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Houston Texans player earnings

$1,706,890,411 earned by the 63 players on the roster, led by Laremy Tunsil on $163,802,675.

Houston Texans are 3rd of 32 on what the roster is worth and 16th on what the club has paid out. The first number counts everything the men on the books have been paid anywhere in their careers and the second counts only the seasons the club's own name is against, which is why they disagree. The Houston Texans cap sheet is here.

ROSTER EARNINGS $1.71bn
PAID OUT BY THE CLUB $1.32bn
PLAYERS 63
ON THE 2026 ROSTER 24
STILL CONTRACTED $30.8m

The twenty biggest earners on the roster

Career earnings, wherever the money was paid

Laremy Tunsil $163.8m

Laremy Tunsil $164m Danielle Hunter $144m Stefon Diggs $137m Jerry Hughes $92m Shaq Mason $84m Tytus Howard $81m Robert Woods $73m Jimmie Ward $65m Joe Mixon $64m Denico Autry $60m Dalton Schultz $58m Nico Collins $57m Case Keenum $51m Azeez Al-Shaair $45m Ka'imi Fairbairn $38m C.J. Stroud $36m Will Anderson $35m Derek Stingley Jr. $35m Jeff Okudah $35m Foley Fatukasi $31m

The twenty here hold 81.3% of everything the roster has earned, and Laremy Tunsil alone holds 9.6% of it. A roster is always shaped like this: a handful of second contracts and a long tail of men still on rookie money.

Every Houston Texans player ranked by career earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

63 careers

# Player Position Seasons Signing Contracted Career earnings
001 Laremy Tunsil Mississippi Left Tackle 11 $50.3m $163,802,675$163.8m
002 Danielle Hunter Louisiana State Defensive End 11 $42.1m $143,864,477$143.9m
003 Stefon Diggs Maryland Wide Receiver 10 $64.8m $137,370,421$137.4m
004 Jerry Hughes Texas Christian Defensive End 15 $18.7m $91,834,385$91.8m
005 Shaq Mason Georgia Tech Guard 12 $22.4m $84,310,656$84.3m
006 Tytus Howard Alabama State Right Tackle 8 $24.9m $81,330,394$81.3m
007 Robert Woods Southern California Wide Receiver 12 $9.4m $73,129,927$73.1m
008 Jimmie Ward Northern Illinois Safety 12 $21.7m $65,497,558$65.5m
009 Joe Mixon Oklahoma Running Back 10 $18.1m $64,291,207$64.3m
010 Denico Autry Mississippi State Defensive Tackle 12 $11.5m $60,177,848$60.2m
011 Dalton Schultz Stanford Tight End 9 $12.5m $58,076,104$58.1m
012 Nico Collins Michigan Wide Receiver 7 $17.9m $21.9m $57,497,400$57.5m
013 Case Keenum Houston Quarterback 13 $14.8m $51,422,877$51.4m
014 Azeez Al-Shaair Florida Atlantic Inside Linebacker 8 $14.2m $45,021,000$45.0m
015 Ka'imi Fairbairn California-Los Angeles Kicker 11 $7.3m $38,096,164$38.1m
016 C.J. Stroud Ohio State Quarterback 4 $23.4m $36,279,244$36.3m
017 Will Anderson Alabama Defensive End 4 $22.6m $35,213,096$35.2m
018 Derek Stingley Jr. Louisiana State Cornerback 4 $22.4m $34,657,514$34.7m
019 Jeff Okudah Ohio State Cornerback 5 $27.1m $34,601,335$34.6m
020 Foley Fatukasi Connecticut Defensive Tackle 7 $13.3m $31,135,172$31.1m
021 Derek Barnett Tennessee Defensive End 9 $8.2m $30,702,939$30.7m
022 Eric Murray Minnesota Safety 9 $6.0m $25,877,268$25.9m
023 Mario Edwards Florida State Defensive Tackle 10 $7.6m $17,459,080$17.5m
024 Tim Settle Virginia Tech Defensive Tackle 8 $6.3m $17,146,041$17.1m
025 Kenyon Green Texas A&M Guard 4 $8.8m $15,953,405$16.0m
026 Jon Weeks Baylor Long Snapper 15 $1.3m $13,867,912$13.9m
027 M.J. Stewart North Carolina Safety 7 $3.8m $13,347,179$13.3m
028 Neville Hewitt Marshall Inside Linebacker 10 $3.1m $13,233,057$13.2m
029 Davis Mills Stanford Quarterback 5 $3.2m $11,965,373$12.0m
030 Tommy Townsend Florida Punter 6 $2.0m $10,991,148$11.0m
031 Jalen Pitre Baylor Safety 4 $3.7m $8,954,440$9.0m
032 John Metchie Alabama Wide Receiver 4 $3.0m $7,960,174$8.0m
033 Cam Akers Florida State Running Back 6 $2.2m $7,454,811$7.5m
034 Kamari Lassiter Georgia Cornerback 4 $3.4m $2.0m $6,990,508$7.0m
035 Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin Running Back 8 $524k $6,804,456$6.8m
036 Kris Boyd Texas Cornerback 7 $587k $6,514,613$6.5m
037 Myles Bryant Washington Cornerback 5 $428k $6,480,807$6.5m
038 Juice Scruggs Penn State Center 4 $1.4m $6,099,104$6.1m
039 Del'Shawn Phillips Illinois Outside Linebacker 6 $940k $5,949,895$5.9m
040 Tank Dell Houston Wide Receiver 4 $1.1m $5,605,771$5.6m
041 Christian Harris Alabama Outside Linebacker 4 $1.1m $5,256,587$5.3m
042 Blake Fisher Notre Dame Left Tackle 4 $1.6m $1.7m $4,901,052$4.9m
043 Kendrick Green Illinois Guard 4 $906k $4,875,767$4.9m
044 Dylan Horton Texas Christian Defensive End 4 $801k $4,524,371$4.5m
045 Dameon Pierce Florida Running Back 4 $815k $4,500,432$4.5m
046 Calen Bullock Southern California Safety 4 $1.1m $1.6m $4,263,317$4.3m
047 Henry To'oTo'o Alabama Outside Linebacker 4 $245k $4,084,976$4.1m
048 Steven Sims Jr. Kansas Wide Receiver 6 $364k $4,032,309$4.0m
049 Xavier Hutchinson Iowa State Wide Receiver 4 $164k $4,003,704$4.0m
050 Rashad Weaver Pittsburgh Outside Linebacker 4 $676k $3,876,883$3.9m
051 Jarrett Patterson Notre Dame Center 4 $170k $3,843,308$3.8m
052 Brevin Jordan Miami (FL) Tight End 4 $352k $3,832,184$3.8m
053 Cade Stover Ohio State Tight End 4 $739k $1.2m $3,568,936$3.6m
054 Khalil Davis Nebraska Defensive Tackle 5 $782k $3,504,874$3.5m
055 Nick Broeker Mississippi Guard 4 $102k $3,192,100$3.2m
056 Dalton Keene Virginia Tech Tight End 8 $832k $3,131,901$3.1m
057 Jamal Hill Oregon Outside Linebacker 4 $189k $1.2m $3,019,392$3.0m
058 British Brooks North Carolina Running Back 3 $15k $2,845,000$2.8m
059 LaDarius Henderson Michigan Guard 4 $84k $1.2m $2,588,716$2.6m
060 Jake Hansen Illinois Outside Linebacker 3 $8k $2,567,500$2.6m
061 Kurt Hinish Notre Dame Defensive Tackle 3 $25k $2,120,000$2.1m
062 Jaylon Thomas Southern Methodist Right Tackle 4 $30k $703,667
063 Brandon Hill Pittsburgh Safety 2 $78k $686,000

