Houston Texans 2019 Payroll & Salaries

Active roster · 53 players

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Top 16 of 53 players

J.J. Watt $15m DeAndre Hopkins $14m Bradley Roby $9.8m Whitney Mercilus $8.8m Kenny Stills $8.0m Nick Martin $7.8m Benardrick McKinney $7.4m Will Fuller $7.2m Zach Fulton $7.0m

Johnathan Joseph $5.9m

Barkevious Mingo $4.2m Angelo Blackson $4.0m Deshaun Watson $3.8m Brennan Scarlett $3.7m Ka'imi Fairbairn $3.1m A.J. McCarron $3.0m

Active roster · 53 players - Houston Texans
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	ROSTER BONUS	OTHER PAY
J.J. Watt	$15,000,000	Defensive line	30	7.97%	($2,000,000)	$13,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000
DeAndre Hopkins	$14,000,000	Wide receiver	27	7.44%	($17,000,000)	$12,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-
Bradley Roby	$9,812,500	Cornerback	27	5.21%	($9,500,000)	$5,000,000	$4,500,000	$312,500	-
Whitney Mercilus	$8,800,000	Edge rusher	29	4.68%	-	$5,750,000	$2,550,000	$500,000	-
Kenny Stills	$7,975,000	Wide receiver	27	4.24%	($3,000,000)	$7,975,000	-	-	-
Nick Martin	$7,769,309	Center	26	4.13%	($18,769,309)	$6,101,132	$1,668,177	-	-
Benardrick McKinney	$7,406,250	Linebacker	27	3.94%	($9,000,000)	$6,000,000	$750,000	$656,250	-
Will Fuller	$7,173,177	Wide receiver	25	3.81%	($2,929,057)	$5,775,120	$1,398,057	-	-
Zach Fulton	$7,000,000	Guard	28	3.72%	($6,500,000)	$6,500,000	-	$500,000	-
Johnathan Joseph	$5,937,500	Cornerback	35	3.15%	($5,500,000)	$4,000,000	$1,500,000	$437,500	-
Barkevious Mingo	$4,200,000	Edge rusher	29	2.23%	-	$3,400,000	-	$300,000	$500,000
Angelo Blackson	$3,968,750	Defensive line	27	2.11%	($3,500,000)	$2,000,000	-	$1,968,750	-
Deshaun Watson	$3,778,440	Quarterback	24	2.01%	($4,078,700)	$862,231	$2,053,960	$862,249	-
Brennan Scarlett	$3,732,285	Edge rusher	26	1.98%	($1,882,285)	$2,025,000	$175,000	$1,525,000	$7,285
Ka'imi Fairbairn	$3,095,000	Kicker	25	1.64%	-	$3,095,000	-	-	-
A.J. McCarron	$3,000,000	Quarterback	29	1.59%	($2,500,000)	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	-	-
Duke Johnson	$2,200,000	Running back	26	1.17%	($1,800,000)	$1,800,000	-	$400,000	-
Laremy Tunsil	$2,148,770	Left tackle	25	1.14%	($2,148,770)	$2,148,770	-	-	-
D.J. Reader	$2,078,845	Defensive line	25	1.10%	($53,845)	$2,025,000	$53,845	-	-
Brandon Dunn	$2,025,000	Defensive line	27	1.08%	-	$2,025,000	-	-	-
Carlos Hyde	$1,900,000	Running back	29	1.01%	($700,000)	$1,400,000	-	$500,000	-
Greg Mancz	$1,640,625	Center	27	0.87%	($1,500,000)	$1,500,000	-	$140,625	-
Darren Fells	$1,500,000	Tight end	33	0.80%	($100,000)	$900,000	$100,000	$500,000	-
Zach Cunningham	$1,219,566	Linebacker	25	0.65%	($696,090)	$871,522	$348,044	-	-
Jahleel Addae	$1,105,000	Strong safety	29	0.59%	($150,000)	$805,000	$150,000	$150,000	-
Vernon Hargreaves	$981,365	Cornerback	24	0.52%	($981,366)	$981,366	-	-	-
Jon Weeks	$980,000	Long snapper	33	0.52%	($50,000)	$930,000	$50,000	-	-
Lonnie Johnson	$948,028	Cornerback	22	0.50%	($2,543,687)	$495,000	$453,028	-	-
Justin Reid	$924,893	Free safety	22	0.49%	-	$664,979	$259,914	-	-
Max Scharping	$921,470	Guard	23	0.49%	($2,431,248)	$495,000	$426,470	-	-
Bryan Anger	$881,618	Punter	31	0.47%	($1,250,000)	$569,118	$312,500	-	-
Gareon Conley	$833,284	Cornerback	24	0.44%	($833,285)	$833,285	-	-	-
Jordan Akins	$790,380	Tight end	27	0.42%	($571,140)	$600,000	$190,380	-	-
Keke Coutee	$752,256	Wide receiver	22	0.40%	($546,770)	$570,000	$182,256	-	-
Carlos Watkins	$749,912	Defensive line	26	0.40%	($209,824)	$645,000	$104,912	-	-
Taiwan Jones	$735,000	Running back	31	0.39%	($45,000)	$930,000	$45,000	$45,000	-
Peter Kalambayi	$599,602	Edge rusher	24	0.32%	($88,806)	$570,000	$29,602	-	-
Tyrell Adams	$592,941	Edge rusher	27	0.32%	-	$592,941	-	-	-
Deandre Carter	$570,000	Wide receiver	26	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
Keion Crossen	$570,000	Cornerback	23	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
Buddy Howell	$570,000	Running back	23	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
Roderick Johnson	$570,000	Tackle	24	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
Jake Martin	$570,000	Edge rusher	24	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
A.J. Moore	$570,000	Safety	24	0.30%	-	$570,000	-	-	-
Charles Omenihu	$568,820	Defensive line	22	0.30%	($295,280)	$495,000	$73,820	-	-
Mike Adams	$553,235	Free safety	38	0.29%	($60,000)	$787,647	$60,000	-	-
Cullen Gillaspia	$520,790	Fullback	24	0.28%	($103,160)	$495,000	$25,790	-	-
Jordan Thomas	$485,072	Tight end	23	0.26%	($88,806)	$455,471	$29,602	-	-
Chris Clark	$417,353	Left tackle	34	0.22%	-	$601,765	-	-	-
Cornell Armstrong	$335,290	Cornerback	24	0.18%	-	$335,290	-	-	-
Eddie Vanderdoes	$189,705	Defensive line	25	0.10%	-	$189,706	-	-	-
Steven Mitchell	$145,588	Wide receiver	25	0.08%	-	$145,588	-	-	-
Elijah Nkansah	$29,118	Tackle	25	0.02%	-	$29,118	-	-	-

