American Football
Fifth-year option tracker for the 2023 NFL Draft first-rounders
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NFL teams have until the May 1 deadline to decide whether to pick up the fifth-year contract option for their 2023 first-round players.
The stakes are high because if the option is declined and no extension is agreed between the two parties, those players will hit free agency after the 2026 season.
We're tracking every fifth-year option made by each team below.
Note: The 2023 class had just 31 picks after the Miami Dolphins lost their first-rounder for violations of league policies relating to the integrity of the game.
| Team | Player | Option |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | Bijan Robinson, RB | ✅ Exercised |
| Arizona Cardinals | Paris Johnson Jr., OT | ✅ Exercised, ~$19m |
| Baltimore Ravens | Zay Flowers, WR | ✅ Exercised, $27.3m |
| Buffalo Bills | Dalton Kincaid, TE | ✅ Exercised, $8.1m |
| Carolina Panthers | Bryce Young, QB | ✅ Exercised, $26.5m |
| Chicago Bears | Darnell Wright, OT | ✅ Exercised, $19.072m |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Myles Murphy, Edge | ⏳ Pending |
| Detroit Lions | Jack Campbell, LB | ❌ Declined |
| Detroit Lions | Jahmyr Gibbs, RB | ✅ Exercised |
| Green Bay Packers | Lukas Van Ness, Edge | ⏳ Pending |
| Houston Texans | C.J. Stroud, QB | ✅ Exercised, $25.9m |
| Houston Texans | Will Anderson Jr., Edge | ✅ Exercised and signed extension |
| Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Richardson, QB | ⏳ Pending |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Anton Harrison, OT | ✅ Exercised, ~$19m |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Edge | ⏳ Pending |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Quentin Johnston, WR | ✅ Exercised, ~$18m |
| Los Angeles Rams | Emmanuel Forbes Jr., CB | ⏳ Pending |
| Minnesota Vikings | Jordan Addison, WR | ✅ Exercised, $18m |
| New England Patriots | Christian Gonzalez, CB | ✅ Exercised, $18.1m |
| New Orleans Saints | Tyree Wilson, Edge | ❌ Declined |
| New Orleans Saints | Bryan Bresee, DT | ✅ Exercised, $13.9m |
| New York Giants | Deonte Banks, CB | ⏳ Pending |
| New York Jets | Will McDonald IV, Edge | ✅ Exercised |
| New York Jets | Mazi Smith, DT | ❌ Declined |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jalen Carter, DT | ✅ Exercised, ~$27m |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Nolan Smith Jr., Edge | ✅ Exercised, ~$13.7m |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Broderick Jones, OT | ⏳ Pending |
| Seattle Seahawks | Devon Witherspoon, CB | ✅ Exercised, ~$21.2m |
| Seattle Seahawks | Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR | N/A, signed extension |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Calijah Kancey, DT | ✅ Exercised, ~$14.4m |
| Tennessee Titans | Peter Skoronski, G | ✅ Exercised, $19.07m |
