Dalton Schultz

Houston Texans, Tight End
Age: 29y-7m-26d (Jul 11, 1996)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Stanford
Drafted: Round 4 (#137 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Steve Caric (Wasserman)
2026 Cap Hit

$15,949,000

2026 Cash

$11,500,000

Career Earnings

$46,584,924

2024-2026 Pending Free Agent Extension (CURRENT)

Dalton Schultz signed a 3 year, $36,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $7,500,000 signing bonus, $23,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2026, Schultz will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $15,949,000 and a dead cap value of $10,323,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $36,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$23,500,000
Total GTD:
$23,500,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 28 $7,941,165 3.11% $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $23,500,000
2025 29 $6,212,820 2.23% $11,508,820 $24,508,820 $16,035,820
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,508,820; $10,323,000 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $15,949,000 5.26% $11,500,000 $36,008,820 $10,323,000
2027 31
Void
UFA
 $5,847,000 1.84% - $36,008,820 $5,847,000
2028
Void
 - - - $36,008,820 -
2029
Void
 - - - $36,008,820 -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Restructure Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2024 28 $5,000,000 $2,500,000 - $441,165 - $7,941,165 3.11% $23,500,000
2025 29 $1,255,000 $2,500,000 $1,949,000 $500,000 $8,820 $6,212,820 2.23% $16,035,820
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,508,820; $10,323,000 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $11,000,000 $2,500,000 $1,949,000 $500,000 - $15,949,000 5.26% $10,323,000
2027 31
Void
UFA
 - - $1,949,000 - - $5,847,000 1.84% $5,847,000
2028
Void
 - - $1,949,000 - - - - -
2029
Void
 - - $1,949,000 - - - - -
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Restructure Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 28 $5,000,000 $7,500,000 - $500,000 - $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $36,008,820
2025 29 $1,255,000 - $9,745,000 $500,000 $8,820 $11,508,820 $24,508,820 $23,008,820
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $24,508,820; $10,323,000 DEAD CAP
2026 30 $11,000,000 - - $500,000 - $11,500,000 $36,008,820 $11,500,000
2027 31
Void
 - - - - - - $36,008,820 -
2028 32
Void
 - - - - - - $36,008,820 -
2029 33
Void
 - - - - - - $36,008,820 -
Contract Notes
  • $23.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,250,000
Average Salary:
$6,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,000,000
Total GTD:
$6,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Franchise Tag

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,931,000
Average Salary:
$10,931,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$10,931,000
Total GTD:
$10,931,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,912,359
Average Salary:
$728,090
Signing Bonus:
$452,359
GTD at Sign:
$452,359
Total GTD:
$452,359
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$46,584,924

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Active
$932,359
$932,359
2019 23
Active
$646,259
$1,578,618
2020 24
Active
$1,162,911
$2,741,529
2021 25
Active
$2,183,000
$4,924,529
2022 26
Active / Franchise Tag
$10,931,000
$15,855,529
2023 27
Active
$6,220,575
$22,076,104
2024 28
Active
$13,000,000
$35,076,104
2025 29
Active
$11,508,820
$46,584,924
Total      
$46,584,924
$46,584,924
2026 30
Active
$11,500,000
Total
$58,084,924

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $14,914,000 $452,359 - - - $489,170 $15,855,529
3 $7,755,000 $12,000,000 - $9,745,000 $8,820 - $30,729,395
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$480,000
$452,359
$932,359
$932,359
2019
23
$570,000
$76,259
$646,259
$1,578,618
2020
24
$750,000
$412,911
$1,162,911
$2,741,529
2021
25
$2,183,000
$2,183,000
$4,924,529
2022
26
$10,931,000
$10,931,000
$15,855,529
2023
27
$1,500,000
$4,500,000
$6,220,575
$22,076,104
2024
28
$5,000,000
$7,500,000
$13,000,000
$35,076,104
2025
29
$1,255,000
$9,745,000
$8,820
$11,508,820
$46,584,924
Total
$22,669,000
$12,452,359
$9,745,000
$8,820
$489,170
$46,584,924
$46,584,924
2026
30
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
Total
$33,669,000
$12,452,359
$9,745,000
$8,820
$489,170
$58,084,924

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $14,914,000 $452,359 - - - $489,170 $15,855,529
3 $7,755,000 $12,000,000 - $9,745,000 $8,820 - $30,729,395
  • Aug 27, 2025 Converted $9.745M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, adding 3 void years, creating $7.79M of cap with Houston (HOU)
  • Oct 11, 2024 Fined $11,255 Taunting against Buffalo (BUF)
  • Mar 05, 2024 Signed a 3 year $36 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 20, 2023 Signed a 1 year $6.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Dec 02, 2022 Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG)
  • Mar 08, 2022 Signed a 1 year $10.931 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)
  • May 12, 2018 Signed a 4 year $2.91 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#137 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Oct 11, 2024 Taunting against Buffalo (BUF) $11,255
Dec 02, 2022 Excessive Celebration against New York (NYG) $13,261
Fines: 2 $24,516
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rec Targets Rec Receptions Rec Yards Rec Yards/Rec Rec Yards/Gm Rec Touchdowns Fum
2025 HOU 17 6 827 71.29 106 82 777 9.5 45.7 3 1
2024 HOU 17 13 865 78.21 85 53 532 10.0 31.3 2 0
2023 HOU 15 8 739 65.11 88 59 635 10.8 42.3 5 1
2022 DAL 15 15 817 70.37 89 57 577 10.1 38.5 5 1
2021 DAL 17 15 994 81.08 104 78 808 10.4 47.5 8 0
2020 DAL 16 14 971 84.80 89 63 615 9.8 38.4 4 1
2019 DAL 16 0 118 10.40 2 1 6 6.0 0.4 0 0
2018 DAL 11 7 299 27.70 17 12 116 9.7 10.5 0 0
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