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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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Texans

4-7-0
(-168)

Lions

4-7-0
(+141)
Texans Starters Cap Hit Totals
Offense $68,520,055
    Quarterback $9,808,207
    Running Backs $4,850,000
    Fullbacks $700,790
    Wide Receivers $19,136,256
    Tight Ends $1,646,268
    Offensive Line $32,378,534
Defense $53,667,622
    Defensive Line $19,748,820
    Linebackers $19,382,829
    Secondary $14,535,973
Special Teams $7,916,666
    Kicker $4,750,000
    Punter $2,416,666
    Long Snapper $750,000
$130,104,343
Lions Starters Cap Hit Totals
Offense $61,744,630
    Quarterback $22,650,000
    Running Backs $2,523,734
    Fullbacks $0
    Wide Receivers $11,583,997
    Tight Ends $9,873,824
    Offensive Line $15,113,075
Defense $46,599,137
    Defensive Line $14,578,871
    Linebackers $10,239,519
    Secondary $21,780,747
Special Teams $5,350,000
    Kicker $3,900,000
    Punter $610,000
    Long Snapper $840,000
$113,693,767
Club Option
Void

Active Players (52) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Watt J.J. Watt DE $15,500,000 - - - - - - ($15,500,000) $15,500,000 7.11
Tunsil Laremy Tunsil LT $10,850,000 $3,250,000 - - - - - ($40,000,000) $14,100,000 6.47
Mercilus Whitney Mercilus OLB $10,500,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - ($27,200,000) $12,000,000 5.50
Watson Deshaun Watson QB $1,177,123 $7,453,961 $1,177,123 - - - - ($75,771,084) $9,808,207 4.50
Martin Nick Martin C $7,250,000 $1,250,000 $250,000 - - - - ($11,000,000) $8,750,000 4.01
Cooks Brandin Cooks WR $8,000,000 - - - - - - ($8,000,000) $8,000,000 3.67
Cunningham Zach Cunningham ILB $1,074,783 $2,748,046 $2,000,000 - - - - ($23,848,046) $5,822,829 2.67
Fairbairn Ka'imi Fairbairn K $4,000,000 $750,000 - - - - - ($7,000,000) $4,750,000 2.18
Murray Eric Murray SS $2,750,000 $1,500,000 $140,625 - - - - ($10,750,000) $4,390,625 2.01
Fulton Zach Fulton G $2,500,000 - $1,000,000 - - $750,000 - ($5,000,000) $4,250,000 1.95
Johnson Duke Johnson RB $3,600,000 - $400,000 - $100,000 - - ($3,700,000) $4,100,000 1.88
McCarron A.J. McCarron QB $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - - - ($4,000,000) $4,000,000 1.83
Fells Darren Fells TE $2,750,000 $500,000 $250,000 - - - - ($3,750,000) $3,500,000 1.61
Dunn Brandon Dunn DE $2,500,000 $500,000 $500,000 - - - - ($4,000,000) $3,500,000 1.61
Howard Tytus Howard RT $1,050,707 $1,727,827 - - - - - ($10,002,723) $2,778,534 1.27
Kelemete Senio Kelemete G $1,300,000 $1,000,000 - - $200,000 - - ($2,750,000) $2,500,000 1.15
Anger Bryan Anger P $1,250,000 $416,666 $750,000 - - - - ($3,250,000) $2,416,666 1.11
Johnson Roderick Johnson RT $1,125,000 $375,000 $250,000 - - - - ($375,000) $1,750,000 0.80
Blacklock Ross Blacklock DT $610,000 $834,989 - - - - - ($4,311,203) $1,444,989 0.66
Hargreaves Vernon Hargreaves CB $825,000 $250,000 $234,375 - - - - ($825,000) $1,309,375 0.60
Johnson Lonnie Johnson CB $731,575 $451,300 - - - - - ($2,085,475) $1,182,875 0.54
Scharping Max Scharping G $725,368 $426,470 - - - - - ($2,004,778) $1,151,838 0.53
Reid Justin Reid FS $849,957 $259,914 - - - - - - $1,109,871 0.51
Akins Jordan Akins TE $750,000 $190,380 - - - - - ($380,760) $940,380 0.43
Coutee Keke Coutee WR $750,000 $182,256 - - - - - ($364,514) $932,256 0.43
Watkins Carlos Watkins DE $825,000 $104,912 - - - - - ($104,912) $929,912 0.43
Gaines Phillip Gaines CB $910,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,047,500) $887,500 0.41
Warring Kahale Warring TE $658,252 $223,051 - - - - - ($669,153) $881,303 0.40
Greenard Jonathan Greenard OLB $610,000 $223,495 - - - - - ($893,980) $833,495 0.38
Adams Tyrell Adams ILB $910,000 $60,000 - - - - - ($60,000) $810,000 0.37
Heck Charlie Heck G $610,000 $177,676 - - - - - ($710,704) $787,676 0.36
Kalambayi Peter Kalambayi ILB $750,000 $29,602 - - - - - ($59,204) $779,602 0.36
Weeks Jon Weeks LS $1,050,000 - - - - - - ($1,050,000) $750,000 0.34
Qvale Brent Qvale RT $910,000 - - - - - - ($910,000) $750,000 0.34
Armstrong Cornell Armstrong CB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Crossen Keion Crossen CB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Howell Buddy Howell RB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Martin Jake Martin OLB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Omenihu Charles Omenihu DE $675,000 $73,820 - - - - - ($221,460) $748,820 0.34
Reid John Reid CB $610,000 $123,600 - - - - - ($494,400) $733,600 0.34
Brown Pharaoh Brown TE $705,888 - - - - - - - $705,888 0.32
Gillaspia Cullen Gillaspia FB $675,000 $25,790 - - - - - ($77,370) $700,790 0.32
Moore A.J. Moore CB $644,122 - - - - - - - $644,121 0.30
Coulter Isaiah Coulter WR $523,527 $73,238 - - - - - ($292,952) $596,764 0.27
Orchard Nate Orchard OLB $428,235 - - - - - - - $428,235 0.20
McCown Josh McCown QB $555,882 - - - - - - - $397,062 0.18
Prosise C.J. Prosise RB $388,235 - - - - - - - $388,235 0.18
Liuget Corey Liuget DT $308,824 - - - - - - - $308,823 0.14
Hall Nate Hall LB $277,941 - - - - - - - $277,941 0.13
Brown Andrew Brown DE $238,235 - - - - - - - $238,235 0.11
Phillips Scottie Phillips RB $215,294 - - - - - - - $215,294 0.10
Froholdt Hjalte Froholdt G $215,292 - - - - - - - $215,292 0.10
Active Roster: $136,997,033 $101,114,240 $28,819,493 $6,952,123 - $300,000 $750,000 - - $136,997,033 62.84


