Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said picking up the option on Marlon Humphrey’s contract would be a “no-brainer” with the cornerback coming off an All-Pro season.

The Ravens had until Sunday to do the obvious then, and on Tuesday, the NFL team did by exercising its fifth-year option on the contract of the former Alabama All-American.

The four-year rookie contracts of NFL first-round draft picks include a team option for a fifth season. Humphrey entered the NFL as the 16th player picked in the 2017 draft.

Humphrey’s rookie deal was worth about $11.8 million, and he has a base salary of $2.08 million for the 2020 season.

The salary for the option season will be the average of the third through 25th highest-paid players at Humphrey’s position. Last year, the option salary for a cornerback was $9.954 million.

By picking up the option, the Ravens guarantee Humphrey’s salary if he is hurt and can’t play in the 2021 season. On the first day of the NFL’s 2021 business year in March, Humphrey’s salary will become fully guaranteed.

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A three-time All-State football player at Hoover High School, Humphrey helped the Bucs win the AHSAA Class 6A championships in 2012 and 2013 with undefeated seasons. Humphrey was a state champion in track at Hoover, too. He won the boys' 6A 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

After playing on Alabama’s 2015 CFP national championship team, Humphrey was a first-team cornerback on the Football Writers Association of America's All-American squad in 2016 for the Crimson Tide.

In his rookie season with the Ravens, Humphrey played in every game with five starts, intercepted two passes and made 34 tackles. He took over a full-time role in the final four games of the season, when he was on the field for all but three of the Ravens' defensive snaps with Jimmy Smith sidelined by an injury.

Humphrey received the Ravens' MVP Award from the media covering the team in 2018. Humphrey missed two games with injuries, but in 14 contests, he made 37 tackles, intercepted two passes and broke up 15.

In his third NFL season, Humphrey became a full-time starter for the Ravens, who posted the NFL’s best regular-season record as the cornerback received his first Pro Bowl invitation and earned first-team All-Pro recognition. Humphrey made 65 tackles, intercepted three passes, broke up 14 passes, forced two fumbles and recovered three fumbles. He returned two of the fumble recoveries for touchdowns, and his forced fumble in overtime set up Baltimore’s winning field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers, an outcome that kicked off the Ravens’ 12-game winning streak.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.

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