Houston Texans 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Houston Texans 2026 player cap & cash figures.

Summary

  • Total Cap Allocations $326,497,670 / 19th
  • Top 51 Cap Space $17,836,689 / 19th
  • Reserve Lists $515,000 / 27th
  • Dead Cap $66,366,708 / 6th
  • Cash Total $355,219,973 / 6th

2026 Active Roster

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Nico Collins
(WR, 27)
$27,767,475
2 Danielle Hunter
(ED, 32)
$16,140,000
3 Will Anderson
(ED, 25)
$13,197,332
4 C.J. Stroud
(QB, 25)
$11,543,396
5 Derek Stingley Jr.
(CB, 25)
$10,791,000
6 Dalton Schultz
(TE, 30)
$9,549,000
7 Azeez Al-Shaair
(LB, 29)
$8,786,588
8 Davis Mills
(QB, 28)
$8,125,000
9 Ka'imi Fairbairn
(K, 32)
$5,788,111
10 Jalen Pitre
(CB, 27)
$5,683,765
11 Braden Smith
(RT, 30)
$5,007,353
12 Trenton Brown
(RT, 33)
$4,911,761
13 Logan Hall
(DL, 26)
$4,625,000
14 Ed Ingram
(G, 27)
$4,617,647
15 Reed Blankenship
(S, 27)
$4,166,666
16 E.J. Speed
(LB, 31)
$3,985,294
17 Tank Dell
(WR, 27)
$3,958,382
18 Henry To'oTo'o
(LB, 25)
$3,735,244
19 Jarrett Patterson
(C, 27)
$3,716,493
20 Xavier Hutchinson
(WR, 26)
$3,714,926
21 Jake Andrews
(C, 29)
$3,674,000
22 Wyatt Teller
(G, 32)
$3,569,853
23 Tremon Smith
(CB, 30)
$3,500,000
24 Sheldon Rankins
(DL, 32)
$3,400,000
25 David Montgomery
(RB, 29)
$3,300,000
26 Dominique Robinson
(ED, 28)
$2,852,932
27 Jayden Higgins
(WR, 24)
$2,659,278
28 Justin Watson
(WR, 31)
$2,544,118
29 Tommy Togiai
(DL, 27)
$2,506,764
30 Kamari Lassiter
(CB, 23)
$2,458,582
31 M.J. Stewart
(S, 31)
$2,417,646
32 Evan Brown
(G, 30)
$2,411,765
33 Kayden McDonald
(DL, 21)
$2,346,320
34 Foster Moreau
(TE, 29)
$2,286,755
35 Jake Hansen
(LB, 28)
$2,273,529
36 Aireontae Ersery
(LT, 24)
$2,093,554
37 Jake Hummel
(LB, 27)
$2,050,000
38 Naquan Jones
(DL, 28)
$1,911,765
39 Blake Fisher
(RT, 23)
$1,798,753
40 Calen Bullock
(S, 23)
$1,597,363
41 Marte Mapu
(LB, 27)
$1,508,687
42 Marlin Klein
(TE, 24)
$1,488,180
43 Jaylin Noel
(WR, 24)
$1,469,740
44 Jaylin Smith
(CB, 23)
$1,400,269
45 Dylan Horton
(ED, 26)
$1,345,259
46 Brevin Jordan
(TE, 26)
$1,295,000
47 Cade Stover
(TE, 26)
$1,259,734
48 Woody Marks
(RB, 26)
$1,255,942
49 Wade Woodaz
(LB, 22)
$1,160,697
50 Ja'Marcus Ingram
(CB, 29)
$1,145,000
51 Kaevon Merriweather
(S, 27)
$1,145,000
52 Jamal Hill
(LB, 25)
$1,122,348
53 Jarrett Kingston
(G, 27)
$1,100,000
54 Brandon Codrington
(CB, 26)
$1,100,000
55 British Brooks
(RB, 27)
$1,080,000
56 Sidy Sow
(G, 28)
$1,075,000
57 Ali Gaye
(LB, 28)
$1,075,000
58 Jaylen Reed
(S, 23)
$1,065,950
59 Graham Mertz
(QB, 26)
$1,062,121
60 Alijah Huzzie
(CB, 25)
$1,035,000
61 Kamari Ramsey
(S, 22)
$1,026,430
62 Jawhar Jordan
(RB, 27)
$1,010,000
63 Austin Brinkman
(LS, 24)
$1,008,333
64 Jared Wayne
(WR, 26)
$1,005,000
65 Solomon Byrd
(ED, 27)
$1,005,000
66 Kai Kroeger
(P, 24)
$1,005,000
67 Lewis Bond
(WR, 23)
$951,723
68 Kyonte Hamilton
(DL, 24)
$919,582
69 Aiden Fisher
(LB, 23)
$916,894
70 James Neal III
(T, 23)
$895,000
71 Collin Wright
(CB, 23)
$893,333
72 Noah Whittington
(RB, 25)
$891,666
73 Jalen Walthall
(WR, 24)
$891,666
74 Sam Hagen
(G, 23)
$891,666
75 Ajani Carter
(CB, )
$890,000
76 Sabastian Harsh
(ED, 25)
$890,000
77 Jack Stonehouse
(P, 24)
$890,000
78 Stephen Hall
(CB, 24)
$890,000
79 Josh Pitsenberger
(RB, 24)
$889,000
80 Daniel Sobkowicz
(WR, 24)
$888,333
81 Dominic Bailey
(DL, 24)
$888,333
82 Treyvhon Saunders
(WR, 22)
$886,666
83 Josh Kelly
(WR, 25)
$885,000
84 Eli Cox
(C, 26)
$885,000
85 Junior Tafuna
(DL, 25)
$885,000
86 Layne Pryor
(TE, )
$885,000
87 Evan Hull
(RB, 26)
$0

