Austin Deculus
Los Angeles Chargers, Left Tackle
Age: 26y-11m-29d (Mar 12, 1999)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 6 (#205 overall), 2022
Agent(s): Rick Roberts (Ballengee Group)
Career Earnings
$4,038,987
2024-2025
Austin Deculus signed a 2 year, $2,070,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including an average annual salary of $1,035,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,070,000
Average Salary:
$1,035,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $57,222 | 0.02% | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | - | ||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $1,035,000 | 0.37% | $1,035,000 | $2,070,000 | - | ||||
| 2026 |
|
27 |
RFA |
||||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | |||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $16,320 | 0.01% | $13,820 | - | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Proration | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $1,030,000 | $2,500 | $57,222 | 0.02% | - | ||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $1,035,000 | - | $1,035,000 | 0.37% | - | ||||
| 2026 |
|
27 |
RFA |
||||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | |||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | - | $2,500 | $16,320 | 0.01% | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
25 | $1,030,000 | $5,000 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $2,083,820 | ||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $1,035,000 | - | $1,035,000 | $2,070,000 | $1,048,820 | ||||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | |||||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | - | - | $13,820 | - | $13,820 | ||||||
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $870,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
2022-2025 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,822,752
Average Salary:
$955,688
Signing Bonus:
$162,752
GTD at Sign:
$162,752
Total GTD:
$162,752
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$5,774,491
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$867,752 $867,752 $867,752 |
$867,752 $1,735,504 $2,603,256 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Active
|
$289,998 $97,766 $36,000 $386,664 |
$2,893,254 $2,991,020 $3,027,020 $3,413,684 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$1,035,000 $212,500 $54,722 $9,765 |
$4,448,684 $4,661,184 $4,715,906 $4,725,671 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$13,820 $1,035,000 |
$4,739,491 $5,774,491 |
|
| Total |
$5,774,491 |
$4,739,491 $5,774,491 |
||||
| Total |
$5,774,491 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,568,764 | $493,256 | - | - | $13,820 | - | $4,075,840 |
| 2 |
|
$386,664 | - | - | - | $9,765 | - | $396,429 |
| 1 |
|
$267,222 | - | - | - | - | - | $267,222 |
| 1 |
|
$1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,035,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$705,000 $705,000 $705,000
|
$162,752 $162,752 $162,752 |
$867,752 $867,752 $867,752 |
$867,752 $1,735,504 $2,603,256 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$289,998 $97,766 $36,000 $386,664
|
$289,998 $97,766 $36,000 $386,664 |
$2,893,254 $2,991,020 $3,027,020 $3,413,684 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$1,030,000 $212,500 $54,722
|
$5,000 |
$9,765 |
$1,035,000 $212,500 $54,722 $9,765 |
$4,448,684 $4,661,184 $4,715,906 $4,725,671 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$1,035,000
|
$13,820 |
$13,820 $1,035,000 |
$4,739,491 $5,774,491 |
|||||
| Total |
$5,257,650 |
$493,256 |
$23,585 |
$5,774,491 |
$4,739,491 $5,774,491 |
||||||
| Total |
$5,257,650 |
$493,256 |
$23,585 |
$5,774,491 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,568,764 | $493,256 | - | - | $13,820 | - | $4,075,840 |
| 2 |
|
$386,664 | - | - | - | $9,765 | - | $396,429 |
| 1 |
|
$267,222 | - | - | - | - | - | $267,222 |
| 1 |
|
$1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,035,000 |
-
Aug 26, 2025
Traded to Los Angeles (LAC) from Houston (HOU) for 2027 7th round pick
-
Dec 31, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 29, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by New Orleans (NO)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 13, 2023
Claimed off waivers by New York (NYJ)
-
Nov 11, 2023
Waived by Houston (HOU)
-
Sep 30, 2023
Signed to the active roster by Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 29, 2023
Waived by Houston (HOU)
-
May 12, 2022
Signed a 4 year $3.82 million contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Apr 30, 2022
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 6 (#205 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAC | 13 | 5 | 516 | 45.18 |
| 2024 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2.62 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 7 | 1 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 2022 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
