Houston Texans Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Houston Texans, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Club Option
Void
Pct of League Cap
Player (60) Pos Age 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Collins Nico Collins WR 27
$27,767,475
9.2%
$28,840,985
8.9%
$2,466,000
UFA
$2,466,000
VOID
Hunter Danielle Hunter ED 32
$16,140,000
5.4%
$45,040,000
13.9%
$34,820,000
UFA
$0
VOID
$0
VOID
Schultz Dalton Schultz TE 30
$15,949,000
5.3%
$1,949,000
0.6%
$1,949,000
$1,949,000
VOID
Al-Shaair Azeez Al-Shaair LB 29
Ext. Elig.
$15,236,588
5.1%
$3,766,000
UFA
$3,766,000
VOID
$1,566,000
VOID
Stroud C.J. Stroud QB 25
$11,543,396
3.8%
$25,904,000
8.0%
UFA
Anderson Will Anderson ED 25
Ext. Elig.
$11,204,081
3.7%
$21,512,000
6.7%
UFA
Stingley Jr. Derek Stingley Jr. CB 25
$10,791,000
3.6%
$29,576,000
9.2%
$30,576,000
8.6%
$31,576,000
8.4%
$4,076,000
UFA
Mills Davis Mills QB 28
$8,125,000
2.7%
UFA
Fairbairn Ka'imi Fairbairn K 32
Ext. Elig.
$6,998,111
2.3%
$2,085,000
UFA
$695,000
VOID
$695,000
VOID
Montgomery David Montgomery RB 29
$6,000,000
2.0%
$9,000,000
2.8%
UFA
Pitre Jalen Pitre CB 27
$5,683,765
1.9%
$14,557,000
4.5%
$14,557,000
4.1%
$3,114,000
UFA
$0
VOID
Edwards Mario Edwards DL 32
$5,411,765
1.8%
UFA
Ingram Ed Ingram G 27
$4,617,647
1.5%
$12,000,000
3.7%
$15,250,000
4.3%
$5,500,000
UFA
$0
VOID
Speed E.J. Speed LB 31
$4,000,000
1.3%
$6,000,000
1.9%
UFA
To'oTo'o Henry To'oTo'o LB 25
$3,735,244
1.2%
UFA
Patterson Jarrett Patterson C 27
$3,716,493
1.2%
UFA
Hutchinson Xavier Hutchinson WR 26
$3,714,926
1.2%
UFA
Andrews Jake Andrews C 29
$3,674,000
1.2%
UFA
Smith Tremon Smith CB 30
$3,500,000
1.2%
UFA
Higgins Jayden Higgins WR 24
$2,659,278
0.9%
$3,191,134
1.0%
$3,722,990
1.0%
UFA
Watson Justin Watson WR 31
$2,544,118
0.8%
UFA
Lassiter Kamari Lassiter CB 23
$2,458,582
0.8%
$2,868,346
0.9%
UFA
Stewart M.J. Stewart S 31
$2,417,646
0.8%
UFA
Hansen Jake Hansen LB 28
$2,273,529
0.8%
UFA
Togiai Tommy Togiai DL 27
$2,131,764
0.7%
UFA
Ersery Aireontae Ersery LT 24
$2,093,554
0.7%
$2,512,265
0.8%
$2,930,976
0.8%
UFA
Jones Naquan Jones DL 28
$1,858,823
0.6%
UFA
Dell Tank Dell WR 27
$1,810,170
0.6%
UFA
Fisher Blake Fisher RT 23
$1,798,753
0.6%
$2,098,545
0.6%
UFA
Bullock Calen Bullock S 23
$1,597,363
0.5%
$1,863,590
0.6%
UFA
Jordan Brevin Jordan TE 26
$1,550,000
0.5%
UFA
Noel Jaylin Noel WR 24
$1,469,740
0.5%
$1,763,688
0.5%
$2,057,636
0.6%
UFA
Smith Jaylin Smith CB 23
$1,400,269
0.5%
$1,680,323
0.5%
$1,960,377
0.6%
UFA
Horton Dylan Horton ED 26
$1,345,259
0.4%
UFA
Stover Cade Stover TE 26
$1,259,734
0.4%
$1,374,734
0.4%
UFA
Marks Woody Marks RB 26
$1,255,942
0.4%
$1,370,942
0.4%
$1,485,942
0.4%
UFA
Ingram Ja'Marcus Ingram CB 29
$1,145,000
0.4%
RFA
Merriweather Kaevon Merriweather S 27
$1,145,000
0.4%
UFA
Hill Jamal Hill LB 25
$1,122,348
0.4%
$1,237,348
0.4%
UFA
Codrington Brandon Codrington CB 26
$1,100,000
0.4%
ERFA
Kingston Jarrett Kingston G 27
$1,100,000
0.4%
RFA
Brooks British Brooks RB 27
$1,080,000
0.4%
RFA
Sow Sidy Sow G 28
$1,075,000
0.4%
RFA
Thomas Xavier Thomas ED 27
$1,075,000
0.4%
RFA
Reed Jaylen Reed S 23
$1,065,950
0.4%
$1,180,950
0.4%
$1,295,950
0.4%
UFA
Mertz Graham Mertz QB 26
$1,062,121
0.4%
$1,177,121
0.4%
$1,292,121
0.4%
UFA
Huzzie Alijah Huzzie CB 25
$1,035,000
0.3%
ERFA
Carter Ajani Carter CB
$1,010,000
0.3%
ERFA
Jordan Jawhar Jordan RB 27
$1,010,000
0.3%
ERFA
Brinkman Austin Brinkman LS 24
$1,008,333
0.3%
$1,123,334
0.3%
RFA
Byrd Solomon Byrd ED 27
$1,005,000
0.3%
ERFA
Wayne Jared Wayne WR 26
$1,005,000
0.3%
ERFA
Hamilton Kyonte Hamilton DL 24
$919,582
0.3%
$1,154,582
0.4%
$1,269,582
0.4%
UFA
Cox Eli Cox C 26
$885,000
0.3%
ERFA
Kelly Josh Kelly WR 25
$885,000
0.3%
ERFA
Lachey Luke Lachey TE 25
$885,000
0.3%
ERFA
Pryor Layne Pryor TE
$885,000
0.3%
$1,050,000
0.3%
$1,165,000
0.3%
RFA
Tafuna Junior Tafuna DL 25
$885,000
0.3%
ERFA
Brown Trenton Brown RT 33
$0
UFA
Rankins Sheldon Rankins DL 32
$0
UFA

