AFC South · 2026 League Year

Houston Texans

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Cap Space

$23,094,371

Top-51 Cap

$220,204,372

Total Liabilities

$329,428,103

Dead Money

$73,013,943

Under Contract

89players

Spending by Position

EDGE$40.4M16%
OL$38.4M15%
WR$37.1M14%
CB$30.0M12%
LB$24.9M10%
QB$20.7M8%
DL$18.1M7%
TE$17.6M7%
S$11.4M4%
RB$9.6M4%
ST$7.8M3%

Cap Outlook

2026$329M$23.1M
2027$370M-$42.0M
2028$276M$76.3M
2029$131M$0
2030$55.3M$0

bar = liabilitiesright = space vs projected cap

Pending Free Agents

Contracts expiring after 2026

QBDavis Mills$7.0M/yr
EDGEJadeveon Clowney$5.5M/yr
RTTrent Brown$5.5M/yr
CBTremon Smith$3.3M/yr
EDGEDominique Robinson$3.0M/yr
SM.J. Stewart$2.7M/yr
IDLTommy Togiai$2.7M/yr
LBJake Hansen$2.7M/yr
WRJustin Watson$2.5M/yr
RGEvan Brown$2.5M/yr

Contracts & Cap Hits

Cap hit by league year · 2026 highlighted

Player	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	Free Agent
Offense45	$123M	$152M	$80.1M	$17.2M	$0
WRNico Collins What if?	$14.9M	$42.1M	$21.1M	—	—	UFA 2029
QBC.J. Stroud What if?	$11.5M	$25.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TEDalton Schultz What if?	$9.5M	$14.9M	$9.0M	—	—	UFA 2029
QBDavis Mills What if?	$8.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTBraden Smith What if?	$5.0M	$10.6M	$4.3M	—	—	UFA 2029
RTTrent Brown What if?	$4.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGEd Ingram What if?	$4.6M	$12.0M	$15.3M	$5.5M	—	UFA 2030
WRTank Dell What if?	$4.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRXavier Hutchinson What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CJake Andrews What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRKayshon Boutte What if?	$3.7M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LGWyatt Teller What if?	$3.6M	$9.4M	$2.9M	—	—	UFA 2029
CKeylan Rutledge What if?	$3.5M	$4.4M	$5.3M	$6.1M	—	UFA 2030
RBDavid Montgomery What if?	$3.3M	$9.3M	$3.9M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRJustin Watson What if?	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RGEvan Brown What if?	$2.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TEFoster Moreau What if?	$2.3M	$3.6M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
LTAireontae Ersery What if?	$2.1M	$2.5M	$2.9M	—	—	UFA 2029
CJarrett Patterson What if?	$1.8M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RTBlake Fisher What if?	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
TEMarlin Klein What if?	$1.5M	$1.9M	$2.2M	$2.6M	—	UFA 2030
WRJaylin Noel What if?	$1.5M	$1.8M	$2.1M	—	—	UFA 2029
TEBrevin Jordan What if?	$1.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
TECade Stover What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
RBWoody Marks What if?	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.5M	—	—	UFA 2029
RGFebechi Nwaiwu What if?	$1.2M	$1.4M	$1.5M	$1.6M	—	UFA 2030
LGJarrett Kingston What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBBritish Brooks What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBDeuce Vaughn What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRZay Jones What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
QBBrett Rypien What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRSterling Shepard What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBJawhar Jordan What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
RBOwen Wright What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJared Wayne What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRLewis Bond What if?	$952K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2030
LTJames Neal III What if?	$895K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
RBNoah Whittington What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
RTSam Hagen What if?	$892K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRDaniel Sobkowicz What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
WRTreyvhon Saunders What if?	$887K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
TELayne Pryor What if?	$885K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
TELouie Hansen What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CEli Cox What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
