18 of 32 first-round picks from 2021 had their fifth-year options picked up

Most 2021 NFL first-round picks had their fifth-year options exercised, with 18 out of 32 players seeing their options picked up. Notable was that four out of five quarterbacks had their options declined, except for Trevor Lawrence. Key players like Kyle Pitts, Ja'Marr Chase, and Micah Parsons had their options exercised. Two players were ineligible for fifth-year options, and 12 had their options declined.