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PlayerDanielle Hunter · EDGE, Houston Texans, Model Score 86.7Be the Texans GM

Danielle Hunter

Houston TexansOVERPAID
Pos EDGE
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$16.1M
APY
$40.1M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$176.2M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$24.7M/yr
overpaid by $15.4M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $25M total · range $18.7M to $33.2M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
T.J. WattPIT · signed 2025
3 yr · $41.0M/yr
94
Maxx CrosbyLV · signed 2025
4 yr · $35.5M/yr
93
Shaquil BarrettTB · signed 2021
4 yr · $17.0M/yr
96
MJ
Matt JudonNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $13.6M/yr
94
Markus GoldenARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $4.5M/yr
91

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$22.6M$22.6M$0$0$0
2026$16.1M$1.3M$14.3M$90.8M$0
2027$45.0M$30.2M$14.3M$75.2M$0
2028$30.6M$0$14.3M$30.6M$0
2029$10.1M$0$0$0$0
2030$6.1M$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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