Houston Texans Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$27.7M9th
Cap Space
$253.9M5th
Active Cap
$66.4M26th
Dead Cap
$215.5M5th
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2026 Roster & Cap (90 players)
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| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Hunter | ED | $16.1M | $1.3M | $90.8M | $0 |
| Nico Collins | WR | $14.9M | $1.5M | $75.4M | $0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | ED | $13.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 |
| C.J. Stroud | QB | $11.5M | $1.1M | $37.4M | $0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | $10.8M | $1.2M | $61.6M | $0 |
| Dalton Schultz | TE | $9.5M | $2.6M | $27.9M | $0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | $8.8M | $1.8M | $51.6M | $0 |
| Davis Mills | QB | $8.1M | $6.0M | $7.7M | $450K |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | $5.8M | $1.3M | $16.3M | $0 |
| Jalen Pitre | CB | $5.7M | $1.2M | $16.5M | $0 |
| Braden Smith | RT | $5.0M | $2.5M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Trent Brown | RT | $4.9M | $3.5M | $1.8M | $3.2M |
| Logan Hall | IDL | $4.6M | $1.4M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Ed Ingram | RG | $4.6M | $1.2M | $20.0M | $0 |
| Reed Blankenship | S | $4.2M | $1.5M | $16.5M | $0 |
| E.J. Speed | LB | $4.0M | $1.8M | $7.5M | $0 |
| Tank Dell | WR | $4.0M | $3.6M | $284K | $3.7M |
| Henry To'oTo'o | LB | $3.7M | $3.7M | $61K | $3.7M |
| Jarrett Patterson | C | $3.7M | $3.7M | $42K | $3.7M |
| Xavier Hutchinson | WR | $3.7M | $3.7M | $41K | $3.7M |
| Jake Andrews | C | $3.7M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Wyatt Teller | $3.6M | $1.5M | $8.5M | $0 | |
| Keylan Rutledge | $3.5M | $885K | $19.3M | $0 | |
| Tremon Smith | CB | $3.5M | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Sheldon Rankins | IDL | $3.4M | $1.5M | $12.0M | $0 |
| David Montgomery | RB | $3.3M | $1.5M | $10.0M | $0 |
| Dominique Robinson | ED | $2.9M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M |
| Jayden Higgins | WR | $2.7M | $1.4M | $9.6M | $0 |
| Justin Watson | WR | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.0M | $1.5M |
| Tommy Togiai | IDL | $2.5M | $1.4M | $811K | $1.7M |
| Kamari Lassiter | CB | $2.5M | $1.6M | $3.4M | $0 |
| M.J. Stewart | S | $2.4M | $1.6M | $500K | $1.9M |
| Evan Brown | LG | $2.4M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $1.4M |
| Kayden McDonald | $2.3M | $885K | $12.9M | $0 | |
| Foster Moreau | TE | $2.3M | $1.8M | $3.0M | $0 |
| Jake Hansen | LB | $2.3M | $1.6M | $875K | $1.4M |
| Aireontae Ersery | LT | $2.1M | $1.3M | $5.7M | $0 |
| Jake Hummel | LB | $2.0M | $1.2M | $2.1M | $0 |
| Naquan Jones | IDL | $1.9M | $1.4M | $300K | $1.6M |
| Blake Fisher | RT | $1.8M | $1.4M | $864K | $935K |
| Calen Bullock | S | $1.6M | $1.3M | $540K | $1.1M |
| Marte Mapu | LB | $1.5M | $1.5M | $0 | $1.5M |
| Marlin Klein | $1.5M | $885K | $6.2M | $0 | |
| Jaylin Noel | WR | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $462K |
| Jaylin Smith | CB | $1.4M | $1.1M | $841K | $560K |
| Dylan Horton | ED | $1.3M | $1.1M | $200K | $1.1M |
| Brevin Jordan | TE | $1.3M | $1.1M | $100K | $1.2M |
| Cade Stover | TE | $1.3M | $1.1M | $369K | $890K |
| Woody Marks | RB | $1.3M | $1.0M | $753K | $503K |
| Wade Woodaz | $1.2M | $885K | $1.1M | $58K | |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Kaevon Merriweather | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jamal Hill | LB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $95K | $1.0M |
| Jarrett Kingston | LG | $1.1M | $1.1M | $15K | $1.1M |
| Brandon Codrington | CB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $15K | $1.1M |
| British Brooks | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5K | $1.1M |
| Evan Hull | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $5K | $1.1M |
| Ali Gaye | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jaylen Reed | S | $1.1M | $1.0M | $183K | $883K |
| Graham Mertz | QB | $1.1M | $1.0M | $171K | $891K |
| Alijah Huzzie | CB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $20K | $1.0M |
| Kamari Ramsey | $1.0M | $885K | $566K | $461K | |
| Jawhar Jordan | RB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Austin Brinkman | LS | $1.0M | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Jared Wayne | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jha'Quan Jackson | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M | |
| Solomon Byrd | ED | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Kai Kroeger | P | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Lewis Bond | $952K | $885K | $267K | $685K | |
| Kyonte Hamilton | IDL | $920K | $885K | $104K | $816K |
| Aiden Fisher | $917K | $885K | $128K | $789K | |
| James Neal III | $895K | $885K | $278K | $618K | |
| Collin Wright | $893K | $885K | $262K | $631K | |
| Sam Hagen | $892K | $885K | $195K | $697K | |
| Noah Whittington | $892K | $885K | $268K | $624K | |
| Sabastian Harsh | $890K | $885K | $165K | $725K | |
| Jack Stonehouse | $890K | $885K | $75K | $815K | |
| Stephen Hall | $890K | $885K | $190K | $700K | |
| Joshua Pitsenberger | $889K | $885K | $62K | $827K | |
| Daniel Sobkowicz | $888K | $885K | $110K | $778K | |
| Dominic Bailey | $888K | $885K | $160K | $728K | |
| Treyvhon Saunders | $887K | $885K | $10K | $877K | |
| K.C. Ossai | LB | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Eli Cox | C | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Junior Tafuna | IDL | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Josh Kelly | WR | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Febechi Nwaiwu | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Layne Pryor | TE | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Louie Hansen | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Derrick Graham | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
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.