Houston Texans Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$6.8M26th
Cap Space
$203.3M5th
Active Cap
$70.9M26th
Dead Cap
$214.0M6th
Top-51
Value Index — how the contracts grade out
+$31.2M
8th of 32 · 49 graded players · $346.0M in annual salary
How Houston Texans’ contracts grade out against an average roster, room by room: their quarterbacks measured against the other 31 quarterback rooms, their receivers against the other 31, and so on. Negative means they are paying more for what they have than most of the league does. Compare all 32 →
Position-by-position breakdownCB best · EDGE worst
CB+$22.2M3rd
QB+$17.0M7th
OT+$12.2M7th
S+$11.6M3rd
IOL+$11.4M8th
WR+$5.9M10th
RB+$2.8M11th
TE−$6.7M23rd
IDL−$6.7M20th
LB−$7.7M29th
EDGE−$31.0M32nd
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.
2026 Roster & Cap (62 players)
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | APY | Worth | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle HunterOVERPAID | ED | $16.1M | $40.1M | $24.7M | $1.3M | $90.8M | $0 |
| Nico Collins | WR | $14.9M | $30.0M | $37.7M | $1.5M | $75.4M | $0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | ED | $13.2M | $50.0M | $42.1M | $1.1M | $105.7M | $0 |
| C.J. Stroud | QB | $11.5M | $9.1M | $46.0M | $1.1M | $37.4M | $0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | $10.8M | $30.0M | $32.0M | $1.2M | $61.6M | $0 |
| Dalton Schultz | TE | $9.5M | $12.6M | $15.6M | $2.6M | $27.9M | $0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | $8.8M | $18.0M | $14.2M | $1.8M | $51.6M | $0 |
| Davis Mills | QB | $8.1M | $7.0M | $3.3M | $6.0M | $7.7M | $450K |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | $5.8M | — | — | $1.3M | $16.3M | $0 |
| Jalen Pitre | CB | $5.7M | $13.0M | $14.9M | $1.2M | $16.5M | $0 |
| Jadeveon ClowneyUNDERPAID | ED | $5.3M | $5.5M | $14.4M | $2.5M | $4.5M | $765K |
| Braden Smith | RT | $5.0M | $10.0M | $18.0M | $2.5M | $13.5M | $0 |
| Trent Brown | RT | $4.9M | $5.5M | $8.9M | $3.5M | $1.8M | $3.2M |
| Logan Hall | IDL | $4.6M | $6.9M | $2.5M | $1.4M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Ed Ingram | RG | $4.6M | $12.5M | $8.5M | $1.2M | $20.0M | $0 |
| Reed Blankenship | S | $4.2M | $8.2M | $11.1M | $1.5M | $16.5M | $0 |
| E.J. Speed | LB | $4.0M | $5.0M | $11.4M | $1.8M | $7.5M | $0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | WR | $3.7M | $1.0M | $4.4M | $3.7M | $41K | $3.7M |
| Jake Andrews | C | $3.7M | $1.2M | $15.3M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Kayshon Boutte | WR | $3.7M | $1.0M | $9.2M | $3.7M | $0 | $3.7M |
| Wyatt Teller | G | $3.6M | $8.0M | $12.1M | $1.5M | $8.5M | $0 |
| Keylan Rutledge | G | $3.5M | $4.8M | $5.4M | $885K | $19.3M | $0 |
| Tremon Smith | CB | $3.5M | $3.2M | $4.1M | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Henry To'oTo'o | LB | $3.5M | $8.0M | $7.0M | $1.2M | $12.5M | $0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | IDL | $3.4M | $8.5M | $7.7M | $1.5M | $12.0M | $0 |
| David Montgomery | RB | $3.3M | $8.2M | $6.7M | $1.5M | $10.0M | $0 |
| Jayden Higgins | WR | $2.7M | $2.9M | $8.3M | $1.4M | $9.6M | $0 |
| Tommy Togiai | IDL | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $1.4M | $811K | $1.7M |
| Kamari LassiterUNDERPAID | CB | $2.5M | $2.3M | $29.8M | $1.6M | $3.4M | $0 |
| M.J. Stewart | S | $2.4M | $2.7M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $500K | $1.9M |
| Evan Brown | LG | $2.4M | $2.5M | $14.8M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $1.4M |
