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PlayerWade Woodaz · OLB, Houston TexansBe the Texans GM

Wade Woodaz

Houston Texans
Pos OLB
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.2M
APY
$1.4M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$1.1M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$4.4M/yr
underpaid by $3.1M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $18M total · range $2.0M to $8.8M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Derrick BarnesDET · signed 2025
4 yr · $8.0M/yr
28
Jake HansenHOU · signed 2025
1 yr · $2.7M/yr
26
Divine DeabloATL · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
20
Jahlani TavaiNE · signed 2022
2 yr · $2.2M/yr
21
Kenny YoungLV · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.3M/yr
26
Ben NiemannARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
21

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

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2026$1.2M$885K$276K$1.1M$58K
2027$1.3M$1.1M$276K$827K$499K
2028$1.4M$1.2M$276K$551K$889K
2029$1.6M$1.3M$276K$276K$1.3M

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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