2020 Reserve/Suspended Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently in suspended. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (2) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Fuller Will Fuller WR $10,162,000 - - - - - - ($10,162,000) $10,162,000 4.66
Roby Bradley Roby CB $3,176,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - ($20,000,000) $7,726,102 3.54
Suspended: $17,888,102 $13,338,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - - $17,888,102 8.21


2020 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List

Cap breakdowns for players currently on the Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Vanderdoes Eddie Vanderdoes
(COVID-19) 		DT - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Exempt: - - - - - - - - - - 0.00


2020 Injured Reserve Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (11) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Johnson David Johnson
(Concussion)		 RB $10,200,000 - $956,250 - - - - ($12,300,000) $11,156,250 5.12
McKinney Benardrick McKinney
(Shoulder)		 ILB $6,000,000 $750,000 $656,250 - - - - ($8,250,000) $7,406,250 3.40
Cobb Randall Cobb
(Toe)		 WR $3,750,000 $2,000,000 $351,555 - - - - ($18,000,000) $6,101,555 2.80
Cole Dylan Cole
(Back)		 ILB $2,133,000 - - - - - - - $2,133,000 0.98
Scarlett Brennan Scarlett
(Arm)		 OLB $1,125,000 $175,000 $703,125 - - - - ($1,300,000) $2,003,125 0.92
Conley Gareon Conley
(Ankle)		 CB $1,892,376 - - - - - - - $1,892,376 0.87
Thomas Michael Thomas
(Pectoral)		 SS $1,050,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,187,500) $887,500 0.41
Hall P.J. Hall
(Chest)		 DT $644,122 - - - - - - - $644,121 0.30
Emanuel Kyle Emanuel
(Concussion)		 OLB $642,353 - - - - - - - $529,416 0.24
Ejiofor Duke Ejiofor
(Knee-acl)		 OLB $425,000 $46,314 - - - - - ($92,629) $471,314 0.22
Bellamy Davin Bellamy
(Undisclosed)		 LB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Injured Reserve: $33,367,707 $28,004,651 $3,108,814 $2,667,180 - - - - - $33,367,707 15.31


2020 Practice Squad

Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (15) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Alufohai Auzoyah Alufohai DT $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Chesley Anthony Chesley CB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Hansen Chad Hansen WR $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Nkansah Elijah Nkansah T $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Ellerbee Emmanuel Ellerbee LB $100,800 - - - - - - - $100,800 0.05
Maher Brett Maher K $100,800 - - - - - - - $100,800 0.05
Owens Jonathan Owens S $92,400 - - - - - - - $92,400 0.04
Ratley Damion Ratley WR $92,400 - - - - - - - $92,400 0.04
Mancz Greg Mancz C $72,000 - - - - - - - $72,000 0.03
Bolton Curtis Bolton LB $67,200 - - - - - - - $67,200 0.03
Scott Artavis Scott WR $58,800 - - - - - - - $58,800 0.03
Cabral Cohl Cabral C $50,400 - - - - - - - $50,400 0.02
Mitchell Steven Mitchell WR $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Moore J'Mon Moore WR $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Patterson Manny Patterson S $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Practice Squad: $1,332,000 $1,332,000 - - - - - - - $1,332,000 0.61