| Foster Moreau | TE | $2.3M | $3.1M | $3.3M | $1.8M | $3.0M | $0 |
| Jake Hansen | LB | $2.3M | $2.7M | $5.3M | $1.6M | $875K | $1.4M |
| Aireontae Ersery | LT | $2.1M | $2.3M | $14.2M | $1.3M | $5.7M | $0 |
| Jake Hummel | LB | $2.0M | $2.4M | $4.5M | $1.2M | $2.1M | $0 |
| Tank Dell | WR | $2.0M | $1.7M | $6.7M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $695K |
| Dominique Robinson | ED | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $878K | $1.0M |
| Blake Fisher | RT | $1.8M | $1.6M | $4.8M | $1.4M | $864K | $935K |
| Calen BullockUNDERPAID | S | $1.6M | $1.5M | $18.3M | $1.3M | $540K | $1.1M |
| Marlin Klein | TE | $1.5M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $885K | $6.2M | $0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | IDL | $1.5M | $1.5M | $4.6M | $1.3M | $1.5M | $0 |
| Jaylin Noel | WR | $1.5M | $1.6M | $3.6M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $462K |
| Jaylin Smith | CB | $1.4M | $1.5M | $12.3M | $1.1M | $841K | $560K |
| Cade Stover | TE | $1.3M | $1.2M | $3.3M | $1.1M | $369K | $890K |
| Woody Marks | RB | $1.3M | $1.3M | $4.6M | $1.0M | $753K | $503K |
| Febechi Nwaiwu | G | $1.2M | $1.4M | $5.4M | $885K | $1.2M | $0 |
| Brevin Jordan | TE | $1.2M | $1.2M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $25K | $1.1M |
| Wade Woodaz | OLB | $1.2M | $1.4M | $4.4M | $885K | $1.1M | $58K |
| British Brooks | RB | $1.1M | $948K | $2.4M | $1.1M | $5K | $1.1M |
| Jaden Crumedy | IDL | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Kamari Ramsey | FS | $1.0M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $885K | $566K | $461K |
| Jamal Hill | LB | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Austin Brinkman | LS | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $7K | $1.0M |
| Jared Wayne | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.5M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Kai Kroeger | P | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Nathan Thomas | LT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $4.5M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Aiden Fisher | ILB | $917K | $1.1M | $3.3M | $885K | $128K | $789K |
| Collin Wright | CB | $893K | $1.0M | $12.3M | $885K | $262K | $631K |
| Sabastian Harsh | DE | $890K | $1.0M | $7.2M | $885K | $165K | $725K |
| Graham Mertz | QB | $597K | $1.1M | $6.5M | $1.0M | $171K | $426K |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | CB | $590K | $1.1M | $10.6M | $1.1M | $0 | $590K |
| Ali Gaye | ED | $565K | $1.0M | $5.5M | $1.1M | $0 | $565K |
2026 Dead Money ($70.9M)
Cap dollars the Houston Texans are paying players who are no longer on the roster. The logo is where he plays now.
| Player | Dead Cap |
|---|---|
Tytus Howard  | $23.7M |
Christian Kirk  | $11.4M |
| Shaquille Mason | $7.3M |
| Cam Robinson | $7.0M |
| Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Jr. | $5.7M |
| Denico Autry | $5.0M |
| Joe Mixon | $2.0M |
| Sheldon Rankins | $2.0M |
| Dominique Robinson | $1.5M |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | $1.0M |
| Justin Watson | $1.0M |
Nick Niemann  | $750K |
| Jarrett Patterson | $442K |
Juice Scruggs  | $359K |
| Naquan Jones | $350K |
| James Neal III | $258K |
| Noah Whittington | $254K |
| Jalen Walthall | $207K |
| Stephen Hall | $180K |
| Dominic Bailey | $153K |
| Brevin Jordan | $150K |
| Joshua Pitsenberger | $114K |
| Daniel Sobkowicz | $103K |