Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishMina Kimes talks NFL Draft, Travis Hunter, and “chaotic” NFL teamsESPN analyst Mina Kimes stops by Sports Seriously to talk NFL Draft and her new partnership with NFL x AWS with their new Draft IQ program.Sports SeriouslyThe NFL offseason is in full swing as the league prepares for the draft in Green Bay later this week. That’s the third major event of the offseason calendar after the combine and the start of free agency in March.At this point, most teams have finalized their coaching staffs and front office personnel following firings and departures after the 2024 NFL season. It’s time for teams to look forward and prepare for decisions on the draft and continue to make moves in free agency, including whether or not to retain their own talent.As all 32 NFL teams make these decisions, more than half are dealing with another dilemma: whether or not to pick up the fifth-year option for specific players. Teams will have until May 1 to decide whether or not to exercise the fifth-year option on first round picks from the 2022 NFL draft.Nineteen teams have at least one fifth-year option to decide on this offseason. Here’s what the fifth-year option is and which players are eligible for it this year.What is the fifth-year option?The NFL currently operates under the 2020 collective bargaining agreement that is valid through the 2030 season. Article 7, Section 7 (g) of that agreement stipulates that a team can exercise a fifth-year option for all first-round draft picks.That option means a team can keep their first-round pick for one extra year without agreeing to an extension. That fifth year’s salary is fully guaranteed. All rookies who are drafted sign four-year contracts and the fifth-year option is for first-round picks only.Teams must decide on fifth-year options after a first-round rookie has played three full seasons in the NFL. That’s why the 2022 NFL draft class is up for fifth-year options this offseason and, if teams pick that up, the players will be under contract through the 2026 NFL season.Fifth-year option tiersThere are four different tiers of fifth-year salaries for teams to use, ranked from lowest to highest salary:Basic: The lowest-tier salary is calculated by averaging the contracts ranked third- to 25th-highest at the position league-wide over the past five seasons. This tier is for players who have:Played less than 75% of possible snaps in two of first three seasons in the NFL, orAveraged less than 75% of possible snaps over their first three seasons, orPlayed less than 50% of possible snaps over all three seasons.Playtime: The second-lowest salary is calculated by averaging the contracts ranked third- to 20th-highest at the position league-wide over the past five seasons. This tier is for players who have:Played 75% or more of possible snaps in two of their first three seasons in the NFL, orAveraged 75% or more of possible snaps over their first three seasons, orPlayed 50% or more of possible snaps total over all three seasons.One Pro Bowl: The second-highest salary is for players who were named to one Pro Bowl over their first three seasons as a primary choice, not as an alternate. The salary is equal to the transition tag for the position.Multiple Pro Bowls: The highest salary is for players who have made two or three Pro Bowls over their first three seasons as a primary choice, not as an alternate. The salary is equal to the franchise tag for the position.Who is eligible for a fifth-year option in 2025?Thirty-one of the 32 first-round picks from the 2022 NFL draft are eligible for fifth-year options. Here’s which option each player would receive and the dollar amount, per OverTheCap:Edge Travon Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars: Playtime option, $16.06 millionEdge Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions: One Pro Bowl option, $22.612 millionCB Derek Stingley, Houston Texans: One Pro Bowl option, $17.198 millionCB Sauce Gardner, New York Jets: Multiple Pro Bowls option, $20.357 millionEdge Kayvon Thibodeaux, New York Giants: Playtime option, $16.06 millionOT Ikem Ekwonu, Carolina Panthers: Playtime option, $18.427 millionOT Evan Neal, New York Giants: Basic option, $17.412 millionWR Drake London, Atlanta Falcons: Playtime option, $16.633 millionOT Charles Cross, Seattle Seahawks: Playtime option, $18.427 millionWR Garrett Wilson, New York Jets: Playtime option, $16.633 millionWR Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints: Basic option, $15.161 millionWR Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions: Basic option, $15.161 millionDL Jordan Davis, Philadelphia Eagles: Basic option, $11.457 millionS Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens: Multiple Pro Bowls option, $19.626 millionOG Kenyon Green, Houston Texans: Basic option, $17.412 millionWR Jahan Dotson, Philadelphia Eagles (drafted by Washington Commanders): Playtime option, $16.633 millionOG Zion Johnson, Los Angeles Chargers: Playtime option, $18.427 millionWR Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans: Basic option, $15.161 millionOT Trevor Penning, New Orleans Saints: Basic option, $17.412 millionQB Kenny Pickett, Philadelphia Eagles (drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers): Basic option, $20.688 millionCB Trent McDuffie, Kansas City Chiefs: Playtime option, $12.724 millionLB Quay Walker, Green Bay Packers: Playtime option, $16.060 millionCB Kaiir Elam, Buffalo Bills: Basic option, $11.728 millionOG Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys: One Pro Bowl option, $22.745 millionC Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens: Multiple Pro Bowls option, $25.156 millionEdge Jermaine Johnson II, New York Jets: Basic option, $14.737 millionLB Devin Lloyd, Jacksonville Jaguars: Playtime option, $16.060 millionDL Devonte Wyatt, Green Bay Packers: Basic option, $13.098 millionOG Cole Strange, New England Patriots: Basic option, $17.412 millionEdge George Karlaftis, Kansas City Chiefs: Playtime option, $14.575 million*S Daxton Hill, Cincinnati Bengals: Basic option, $9.392 millionThe No. 32 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, safety Lewis Cine, is not eligible for a fifth-year option because he was released from the team that drafted him. Dotson and Pickett are still eligible for the option because they were traded and not released.* = Karlaftis is considered an edge in a 4-3 defense and because of that is designated as a defensive end. Walker, Hutchinson, Thibodeaux and Johnson II are edge rushers in 3-4 defenses and because of that are designated as linebackers for the fifth-year option.
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