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Fifth-year option tracker: Who will be salvaged in free agency after having their option declined?

It’s fifth-year option time, as NFL teams now have to decide whether or not they want to remain married to their 2017 first-rounders for one more year, this time at a much higher price.

Many decisions are easy to make. The best players, for example, will have their options picked up immediately while clear busts will not. However, it's not always that clear-cut — the first round is also littered with players who are solid contributors but perhaps not worth the hefty price tag the fifth year entails.

All players who have their fifth-year option declined will remain with their respective teams for one more season before becoming free agents prior to the 2021 season.