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Houston Texans

0-3#3 — AFC SouthNFL

Record

0-3

Points for / against

54-75

Off. EPA/play

−0.092

Def. EPA/play

−0.008

Turnover margin/g

+0.3

2026 payroll

Every contract →
Payroll
304.9 M$
#18 of 32
vs the cap (approx.)
+3.7 M$
Cap of about 301.2 M$
Guaranteed money
45.9 M$
86 contracts
  1. Danielle HunterEDGEAPY 40.1 M$ · 16.14 M$ cap number
  2. Nico CollinsWRAPY 30.0 M$ · 14.94 M$ cap number
  3. Will Anderson Jr.EDGEAPY 50.0 M$ · 13.20 M$ cap number
  4. C.J. StroudQBAPY 9.1 M$ · 11.54 M$ cap number
  5. Derek Stingley Jr.CBAPY 30.0 M$ · 10.79 M$ cap number

All 32 teams: NFL payrolls.

The amount that counts against the salary cap, season by season, and its guarantee: G, guaranteed; P, partially guaranteed; N, not guaranteed (in grey). Average per year covers the whole contract.

PlayerPosAPY20262027202820292030
Quarterbacks · 20.3 M$
C.J. StroudQB9.07 M$11.54 M$G25.90 M$G
Davis MillsQB7.00 M$8.13 M$G
Graham MertzInjured reserveQB1.11 M$0.60 M$N1.18 M$N1.29 M$N
Running backs · 6.6 M$
David MontgomeryRB8.25 M$3.30 M$G9.30 M$P3.90 M$N
Woody MarksRB1.30 M$1.26 M$N1.37 M$N1.49 M$N
Dare OgunbowaleRB1.30 M$0.90 M$N
British BrooksInjured reserveRB0.95 M$0.66 M$N
Jawhar JordanPractice squadRB—0.25 M$N
Noah WhittingtonInjured reserveRB—0.25 M$N
Wide receivers · 30.5 M$
Nico CollinsWR30.00 M$14.94 M$G42.12 M$G21.13 M$N
Xavier HutchinsonWR1.00 M$3.71 M$N
Kayshon BoutteWR1.01 M$3.67 M$N
Jayden HigginsInjured reserveWR2.93 M$2.66 M$N3.19 M$G3.72 M$G
Tank DellWR1.70 M$1.98 M$P
Jaylin NoelWR1.62 M$1.47 M$N1.76 M$N2.06 M$N
Jared WayneWR1.01 M$1.01 M$N
Lewis BondPractice squadWR—0.32 M$N
Daniel SobkowiczPractice squadWR—0.25 M$N
Josh KellyPractice squadWR—0.25 M$N
Treyvhon SaundersPractice squadWR—0.21 M$N
Tight ends (receiving) · 16.0 M$
Dalton SchultzTE12.60 M$9.55 M$G14.95 M$P8.98 M$N
Foster MoreauTE3.15 M$2.29 M$G3.63 M$P
Marlin KleinTE2.05 M$1.49 M$G1.86 M$G2.23 M$G2.60 M$P
Cade StoverTE1.19 M$1.26 M$N1.37 M$N
Brevin JordanTE1.17 M$1.17 M$N
Zaire Mitchell-PadenPractice squadTE—0.25 M$N
Offensive line · 34.8 M$
Braden SmithInjured reserveRT10.00 M$5.01 M$N10.63 M$P4.25 M$N
Trent BrownRT5.50 M$4.91 M$P
Ed IngramRG12.50 M$4.62 M$G12.00 M$P15.25 M$N5.50 M$N
Jake AndrewsC1.16 M$3.67 M$N
Wyatt TellerLG8.00 M$3.57 M$G9.44 M$P2.88 M$N
Keylan RutledgeC4.82 M$3.50 M$G4.38 M$G5.26 M$G6.13 M$G
Evan BrownRG2.50 M$2.41 M$P
Aireontae ErseryLT2.30 M$2.09 M$G2.51 M$G2.93 M$P
Blake FisherRT1.65 M$1.80 M$P2.10 M$N
