Among the slew of decisions the 49ers will have to make this offseason is whether they’ll pick up the fifth-year options for 2020 first-round picks Javon Kinlaw and Brandon Aiyuk.
Players selected in the first round of the draft are given a regular four-year rookie deal with a club option for a fifth season. That fifth year is a fully-guaranteed amount which is tiered based on how the player performs. A rookie deal is typically pretty cheap, but the fifth-year option number generally isn’t.