WRJosh Kelly What if?	$885K	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
Defense41	$125M	$205M	$183M	$112M	$55.3M
EDGEDanielle Hunter What if?	$16.1M	$45.0M	$30.6M	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEWill Anderson Jr.What if?	$13.2M	$28.3M	$46.4M	$46.4M	$48.4M	UFA 2031
CBDerek Stingley Jr.What if?	$10.8M	$29.6M	$30.6M	$31.6M	$4.1M	UFA 2031
LBAzeez Al-Shaair What if?	$8.8M	$22.3M	$22.3M	$22.1M	$2.8M	UFA 2031
CBJalen Pitre What if?	$5.7M	$14.6M	$14.6M	$3.1M	—	UFA 2030
EDGEJadeveon Clowney What if?	$5.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLLogan Hall What if?	$4.6M	$9.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SReed Blankenship What if?	$4.2M	$10.4M	$10.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
LBE.J. Speed What if?	$4.0M	$6.0M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBTremon Smith What if?	$3.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBHenry To'oTo'o What if?	$3.5M	$7.5M	$8.8M	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLSheldon Rankins What if?	$3.4M	$9.4M	$4.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGEDominique Robinson What if?	$2.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLTommy Togiai What if?	$2.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBKamari Lassiter What if?	$2.5M	$2.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
SM.J. Stewart What if?	$2.4M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKayden McDonald What if?	$2.3M	$2.9M	$3.5M	$4.1M	—	UFA 2030
LBJake Hansen What if?	$2.3M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJake Hummel What if?	$2.0M	$2.7M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLNaquan Jones What if?	$1.9M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SCalen Bullock What if?	$1.6M	$1.9M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
IDLMario Edwards Jr.What if?	$1.5M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJaylin Smith What if?	$1.4M	$1.7M	$2.0M	—	—	UFA 2029
LBWade Woodaz What if?	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	$1.6M	—	UFA 2030
SKaevon Merriweather What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBJa'Marcus Ingram What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBJamal Hill What if?	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
CBBrandon Codrington What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SGeorge Odum What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
EDGEAli Gaye What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBBryce Hall What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
LBCaleb Johnson What if?	$1.1M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
CBAlijah Huzzie What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
SKamari Ramsey What if?	$1.0M	$1.2M	$1.3M	$1.4M	—	UFA 2030
EDGESolomon Byrd What if?	$1.0M	—	—	—	—	UFA 2027
IDLKyonte Hamilton What if?	$920K	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	—	UFA 2029
LBAiden Fisher What if?	$917K	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.3M	—	UFA 2030
CBCollin Wright What if?	$893K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
EDGESabastian Harsh What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
CBStephen Hall What if?	$890K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
IDLDominic Bailey What if?	$888K	$1.1M	$1.2M	—	—	UFA 2029
Special Teams3	$7.8M	$8.9M	$7.7M	$2.2M	$0
KKa'imi Fairbairn What if?	$5.8M	$6.7M	$7.7M	$2.2M	—	UFA 2030
LSAustin Brinkman What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
PKai Kroeger What if?	$1.0M	$1.1M	—	—	—	UFA 2028
Active total	$256M	$366M	$271M	$131M	$55.3M

Dead Money — 2026

$73,013,943

Tytus Howard$23,689,0007.9%
Christian Kirk$11,396,0003.8%
Shaquille Mason$7,324,0002.4%
Cam Robinson$7,000,0002.3%
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Jr.$5,664,0001.9%
Denico Autry$5,000,0001.7%
Jayden Higgins$2,659,2780.9%
Sheldon Rankins$2,000,0000.7%
Joe Mixon$2,000,0000.7%
Marte Mapu$1,508,6880.5%
Dylan Horton$1,345,2610.4%
Mario Edwards Jr.$1,000,0000.3%
Nick Niemann$750,0000.2%
Graham Mertz$597,1210.2%
K.C. Ossai$515,0000.2%
Juice Scruggs$358,9290.1%
Jalen Walthall$206,6660.1%