Danielle Hunter

Houston Texans, Defensive End
Age: 31y-4m-8d (Oct 29, 1994)
Exp: 11 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 3 (#88 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Zeke Sandhu (Klutch Sports Group)
2026 Cap Hit

$31,300,000

2026 Cash

$23,100,000

Career Earnings

$156,364,477

2026-2027 Extension (CURRENT)

Danielle Hunter signed a 1 year, $40,100,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $30,700,000 signing bonus, $40,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $40,100,000. In 2026, Hunter will earn a base salary of $22,600,000, while carrying a cap hit of $31,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $40,100,000
Average Salary:
$40,100,000
Signing Bonus:
$30,700,000
GTD at Sign:
$40,100,000
Total GTD:
$40,100,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2026 32
Estimate
 $31,300,000 10.39% $23,100,000 $23,100,000 -
2027 33
Estimate
 $8,200,000 2.54% - $23,100,000 -
2028 34
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2026 32
Estimate
 $22,600,000 $8,200,000 $500,000 $31,300,000 10.39% -
2027 33
Estimate
 - $8,200,000 - $8,200,000 2.54% -
2028 34
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Active/Gm Roster Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2026 32
Estimate
 $22,600,000 $500,000 $23,100,000 $23,100,000 $23,100,000
2027 33
Estimate
 - - - $23,100,000 -
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2026 renegotiation

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $35,600,000
Average Salary:
$35,600,000
Signing Bonus:
$20,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$48,000,000
Total GTD:
$48,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2024-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $49,000,000
Average Salary:
$24,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$21,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$48,000,000
Total GTD:
$48,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 renegotiation

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $17,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$5,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$17,000,000
Total GTD:
$17,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2023 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $72,000,000
Average Salary:
$14,400,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$16,907,000
Total GTD:
$40,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2015-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,969,721
Average Salary:
$742,430
Signing Bonus:
$627,223
GTD at Sign:
$627,223
Total GTD:
$627,223
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
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Seasons

11 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$156,364,477

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 21
Active
$1,062,223
$1,062,223
2016 22
Active
$715,144
$1,777,367
2017 23
Active
$636,000
$2,413,367
2018 24
Active
$17,407,000
$19,820,367
2019 25
Active
$10,500,000
$30,320,367
2020 26
Injured
$11,500,000
$41,820,367
2021 27
Injured
$13,044,110
$54,864,477
2022 28
Active
$20,000,000
$74,864,477
2023 29
Active
$20,000,000
$94,864,477
 Nfc Pro Bowl:OLB
2024 30
Active
$29,500,000
$124,364,477
2025 31
Active
$32,000,000
$156,364,477
 All NFL (2nd)
Total      
$156,364,477
$156,364,477
2026 32
Active / estimate
$23,100,000
Total
$179,464,477

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $34,864,000 $21,127,223 $1,294,110 $31,600,000 $300,000 $4,179,144 $94,864,477
2 $19,500,000 $41,000,000 - - - - $61,500,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
21
$435,000
$627,223
$1,062,223
$1,062,223
2016
22
$536,000
$179,144
$715,144
$1,777,367
2017
23
$636,000
$636,000
$2,413,367
2018
24
$1,907,000
$15,000,000
$500,000
$17,407,000
$19,820,367
2019
25
$9,400,000
$500,000
$100,000
$500,000
$10,500,000
$30,320,367
2020
26
$3,400,000
$8,000,000
$100,000
$11,500,000
$41,820,367
2021
27
$7,150,000
$5,600,000
$294,110
$13,044,110
$54,864,477
2022
28
$1,400,000
$18,000,000
$500,000
$100,000
$20,000,000
$74,864,477
2023
29
$10,000,000
$5,500,000
$3,000,000
$20,000,000
$94,864,477
2024
30
$8,000,000
$21,000,000
$29,500,000
$124,364,477
2025
31
$11,500,000
$20,000,000
$32,000,000
$156,364,477
Total
$54,364,000
$62,127,223
$31,600,000
$1,294,110
$300,000
$4,179,144
$156,364,477
$156,364,477
2026
32
$22,600,000
$23,100,000
Total
$76,964,000
$62,127,223
$31,600,000
$1,294,110
$300,000
$4,179,144
$179,464,477

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $34,864,000 $21,127,223 $1,294,110 $31,600,000 $300,000 $4,179,144 $94,864,477
2 $19,500,000 $41,000,000 - - - - $61,500,000

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2021 MIN 9 - 18 Pectoral
2021 MIN 15 - 15 COVID-19
2020 MIN 1 - 17 Neck
  • Mar 05, 2026 Signed a 1 year $40.1 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 19, 2025 Signed a 1 year $35.6 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 12, 2024 Signed a 2 year $49 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jul 30, 2023 Signed a 1 year $17 million restructured contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 22, 2022 Converted an $18 million roster bonus into signing bonus, clearing $13.5M of cap space with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 14, 2021 Converted $5.6M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $3.7M of cap space with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 21, 2020 Converted $8M of 2020 salary into bonus, clearing $6M of cap space with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 27, 2018 Signed a 5 year $72 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)
  • May 07, 2015 Signed a 4 year $2.969 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • May 01, 2015 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 3 (#88 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 HOU 17 17 728 62.76 15 54 28 26 3 0
2024 HOU 17 17 766 69.26 12 46 31 15 2 0
2023 MIN 17 17 1,006 89.74 17 83 54 29 4 0
2022 MIN 17 17 906 77.57 11 65 46 19 1 0
2021 MIN 7 7 384 33.68 6 38 23 15 0 0
2019 MIN 16 16 897 81.50 15 70 52 18 3 0
2018 MIN 16 16 876 84.50 15 71 51 20 0 0
2017 MIN 16 16 775 78.00 7 44 26 18 0 0
2016 MIN 16 0 598 61.60 13 56 33 22 1 0
2015 MIN 14 1 393 36.60 6 33 25 4 1 0
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