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Braden Smith

RT·Houston Texans
Tier 6Round 2, pick 37 in 2018
Updated November 10, 2026
75.7
Model Score
Down from 75.9 last year
Trade value ·a 6th
2026 Cap Hit
$5.0M
APY
$10.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$13.5M
Years on Deal
2
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$6.7M/yr
overpaid by $3.3M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $7M total · range $1.8M to $10.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Terence SteeleDAL · signed 2026
3 yr · $11.0M/yr
48
Morgan MosesNYJ · signed 2022
3 yr · $5.0M/yr
47
Colton McKivitzSF · signed 2025
4 yr · $15.0M/yr
52
Eric FisherMIA · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.8M/yr
51
Jesse DavisPIT · signed 2022
2 yr · $3.0M/yr
43
Justin MurrayBUF · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
47

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$5.0M$2.5M$2.1M$13.5M$0
2027$10.6M$8.0M$2.1M$8.9M$1.8M
2028$4.2M$0$2.1M$4.2M$0
2029$2.1M$0$0$0$0

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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