Houston Texans 2020 Salary Cap
Texans 2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Houston Texans 2020 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Active Players (70) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | DE | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $15,500,000 | 7.11 |
| Whitney Mercilus | OLB | $12,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($27,200,000) | $12,000,000 | 5.50 |
| David Johnson | RB | $11,156,250 | $10,200,000 | - | $956,250 | - | - | - | - | ($18,300,000) | $11,156,250 | 5.12 |
| Laremy Tunsil | LT | $10,350,000 | $10,350,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,350,000) | $10,350,000 | 4.75 |
| Will Fuller | WR | $10,162,000 | $10,162,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,162,000) | $10,162,000 | 4.66 |
| Nick Martin | C | $8,750,000 | $7,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($11,000,000) | $8,750,000 | 4.01 |
| Tashaun Gipson | SS | $7,437,500 | $6,500,000 | $500,000 | $437,500 | - | - | - | - | ($4,250,000) | $7,437,500 | 3.41 |
| Benardrick McKinney | ILB | $7,406,250 | $6,000,000 | $750,000 | $656,250 | - | - | - | - | ($8,250,000) | $7,406,250 | 3.40 |
| Kenny Stills | WR | $7,000,000 | $6,975,000 | - | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | - | $7,000,000 | 3.21 |
| Zach Fulton | G | $7,000,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $7,000,000 | 3.21 |
| Randall Cobb | WR | $6,101,555 | $3,750,000 | $2,000,000 | $351,555 | - | - | - | - | ($18,000,000) | $6,101,555 | 2.80 |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | $4,750,000 | $4,000,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,000,000) | $4,750,000 | 2.18 |
| Deshaun Watson | QB | $4,408,207 | $1,177,123 | $2,053,961 | $1,177,123 | - | - | - | - | ($4,408,181) | $4,408,207 | 2.02 |
| Eric Murray | FS | $4,390,625 | $2,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $140,625 | - | - | - | - | ($10,750,000) | $4,390,625 | 2.01 |
| Duke Johnson | RB | $4,100,000 | $3,600,000 | - | $400,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $4,100,000 | 1.88 |
| A.J. McCarron | QB | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,750,000) | $4,000,000 | 1.83 |
| Angelo Blackson | DE | $3,968,750 | $3,500,000 | - | $468,750 | - | - | - | - | - | $3,968,750 | 1.82 |
| Senio Kelemete | G | $3,593,750 | $2,750,000 | $750,000 | $93,750 | - | - | - | - | ($750,000) | $3,593,750 | 1.65 |
| Darren Fells | TE | $3,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.61 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $3,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.61 |
| Tytus Howard | G | $2,778,534 | $1,050,707 | $1,727,827 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,002,723) | $2,778,534 | 1.27 |
| Bryan Anger | P | $2,416,666 | $1,250,000 | $416,666 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $2,416,666 | 1.11 |
| Greg Mancz | C | $2,140,625 | $2,000,000 | - | $140,625 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,140,625 | 0.98 |
| Dylan Cole | ILB | $2,133,000 | $2,133,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,133,000 | 0.98 |
| Brennan Scarlett | OLB | $2,003,125 | $1,125,000 | $175,000 | $703,125 | - | - | - | - | ($175,000) | $2,003,125 | 0.92 |
| Gareon Conley | CB | $1,892,376 | $1,892,376 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,892,376 | 0.87 |
| Roderick Johnson | T | $1,750,000 | $1,125,000 | $375,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($375,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.80 |
| Jaylen Watkins | CB | $1,450,000 | $1,100,000 | $150,000 | $200,000 | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,450,000 | 0.67 |
| Zach Cunningham | ILB | $1,422,829 | $1,074,783 | $348,046 | - | - | - | - | - | ($348,046) | $1,422,829 | 0.65 |
| Lonnie Johnson | CB | $1,182,875 | $731,575 | $451,300 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,085,475) | $1,182,875 | 0.54 |
| Max Scharping | G | $1,151,838 | $725,368 | $426,470 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,004,778) | $1,151,838 | 0.53 |
| Justin Reid | FS | $1,109,871 | $849,957 | $259,914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,109,871 | 0.51 |
| Jordan Akins | TE | $940,380 | $750,000 | $190,380 | - | - | - | - | - | ($380,760) | $940,380 | 0.43 |
| Keke Coutee | WR | $932,256 | $750,000 | $182,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($364,514) | $932,256 | 0.43 |
| Carlos Watkins | DE | $929,912 | $825,000 | $104,912 | - | - | - | - | - | ($104,912) | $929,912 | 0.43 |
| Jon Weeks | LS | $887,500 | $1,050,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($250,000) | $887,500 | 0.41 |
| Phillip Gaines | CB | $887,500 | $910,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($137,500) | $887,500 | 0.41 |
| Kahale Warring | TE | $881,303 | $658,252 | $223,051 | - | - | - | - | - | ($669,153) | $881,303 | 0.40 |
| Chris Landrum | OLB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
| Shalom Luani | S | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
| Eddie Vanderdoes | DT | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.38 |
| Peter Kalambayi | OLB | $779,602 | $750,000 | $29,602 | - | - | - | - | - | ($59,204) | $779,602 | 0.36 |
| Jordan Thomas | TE | $779,602 | $750,000 | $29,602 | - | - | - | - | - | ($59,204) | $779,602 | 0.36 |
| Cornell Armstrong | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Keion Crossen | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Buddy Howell | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Jake Martin | OLB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| A.J. Moore | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Kyle Murphy | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Isaac Whitney | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Charles Omenihu | DE | $748,820 | $675,000 | $73,820 | - | - | - | - | - | ($221,460) | $748,820 | 0.34 |
