Tim Settle

Houston Texans, Defensive Tackle
Age: 28y-7m-27d (Jul 11, 1997)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia Tech
Drafted: Round 5 (#163 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Andy Ross, Joe Sanfilippo (Upper Edge Sports)
Career Earnings

$17,581,017

2024-2025 Free Agent

Tim Settle signed a 2 year, $6,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $3,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,250,000
Total GTD:
$3,250,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 27 $2,500,000 0.98% $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,250,000
2025 28 $4,008,505 1.44% $2,434,976 $6,434,976 $1,058,505
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Active/GM Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Incentives Likely Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2024 27 $1,250,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 - - $2,500,000 0.98% $3,250,000
2025 28 $2,200,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 $58,505 $500,000 $4,008,505 1.44% $1,058,505
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Active/Gm Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 27 $1,250,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 - $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,434,976
2025 28 $2,200,000 - $176,471 $58,505 $2,434,976 $6,434,976 $2,434,976
Contract Notes
  • $3.25M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary)
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $14,705 ($250,000)
  • Playing Time Incentives (cumulative)
    40%: $250,000
    50%: $250,000
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,050,000
GTD at Sign:
$5,085,000
Total GTD:
$7,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,728,041
Average Salary:
$682,010
Signing Bonus:
$268,041
GTD at Sign:
$268,041
Total GTD:
$268,041
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$17,581,017

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Active
$748,041
$748,041
2019 22
Active
$570,000
$1,318,041
2020 23
Active
$750,000
$2,068,041
2021 24
Active
$920,000
$2,988,041
2022 25
Active
$5,360,000
$8,348,041
2023 26
Active
$2,798,000
$11,146,041
2024 27
Active
$4,000,000
$15,146,041
2025 28
Injured
$2,434,976
$17,581,017
Total      
$17,581,017
$17,581,017
Total
$17,581,017

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,720,000 $268,041 - - - - $2,988,041
2 $3,143,000 $4,050,000 $575,000 - $150,000 - $8,158,000
2 $3,450,000 $2,000,000 - - $58,505 $500,000 $6,434,976
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$480,000
$268,041
$748,041
$748,041
2019
22
$570,000
$570,000
$1,318,041
2020
23
$750,000
$750,000
$2,068,041
2021
24
$920,000
$920,000
$2,988,041
2022
25
$1,035,000
$4,050,000
$225,000
$50,000
$5,360,000
$8,348,041
2023
26
$2,108,000
$350,000
$100,000
$2,798,000
$11,146,041
2024
27
$1,250,000
$2,000,000
$500,000
$4,000,000
$15,146,041
2025
28
$2,200,000
$58,505
$2,434,976
$17,581,017
Total
$9,313,000
$6,318,041
$575,000
$208,505
$500,000
$17,581,017
$17,581,017
Total
$9,313,000
$6,318,041
$575,000
$208,505
$500,000
$17,581,017

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,720,000 $268,041 - - - - $2,988,041
2 $3,143,000 $4,050,000 $575,000 - $150,000 - $8,158,000
2 $3,450,000 $2,000,000 - - $58,505 $500,000 $6,434,976

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2025 HOU 14 - 18 Foot
2021 WAS 15 - 15 COVID-19
  • Mar 14, 2024 Signed a 2 year $6 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 14, 2022 Signed a 2 year $9 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • May 10, 2018 Signed a 4 year $2.72 million contract with Washington (WAS)
  • Apr 28, 2018 Drafted by Washington (WAS): Round 5 (#163 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 HOU 12 12 383 33.02 1 15 6 9 0 0
2024 HOU 17 11 625 56.51 5 31 24 7 0 0
2023 BUF 17 2 379 32.59 1 14 9 5 0 0
2022 BUF 15 2 373 34.51 1 19 11 8 1 0
2021 WAS 16 0 210 18.63 0 13 7 6 0 0
2020 WAS 16 1 348 31.96 5 18 12 6 0 0
2019 WAS 15 1 317 27.70 2 14 9 5 0 0
2018 WAS 16 0 134 13.00 0 6 5 1 0 0

Calculated Market Value

$3.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 2 years, $7,435,596
  • Avg. Salary: $3,717,798
  • NFL Rank: 472

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $3,000,000

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Tim Settle to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Chauncey Golston 3 $18,000,000 $6,000,000 27
Mario Edwards 2 $9,500,000 $4,750,000 31
DeShawn Williams 1 $1,125,000 $1,125,000 31
Solomon Thomas 2 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 29
Averages 2 $8,656,250 $3,718,750 29.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Settle's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $13,907,408 $3,476,852

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Settle statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, Tackles/Gm, Sacks/Gm, Stops/Gm, QB Hurries/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Snaps % Tackles/Gm Sacks/Gm Stops/Gm QB Hurries/Gm Rating
Chauncey Golston
2023-2024
 100.00 46.91 1.15 0.21 1.15 1.29 64.00
Mario Edwards
2023-2024
 82.35 39.76 0.96 0.18 0.93 1.11 62.30
DeShawn Williams
2022-2023
 97.06 45.61 1.03 0.17 1.06 0.58 52.70
Solomon Thomas
2023-2024
 97.06 43.48 0.91 0.26 0.97 0.79 41.30
Average 94.12 43.94 1.01 0.21 1.03 0.94 55.08
Tim Settle
2024-2025
 85.29 44.76 1.03 0.21 1.10 1.55 64.45
Pct Change -9.38 1.87 1.98 0.00 6.80 64.89 17.01
Median Prime % Change 1.98%
Average Prime % Change 11.88%

Calculated Market Value: Tim Settle

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
2 years, $7,435,596 $3,717,798
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