Febechi NwaiwuRG1.41 M$1.20 M$N1.36 M$N1.48 M$N1.59 M$N
Nathan ThomasLT1.03 M$1.01 M$N1.19 M$N
Sam HagenInjured reserveRT1.04 M$0.52 M$N1.06 M$N1.17 M$N
James Neal IIIPractice squadOT—0.25 M$N
Gavin GerhardtPractice squadC—0.25 M$N
Max PircherPractice squadOT—0.00 M$N
Interior defensive line · 15.9 M$
Logan HallIDL6.88 M$4.63 M$G9.13 M$P
Sheldon RankinsIDL8.50 M$3.40 M$G9.40 M$P4.20 M$N
Tommy TogiaiIDL2.68 M$2.51 M$P
Kayden McDonaldInjured reserveIDL3.23 M$2.35 M$N2.93 M$G3.52 M$G4.11 M$G
Mario Edwards Jr.Injured reserveIDL1.49 M$1.49 M$N
Jaden CrumedyIDL1.08 M$1.08 M$N
Junior TafunaPractice squadDT—0.25 M$N
Aaron GravesPractice squadDT—0.21 M$N
Edge rushers · 40.7 M$
Danielle HunterEDGE40.10 M$16.14 M$G45.04 M$G30.62 M$N
Will Anderson Jr.EDGE50.00 M$13.20 M$G28.32 M$G46.40 M$G46.40 M$P48.40 M$N
Jadeveon ClowneyEDGE5.50 M$5.26 M$G
Dominique RobinsonEDGE2.03 M$1.88 M$P
Dylan HortonInjured reserveEDGE1.16 M$1.35 M$N
Chris BraswellEDGE1.08 M$0.90 M$N
Sabastian HarshEDGE1.04 M$0.89 M$P1.06 M$N1.17 M$N
Ali GayeInjured reserveEDGE1.02 M$0.57 M$N
Solomon ByrdInjured reserveEDGE1.01 M$0.54 M$N
Linebackers · 24.9 M$
Azeez Al-ShaairLB18.00 M$8.79 M$G22.32 M$G22.32 M$P22.12 M$N2.80 M$N
E.J. SpeedPhysically unable to performLB5.00 M$3.99 M$N6.00 M$P
Henry To'oTo'oInjured reserveLB8.00 M$3.49 M$N7.50 M$G8.75 M$N
Jake HansenLB2.68 M$2.27 M$P
Jake HummelInjured reserveLB2.38 M$2.05 M$N2.70 M$N
Wade WoodazLB1.37 M$1.16 M$N1.33 M$N1.44 M$N1.56 M$N
Jamal HillLB1.08 M$1.02 M$N
Aiden FisherLB1.13 M$0.92 M$N1.08 M$N1.20 M$N1.31 M$N
K.C. OssaiInjured reserveLB0.89 M$0.52 M$N
Kenneth MurrayPractice squadLB—0.39 M$N
Caleb JohnsonPractice squadLB—0.34 M$N
Cornerbacks · 26.5 M$
Derek Stingley Jr.CB30.00 M$10.79 M$G29.58 M$G30.58 M$N31.58 M$N4.08 M$N
Jalen PitreCB13.00 M$5.68 M$G14.56 M$N14.56 M$N3.11 M$N
Tremon SmithCB3.25 M$3.50 M$P
Kamari LassiterCB2.25 M$2.46 M$G2.87 M$P
Jaylin SmithCB1.54 M$1.40 M$N1.68 M$N1.96 M$N
Collin WrightCB1.04 M$0.89 M$P1.06 M$N1.17 M$N
Ja'Marcus IngramInjured reserveCB1.15 M$0.59 M$N
George OdumPractice squadDB—0.52 M$N
Bryce HallPractice squadCB—0.41 M$N
Alijah HuzziePractice squadCB—0.25 M$N
Safeties · 9.2 M$
Reed BlankenshipS8.25 M$4.17 M$G10.42 M$G10.17 M$N
M.J. StewartPhysically unable to performS2.70 M$2.42 M$N
Calen BullockS1.46 M$1.60 M$N1.86 M$N
Kamari RamseyS1.24 M$1.03 M$N1.19 M$N1.31 M$N1.42 M$N
Kickers · 5.8 M$
Ka'imi FairbairnK6.64 M$5.79 M$G6.70 M$G7.70 M$N2.20 M$N
Punters · 1.0 M$
Kai KroegerP1.06 M$1.01 M$N1.12 M$N
Long snappers · 1.0 M$
Austin BrinkmanLS0.99 M$1.01 M$N1.12 M$N