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PlayerBraden Smith · RT, Houston Texans, Model Score 76.4Be the Texans GM

Braden Smith

Houston Texans
Pos RT
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$5.0M
APY
$10.0M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$50.1M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$18.0M/yr
underpaid by $8.0M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $18M total · range $16.9M to $23.9M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Ronnie StanleyBAL · signed 2025
4 yr · $20.0M/yr
57
Colton McKivitzSF · signed 2025
4 yr · $15.0M/yr
52
Jack ConklinCLE · signed 2022
4 yr · $15.0M/yr
59
Cam RobinsonMIN · signed 2022
3 yr · $17.6M/yr
55
CL
Charles Leno Jr.WAS · signed 2021
3 yr · $12.5M/yr
56
Mike McGlincheyDEN · signed 2023
2 yr · $17.5M/yr
59

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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