season (their 4th). The Pats players affected are:
Malcolm Brown (#32), DT = $7.154M
Danny Shelton (#12), DT = $7.154M
Phillip Dorsett (#29), WR = $9.387M
Joel Corry (via CBS) has a detailed explanation at the link below, including the chart showing the differences between the option salary amounts for players who were drafted in the Top-10 versus those who were drafted from #11 thru #32.
For many positions, the difference is substantial. For example, an RB drafted in the Top-10 would receive $9.630M. That same RB drafted at #11 would command only $5.605M for his fifth year. Kinda makes me wonder why any team would draft an RB before pick #11.
Agent's Take: Here's a fifth-year-option forecast for every 2015 first-round draft pick
Malcolm Brown (#32), DT = $7.154M
Danny Shelton (#12), DT = $7.154M
Phillip Dorsett (#29), WR = $9.387M
Joel Corry (via CBS) has a detailed explanation at the link below, including the chart showing the differences between the option salary amounts for players who were drafted in the Top-10 versus those who were drafted from #11 thru #32.
For many positions, the difference is substantial. For example, an RB drafted in the Top-10 would receive $9.630M. That same RB drafted at #11 would command only $5.605M for his fifth year. Kinda makes me wonder why any team would draft an RB before pick #11.
Agent's Take: Here's a fifth-year-option forecast for every 2015 first-round draft pick