Additional contracts · 13 players

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All 13 players

Tashaun Gipson $7.4m Lamar Miller $7.2m Senio Kelemete $3.6m Tytus Howard $2.2m Joe Webb $735k Dylan Cole $649k Kahale Warring $601k Phillip Gaines $468k

Duke Ejiofor $439k

Chris Landrum $408k Isaac Whitney $393k

Ira Lewis $378k

David Steinmetz $378k

Additional contracts · 13 players - Houston Texans
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Tashaun Gipson	$7,437,500	Strong safety	29	3.95%	($11,250,000)	$2,500,000	$500,000	$4,437,500
Lamar Miller	$7,203,125	Running back	28	3.83%	($1,000,000)	$5,500,000	$1,000,000	-
Senio Kelemete	$3,593,750	Guard	29	1.91%	($1,500,000)	$2,750,000	$750,000	$93,750
Tytus Howard	$2,222,827	Guard	23	1.18%	($12,225,550)	$495,000	$1,727,827	-
Joe Webb	$735,000	Quarterback	33	0.39%	($90,000)	$930,000	$90,000	-
Dylan Cole	$649,000	Linebacker	25	0.34%	($4,000)	$645,000	$4,000	-
Kahale Warring	$601,051	Tight end	22	0.32%	($892,204)	$378,000	$223,051	-
Phillip Gaines	$467,647	Cornerback	28	0.25%	-	$757,647	-	-
Duke Ejiofor	$439,314	Defensive line	24	0.23%	($138,943)	$393,000	$46,314	-
Chris Landrum	$408,000	Edge rusher	27	0.22%	-	$408,000	-	-
Isaac Whitney	$393,000	Wide receiver	25	0.21%	-	$393,000	-	-
Ira Lewis	$378,166	Defensive line	23	0.20%	($500)	$378,000	$166	-
David Steinmetz	$378,000	Guard	24	0.20%	-	$378,000	-	-