2020 Dead Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (55) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Stills Kenny Stills WR $6,975,000 - - - $25,000 - - - $7,000,000 3.21
Gipson Tashaun Gipson FS $3,250,000 $1,000,000 - - - - - - $4,250,000 1.95
Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins WR - $3,000,000 - - - - - - $3,000,000 1.38
Colvin Aaron Colvin CB - $2,000,000 - - - - - - $2,000,000 0.92
Blackson Angelo Blackson DE $500,000 $125,000 - - - - - - $625,000 0.29
Rankin Martinas Rankin C - $450,634 - - - - - - $450,634 0.21
Carter Deandre Carter WR $441,180 - - - - - - - $441,180 0.20
Prosise C.J. Prosise RB $366,317 - - - - - - - $366,317 0.17
Mancz Greg Mancz C $288,823 - - - - - - - $288,823 0.13
Liuget Corey Liuget DT $231,530 - - - - - - - $231,530 0.11
Hall Nate Hall LB $199,294 - - - - - - - $199,293 0.09
Foreman D'Onta Foreman RB - $189,871 - - - - - - $189,871 0.09
Watkins Jaylen Watkins CB - $150,000 - - - - - - $150,000 0.07
Phillips Scottie Phillips RB $145,011 $3,333 - - - - - - $148,344 0.07
Davenport Julie'n Davenport LT - $146,605 - - - - - - $146,605 0.07
Qvale Brent Qvale RT - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.06
Weeks Jon Weeks LS - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.06
Mitchell Steven Mitchell WR $132,106 - - - - - - - $132,106 0.06
Owens Jonathan Owens S $125,988 - - - - - - - $125,987 0.06
Crawford Xavier Crawford CB - $123,426 - - - - - - $123,426 0.06
Ankou Eli Ankou DT $97,059 - - - - - - - $97,058 0.04
Smith Devin Smith WR $84,000 - - - - - - - $84,000 0.04
Simmons Tyler Simmons WR $66,800 $8,333 - - - - - - $75,133 0.03
Thomas Jordan Thomas TE $44,118 $29,602 - - - - - - $73,719 0.03
Stapleton Dylan Stapleton TE $71,765 $1,666 - - - - - - $73,430 0.03
Alufohai Auzoyah Alufohai DT $45,000 $6,666 - - - - - - $51,666 0.02
Fumagalli Troy Fumagalli TE $50,400 - - - - - - - $50,400 0.02
Kelly Jermaine Kelly CB - $50,388 - - - - - - $50,388 0.02
Harris Dwayne Harris WR $48,000 - - - - - - - $48,000 0.02
Glasgow Ryan Glasgow DT $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
McGough Alex McGough QB $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Iwuagwu Cordel Iwuagwu G $35,200 $3,333 - - - - - - $38,533 0.02
Palmore Walter Palmore DT - $26,667 - - - - - - $26,666 0.01
Futrell Kendall Futrell LB $16,800 - - - - - - - $16,800 0.01
Johnson Jan Johnson LB $10,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $11,666 0.01
Hawkins Jerald Hawkins T $8,400 - - - - - - - $8,400 0.00
Crockett Damarea Crockett RB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Dixon Johnnie Dixon WR - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Johnson Chris Johnson S - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Lewis Drew Lewis DT - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Coker D.J. Coker C - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Pridgeon Malcolm Pridgeon T - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Davis Jamal Davis OLB - $4,667 - - - - - - $4,667 0.00
Aniebonam Jesse Aniebonam OLB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Baity Derrick Baity CB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Higdon Karan Higdon RB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Johnson Tyron Johnson WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Smith Vyncint Smith WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Jones Jamir Jones LB - $1,666 - - - - - - $1,666 0.00
Woodworth Elex Woodworth G - $1,333 - - - - - - $1,333 0.00
Edwards Javier Edwards DT - $1,000 - - - - - - $1,000 0.00
Daniel Trevor Daniel P - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Dwight Johnny Dwight DE - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Exford Austin Exford S - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Lewis Ira Lewis DT - $500 - - - - - - $500 0.00
Dead: $20,999,148 $13,316,791 $7,657,363 - - $25,000 - - - $20,999,148 9.63


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 $101,114,240 $28,819,493 $6,952,123 - $300,000 $750,000 - $136,997,033
Reserve/Suspended Money $13,338,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - $17,888,102
Injured Reserve Money $28,004,651 $3,108,814 $2,667,180 - - - - $33,367,707
Dead Money $13,316,791 $7,657,363 - - $25,000 - - $20,999,148
Practice Squad $1,332,000 - - - - - - $1,332,000
Total $157,106,153 $40,291,552 $13,463,053 - $325,000 $750,000 - $210,583,990
Cap Space $7,429,844