ALAMEDA _ The Raiders declined a fifth-year option Monday on cornerback DJ Hayden, making the 2013 first-round draft pick a free agent in 2017.

If the Raiders had exercised the option, Hayden, as the No. 12 pick in the first round, would have earned just over $8 million for the 2017 season. The Raiders made no announcement but a source familiar with the situation confirmed Hayden’s name was not submitted to the NFL as having been retained for a fifth year.

Hayden played in all 16 games for the first time in 2015, starting 13, with one interception and eight passes defensed. He has played in 34 games over three seasons with 23 starts and three interceptions after being the Raiders’ top pick out of Houston.

This season, in what will be a contract year, Hayden will likely compete with Neiko Thorpe to be the third cornerback behind free agent acquisition Sean Smith and 2015 surprise David Amerson, who was claimed on waivers from Washington and was the Raiders’ top cornerback.