Dead Money

Player (18) Pos Age 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Howard Tytus Howard RT 30
$23,689,000
7.9%
Kirk Christian Kirk WR 30
$11,396,000
3.8%
Mason Shaq Mason G 33
$7,324,000
2.4%
Robinson Cam Robinson LT 31
$7,000,000
2.3%
Gardner-Johnson Chauncey Gardner-Johnson S 29
$5,664,000
1.9%
Autry Denico Autry DT 36
$5,000,000
1.7%
Ward Jimmie Ward S 35
$2,000,000
0.7%
Mixon Joe Mixon RB 30
$2,000,000
0.7%
Rankins Sheldon Rankins DT 32
$2,000,000
0.7%
$0
UFA
Niemann Nick Niemann ILB 29
$750,000
0.2%
Scruggs Juice Scruggs G 26
$358,928
0.1%
Lachey Luke Lachey TE 25
$76,254
0.0%
Henderson LaDarius Henderson G 25
$41,858
0.0%
Cox Eli Cox C 26
$16,667
0.0%
Tafuna Junior Tafuna DT 25
$16,667
0.0%
Huzzie Alijah Huzzie CB 25
$13,334
0.0%
Jackson Daniel Jackson WR 24
$10,000
0.0%
Ossai K.C. Ossai LB 24
$10,000
0.0%

Summary

  CAP 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Cap Maximum
$301,200,000
$323,000,000
$355,000,000
$375,000,000
$397,480,000
Active Cap $222,121,349 $225,876,887 $121,259,574 $46,866,000 $4,076,000
Injured Cap          
Dead Cap $67,366,708        
Total Cap $289,488,057 $225,876,887 $121,259,574 $46,866,000 $4,076,000
Cap Space $15,412,026 $117,152,786 $362,893,212 $706,277,212 $1,535,923,671
  CASH 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Total Cash $232,095,847 $176,191,472 $60,487,707 $24,449,000  

Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
3/13/2026 Ka'imi Fairbairn
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — 3rd league day of 2026 		$280,000
3/15/2026 Derek Stingley Jr.
BASE
2027-28 Base — 5th league day of 2026 		$20,000,000
3/15/2026 Nico Collins
BASE
2026-27 Base — 5th league day of 2026 		$10,000,000
8/1/2026 C.J. Stroud
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — training camp 		$4,552,170

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 09, 2026
Sheldon Rankins, DT

Signed a 2 year contract extension with Houston (HOU)

Mar 09, 2026
Ed Ingram, G

Signed a 3 year $37.5 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)

Mar 08, 2026
Naquan Jones, DT

Signed a 1 year $2 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)

Mar 07, 2026
E.J. Speed, OLB

Signed a 2 year $10 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)

Mar 06, 2026
Dalton Schultz, TE

Signed a 1 year $12.6 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)

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