2026 Injured Reserve

Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's cap.

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Xavier Thomas
(ED, 27)
$515,000

2026 Dead Money

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's cap.

RK Player
CAP HIT CAP HIT PCT DEAD CAP CASH TOTAL
1 Tytus Howard
(RT, 30)
$23,689,000
2 Christian Kirk
(WR, 30)
$11,396,000
3 Shaq Mason
(G, 33)
$7,324,000
4 Cam Robinson
(LT, 31)
$7,000,000
5 Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
(S, 29)
$5,664,000
6 Denico Autry
(DT, 36)
$5,000,000
7 Sheldon Rankins
(DT, 32)
$2,000,000
8 Joe Mixon
(RB, 30)
$2,000,000
9 Mario Edwards
(DT, 32)
$1,000,000
10 Nick Niemann
(ILB, 29)
$750,000
11 Juice Scruggs
(G, 26)
$358,928
12 Luke Lachey
(TE, 25)
$76,254
13 LaDarius Henderson
(G, 25)
$41,858
14 Eli Cox
(C, 26)
$16,667
15 Junior Tafuna
(DT, 25)
$16,667
16 Alijah Huzzie
(CB, 25)
$13,334
17 Daniel Jackson
(WR, 24)
$10,000
18 K.C. Ossai
(LB, 24)
$10,000

2026 Draft Pool

Projected cap hits for upcoming draft picks. These placeholder figures are NOT being factored into any total salary cap allocations.

Round / Pick Player Cap Hit
R1, #26 Keylan Rutledge $3,504,849
R4, #106 Febechi Nwaiwu $1,196,350
$4,701,199

2026 Cap Totals

2026 NFL Salary Cap $301,200,000
2025 Rollover Cap $4,000,083 24th
Adjustment $5,544,276 12th
Adjusted Salary Cap $310,744,359 22nd
Active Roster $259,615,962 29th
Injured Reserve $515,000 5th
Dead Money $66,366,708 6th
Top-51 / Off-Season Cap
Cap Alasd locations (Top-51) $292,907,670 18th
Cap Space (Top-51) $17,836,689 19th

2026 Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
8/1/2026 C.J. Stroud
ROSTER BONUS
2026-27 Roster Bonus — training camp 		$4,552,170

TRANSACTIONS

May 14, 2026
Marlin Klein, TE

Signed a 4 year $8.18 million contract with Houston (HOU)

May 13, 2026
Wade Woodaz, LB

Signed a 4 year $5.48 million contract with Houston (HOU)

May 11, 2026
Aiden Fisher, LB

Signed a 4 year $4.5 million contract with Houston (HOU)

May 11, 2026
Lewis Bond, WR

Signed a 4 year $4.64 million contract with Houston (HOU)

May 11, 2026
Kamari Ramsey, S

Signed a 4 year $4.94 million contract with Houston (HOU)

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