| Duke Ejofor | DE | $721,314 $46,314 | $675,000 | $46,314 | - | - | - | - | - | ($92,629) | $721,314 $46,314 | 0.33 |
| Cullen Gillaspia | FB | $700,790 $25,790 | $675,000 | $25,790 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,370) | $700,790 $25,790 | 0.32 |
| Deandre Carter | WR | $682,285 $7,285 | $675,000 | - | - | - | $7,285 | - | - | - | $682,285 $7,285 | 0.31 |
| Ira Lewis | DT | $675,166 $166 | $675,000 | $166 | - | - | - | - | - | ($334) | $675,166 $166 | 0.31 |
| Chad Hansen | WR | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Alex McGough | QB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Steven Mitchell | WR | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Davin Bellamy | LB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Anthony Chesley | CB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Nate Hall | LB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Karan Higdon | RB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Rick Leonard | T | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Elijah Nkansah | T | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Jonathan Owens | S | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| David Steinmetz | G | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Vernon Hargreaves | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Timmy Jernigan | DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Brent Qvale | RT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Bradley Roby | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
| Player (8) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2, Pick #40 | $1,369,814 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,369,814 | |
| Round 2, Pick #57 | $932,402 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $932,402 | |
| Round 3, Pick #90 | $740,140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $740,140 | |
| Round 4, Pick #111 | $711,974 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $711,974 | |
| Round 5, Pick #171 | $585,595 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,595 | |
| Round 7, Pick #240 | $530,578 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $530,578 | |
| Round 7, Pick #248 | $529,434 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $529,434 | |
| Round 7, Pick #250 | $529,434 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $529,434 | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $5,929,371 | $5,929,371 |
2020 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
| Player (24) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 1.38 |
| Aaron Colvin | CB | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.92 |
| Martinas Rankin | C | $450,634 | - | $450,634 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $450,634 | 0.21 |
| D'Onta Foreman | RB | $189,871 | - | $189,871 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $189,871 | 0.09 |
| Julie'n Davenport | LT | $146,605 | - | $146,605 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $146,605 | 0.07 |
| Xavier Crawford | CB | $123,426 | - | $123,426 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $123,426 | 0.06 |
| Jermaine Kelly | CB | $50,388 | - | $50,388 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $50,388 | 0.02 |
| Walter Palmore | DT | $26,666 | - | $26,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,666 | 0.01 |
| Damarea Crockett | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Chris Johnson | S | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Drew Lewis | DT | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| D.J. Coker | C | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Malcolm Pridgeon | T | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Jamal Davis | OLB | $4,667 | - | $4,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,667 | 0.00 |
| Jesse Aniebonam | OLB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Derrick Baity | CB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Karan Higdon | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Tyron Johnson | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Vyncint Smith | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Javier Edwards | DT | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Trevor Daniel | P | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Johnny Dwight | DE | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Austin Exford | S | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
2020 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 NFL Salary Cap | $198,200,000 | ||||||||
| 2019 Rollover Cap | $19,813,834 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $218,013,834 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $158,220,141 | $19,565,077 | $8,225,553 | - | $132,285 | - | - | $185,683,056 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $148,615,141 | $19,492,807 | $8,225,553 | - | $125,000 | - | - | $176,078,056 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,929,371 | |
| Dead Money | - | $6,049,265 | - | - | - | - | - | $6,049,264 | |
| Total (All) | $158,220,141 | $25,614,342 | $8,225,553 | - | $132,285 | - | - | $191,732,320 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $148,615,141 | $25,542,072 | $8,225,553 | - | $125,000 | - | - | $182,127,320 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $26,281,514 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $29,957,143 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $35,886,514 | ||||||||