Additional contracts · 80 players

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Additional contracts · 80 players - Houston Texans
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Aaron Colvin	$8,515,625	Cornerback	4.52%
Jadeveon Clowney	$7,000,000	Outside linebacker	3.72%
Seantrel Henderson	$2,656,250	Right tackle	1.41%
Matt Kalil	$2,250,000	Left tackle	1.20%
Jeff Allen	$1,250,000	Guard	0.66%
Logan Paulsen	$645,000	Tight end	0.34%
Johnson Bademosi	$500,000	Cornerback	0.27%
Alex McGough	$320,298	Quarterback	0.17%
Xavier Crawford	$244,965	Cornerback	0.13%
Martinas Rankin	$225,317	Center	0.12%
Joel Heath	$211,764	Defensive tackle	0.11%
D'Onta Foreman	$189,871	Running back	0.10%
Braxton Miller	$177,278	Wide receiver	0.09%
Jerell Adams	$167,765	Tight end	0.09%
Julie'n Davenport	$146,605	Left tackle	0.08%
Alex McGough	$145,588	Quarterback	0.08%
Tyler Ervin	$136,892	Running back	0.07%
Karan Higdon	$136,000	Running back	0.07%
Rick Leonard	$136,000	Tackle	0.07%
Treston Decoud	$124,674	Safety	0.07%
Xavier Woodson-Luster	$120,000	Inside linebacker	0.06%
Steven Mitchell	$116,470	Wide receiver	0.06%
Dan Skipper	$116,470	Tackle	0.06%
Chad Hansen	$112,000	Wide receiver	0.06%
Joel Heath	$100,000	Defensive tackle	0.05%
Elijah Nkansah	$96,000	Tackle	0.05%
Kyle Murphy	$88,000	Tackle	0.05%
Briean Boddy-Calhoun	$84,705	Safety	0.05%
Steven Mitchell	$80,000	Wide receiver	0.04%
Jerell Adams	$72,000	Tight end	0.04%
Anthony Chesley	$72,000	Cornerback	0.04%
Trevor Daniel	$67,724	Punter	0.04%
Albert Huggins	$56,000	Defensive tackle	0.03%
Jonathan Owens	$56,000	Safety	0.03%
Cornell Armstrong	$48,000	Cornerback	0.03%
Karan Higdon	$46,666	Running back	0.02%
Johnnie Dixon	$43,333	Wide receiver	0.02%
Walter Palmore	$43,333	Defensive tackle	0.02%
Joel Heath	$42,352	Defensive tackle	0.02%
Chris Johnson	$40,000	Safety	0.02%
Jonathan Owens	$40,000	Safety	0.02%
Damarea Crockett	$38,333	Running back	0.02%
Malcolm Pridgeon	$37,666	Tackle	0.02%
Kyle Fuller	$34,608	Center	0.02%
Jonathan Owens	$33,529	Safety	0.02%
Jamal Davis	$32,333	Outside linebacker	0.02%
Austin Exford	$32,000	Safety	0.02%
Nate Hall	$32,000	Linebacker	0.02%
Shalom Luani	$32,000	Safety	0.02%
Wyatt Ray	$32,000	Defensive end	0.02%
Eddie Vanderdoes	$32,000	Defensive tackle	0.02%
Tyron Johnson	$31,666	Wide receiver	0.02%
Chris Johnson	$28,333	Safety	0.02%
Jermaine Kelly	$25,194	Cornerback	0.01%
Tyrell Adams	$24,000	Outside linebacker	0.01%
Vyncint Smith	$24,000	Wide receiver	0.01%
Derrick Baity	$21,666	Cornerback	0.01%
Alex McGough	$20,000	Quarterback	0.01%
Bryan Anger	$20,000	Punter	0.01%
Drew Lewis	$18,333	Defensive tackle	0.01%
Jesse Aniebonam	$11,666	Outside linebacker	0.01%
Anthony Coyle	$10,000	Guard	0.01%
Keenen Brown	$8,000	Tight end	0.00%
Christian Dilauro	$8,000	Guard	0.00%
Javier Edwards	$8,000	Defensive tackle	0.00%
Marcus Henry	$8,000	Center	0.00%
Jaryd Jones-Smith	$8,000	Tackle	0.00%
D.J. Coker	$7,666	Center	0.00%
Lavon Coleman	$6,000	Running back	0.00%
Andre Chachere	$5,334	Cornerback	0.00%
Austin Exford	$5,333	Safety	0.00%
Davin Bellamy	$5,000	Linebacker	0.00%
Terry Swanson	$4,000	Running back	0.00%
Jester Weah	$4,000	Wide receiver	0.00%
Mason Gentry	$3,334	Defensive end	0.00%
Vyncint Smith	$3,333	Wide receiver	0.00%
Dexter Wright	$1,000	Safety	0.00%
Javier Edwards	$500	Defensive tackle	0.00%
Kingsley Opara	$334	Defensive tackle	0.00%
Johnny Dwight	$333	Defensive end	0.00%

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What was the Houston Texans 2019 yearly total?

Houston Texans carried a yearly total of $145,821,737 in 2019.

How many players did Houston Texans list in 2019?

53 players on the Houston Texans roster in 2019, plus 93 contracts carried beyond it.

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