2021 NFL Draft Class Has 18 Fifth-Year Options Picked Up
The deadline to pick up fifth-year options for the 2021 NFL Draft class has passed and more than half of them are now under contract for 2025.
The contracts that rookies sign after the NFL Draft have been the same since the new CBA was ratified in 2011. They are four-year contracts that have slotted salaries with a team option for a fifth year.
Right after the NFL Draft, fifth-year options need to either be picked up or declined. They are fully guaranteed with four different levels.
In the top 15 picks, 11 of them had their options picked up, with all four nos being quarterbacks. Here are all of the fifth-year options from the 2021 NFL Draft.