The table holds every one of the 63 careers on the books. 51.3% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, which is the league's own split almost exactly.

What the Houston Texans have paid out, season by season

Only the seasons the club's own name is against

Peak in 2024

2024 is the club's biggest year on record at $278,068,970 across 64 players. In 2026 it is $135,642,974 across 24 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

How the Houston Texans money is paid

The seven parts of a contract, for this roster and for the league

51.3% base salary

  • Base salary 51.3%
  • Signing bonus 31.0%
  • Restructured money 4.7%
  • Roster bonus 9.9%
  • Option bonus 1.5%
  • Workout bonus 0.5%
  • Incentives 1.0%

51.3% of the money on this roster is base salary against 52.9% across the league, which is the league's own split almost exactly. Base salary, signing bonus money and the other five parts are each ranked across the whole league on their own pages.

What each position costs the Houston Texans

Career earnings of the players on the books, by position

17 positions

Defensive End $306m Wide Receiver $290m Left Tackle $169m Defensive Tackle $132m Safety $119m Guard $111m Quarterback $100m Cornerback $89m Running Back $86m Right Tackle $82m Tight End $69m Inside Linebacker $58m Kicker $38m Outside Linebacker $25m Long Snapper $14m Punter $11m Center $9.9m

Defensive End is the most expensive group on the roster at $306,139,268 across 5 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Money the Houston Texans still owe

Written into contracts for seasons not yet played

$30.8m in all

# Player Position Earned so far Through Still contracted
01 Nico Collins Wide Receiver $57.5m 2027 $21,875,005$21.9m
02 Kamari Lassiter Cornerback $7.0m 2027 $2,024,292$2.0m
03 Blake Fisher Left Tackle $4.9m 2027 $1,694,376$1.7m
04 Calen Bullock Safety $4.3m 2027 $1,593,681$1.6m
05 Cade Stover Tight End $3.6m 2027 $1,190,000
06 Jamal Hill Outside Linebacker $3.0m 2027 $1,190,000
07 LaDarius Henderson Guard $2.6m 2027 $1,190,000

7 players on the roster have money written into seasons that have not been played. None of it is counted in any career figure on this site, because it has not been paid. The whole league's contracted money is ranked here.

Where the Houston Texans roster went to college

Schools with two or more players on the books

17 colleges

Louisiana State $179m
Mississippi $167m
Texas Christian $96m
Southern California $77m
Ohio State $74m
Stanford $70m
Michigan $60m
Houston $57m
Alabama $53m
Florida State $25m
Baylor $23m
Virginia Tech $20m
North Carolina $16m
Florida $15m
Illinois $13m

Louisiana State has 2 players on the roster worth $178,521,991 between them. Every college is ranked across the league here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid Houston Texans player?

Laremy Tunsil, $163,802,675 across his career, a first-round pick in 2016, 13th overall. Danielle Hunter is second on $143,864,477.

How much are the Houston Texans roster worth?

$1,706,890,411 across 63 careers, counted as everything those players have been paid anywhere in the league. That is 3rd of the 32 franchises.

How much have the Houston Texans paid their players?

$1,319,017,771 across the 17 seasons on this site, 2010 to 2026, which is 16th in the league.

What are the Houston Texans paying in 2026?

$135,642,974 across 24 players. A further $30,757,354 is written into contracts for seasons after this one.

Which position costs the Houston Texans most?

Defensive End, $306,139,268 across 5 players on the books, counted across those players' whole careers.

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