Houston Texans Salary Cap & Contracts 2026

The Houston Texans have $23.0M in salary cap space for 2026, with $70.9M in dead money and $298.9M in total commitments.

Highest-Paid Players

Player	2026 Cap Hit
Danielle Hunter	$16.1M
Nico Collins	$15.1M
Will Anderson Jr.	$13.2M
C.J. Stroud	$11.5M
Derek Stingley Jr.	$10.8M

Potential Cap Casualties

• Joe Mixon (RB) - $8.0M in savings (Likely)

Upcoming Free Agents

• Danielle Hunter (EDGE), Age 32
• Nico Collins (WR), Age 27
• Tytus Howard (RT), Age 30
• Christian Kirk (WR), Age 30
• Dalton Schultz (TE), Age 30

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