5th Year Options and the 2022 Draft Class: LINK

[upstater1]

Tracking fifth-year options for 2022 first-rounders: Which have been picked up or declined?

The deadline for teams to pick up the fifth-year option on rookie contracts is May 1. Which players have had their options picked up?

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I found it pretty interesting that of the 9 OL taken in the 1st round of the 2022 draft, only 3 of them had their options renewed. And 2 of those renewed were questionable. Ekwonu is considered underwhelming and the Panthers were thinking of not renewing, but they didn't land another tackle in the draft, so belatedly they renewed him. Charles Cross was also a surprise renew. He ranked 32 out of 32 starting tackles. A bunch of others, like Neal and Penning, etc., just busted.

As for the guards and centers, even some of the guys who have looked really good, like Zion Johnson and Tyler Linderbaum, were NOT renewed. It shows that teams will NOT spend money on these positions.

I realize that the Patriots needed to spend money somewhere last year, but the Onwenu contract looks like a huge outlier at this point.

Consider that this draft was considered the strongest OL draft in many years, and at the end of the day, you can really only say that the Cowboys with Tyler Smith, the second to last OL picked in the 1st, worked out the way teams want these picks to work out.

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No. 1: Travon Walker, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars, YES
No. 2: Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit LionsYES
No. 3: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, Houston Texans, YES SIGNED
No. 4: Sauce Gardner, CB, New York Jets, YES
No. 5: Kayvon Thibodeaux, OLB, New York Giants, YES
No. 6: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, Carolina Panthers, YES BUT LAST SECOND
No. 7: Evan Neal, OT, Giants, NO
No. 8: Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons, YES
No. 9: Charles Cross, OT, Seattle Seahawks, YES
No. 10: Garrett Wilson, WR, Jets, YES
No. 11: Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints, YES
No. 12: Jameson Williams, WR, Lions, YES
No. 13: Jordan Davis, DT, Philadelphia Eagles, YES
No. 14: Kyle Hamilton, S, Baltimore Ravens, YES
No. 15: Kenyon Green, OL, Eagles, NO
No. 16: Jahan Dotson, WR, Eagles, NO
No. 17: Zion Johnson, OL, Los Angeles Chargers, NO
No. 18: Treylon Burks, WR, Tennessee Titans, NO
No. 19: Trevor Penning, OT, Saints, NO
No. 20: Kenny Pickett, QB, Cleveland Browns, NO
No. 21: Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs, YES
No. 22: Quay Walker, LB, Green Bay Packers, NO
No. 23: Kaiir Elam, CB, Dallas Cowboys, NO
No. 24: Tyler Smith, OT, Cowboys, YES
No. 25: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Ravens, NO
No. 26: Jermaine Johnson, DE, Jets, YES
No. 27: Devin Lloyd, LB, Jaguars, NO
No. 28: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Packers, YES
No. 29: Cole Strange, G, New England Patriots, NO
No. 30: George Karlaftis, Edge, Chiefs, UNKNOWN

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No. 31: Dax Hill, CB, Cincinnati Bengals, YES
No. 32: Lewis Cine, S, Eagles NO

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[stinkypete]

George Karlaftis is unnnown?

 

[upstater1]

George Karlaftis is unnnown?

His option status is unknown as of the date of the article

Notice it says YES and NO after each name

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

His option status is unknown as of the date of the article

Notice it says YES and NO after each name

They exercised the option a month ago, no real shock there.
Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Fifth-year option exercised

 

[upstater1]

They exercised the option a month ago, no real shock there.
Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Fifth-year option exercised

I was just quoting the linked article that came out on May 5th. They must have missed it. His unknown status is in the actual article I linked to