Houston Texans Salary Cap Calculator

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Houston Texans

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Year	Pos.	AS	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number			Dead Money (if cut)	Cap Savings (if cut)

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Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number		Transaction	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
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TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

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Players Under Contract: 74

Pending Free Agents: 55

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $35,744,677 (click to show itemized dead money)
Whitney Mercilus							$8,000,000
Bradley Roby							$4,672,431
Randall Cobb							$3,500,000
Nick Martin							$2,500,000
Andre Roberts							$2,176,472
Shaq Lawson							$1,752,500
Benardrick McKinney							$1,500,000
Joe Thomas							$1,338,350
Jeff Driskel							$943,000
Bryan Anger							$833,334
Duke Ejiofor							$826,313
Zach Fulton							$750,000
Chris Moore							$636,444
Brandon Dunn							$500,000
Alex Erickson							$500,000
Darren Fells							$500,000
Antony Auclair							$444,444
Roderick Johnson							$400,000
Lane Taylor							$400,000
Jaleel Johnson							$400,000
Anthony Miller							$336,125
Cornell Armstrong							$317,778
Senio Kelemete							$250,000
Kahale Warring							$223,051
Buddy Howell							$200,000
Keke Coutee							$182,257
Jaylen Watkins							$150,000
Ryan McCollum							$145,133
Dontrell Hilliard							$127,222
John Reid							$123,600
Carson Green							$108,333
Derek Rivers							$100,000
Noah Togiai							$97,778
Joey Slye							$94,444
Jordan Thomas							$84,046
Taywan Taylor							$77,500
Donte Moncrief							$75,000
Isaiah Coulter							$73,239
Hardy Nickerson							$64,000
Cole Toner							$57,500
Cullen Gillaspia							$51,776
Shyheim Carter							$46,000
Hjalte Froholdt							$36,800
Peter Kalambayi							$29,602
Damon Hazelton							$29,166
Drake Jackson							$25,000
Tyler Simmons							$16,667
Auzoyah Alufohai							$13,334
Antonio Phillips							$9,200
Cordel Iwuagwu							$6,667
Scottie Phillips							$6,667
Jamir Jones							$3,334
Jan Johnson							$3,334
Dylan Stapleton							$3,334
Elex Woodworth							$3,334
Ira Savage-Lewis							$168
Deshaun Watson	QB	4	$10,540,000 $10,540,000	$5,400,000	$0	$0	$15,940,000	$67,140,000	($51,200,000)
Eric Murray	S	5	$5,000,000 $3,500,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$7,455,882	$6,500,000	$955,882
Zach Cunningham	ILB	4	$990,000 $990,000	$4,277,500	$500,000	$0	$5,738,088	$18,100,000	($12,361,912)
Brandin Cooks	WR	7	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$647,059	$0	$5,588,236	$10,000,000	($4,411,764)
David Johnson	RB	6	$1,250,000 $1,250,000	$3,000,000	$750,000	$0	$4,779,412	$4,250,000	$529,412
Maliek Collins	DT	5	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$0	$4,705,882	$2,000,000	$2,705,882
Ka'imi Fairbairn	K	5	$3,450,000 $2,000,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$4,200,000	$4,250,000	($50,000)
Terrance Mitchell	CB	7	$2,500,000 $2,500,000	$250,000	$500,000	$0	$3,720,588	$3,000,000	$720,588
Tytus Howard	LG	2	$1,606,414 $1,606,414	$1,727,827	$0	$0	$3,334,241	$7,224,189	($3,889,948)
Desmond King	CB	4	$2,000,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$3,191,176	$500,000	$2,691,176
Phillip Lindsay	RB	3	$2,250,000 $500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$3,073,529	$1,000,000	$2,073,529
Kevin Pierre-Louis	LB	7	$1,750,000 $1,750,000	$500,000	$750,000	$0	$2,823,529	$2,750,000	$73,529
Justin Reid	S	3	$2,433,000	$259,914	$0	$0	$2,692,914	$259,914	$2,433,000
Christian Kirksey	LB	7	$1,500,000	$500,000	$1,000,000	$0	$2,647,059	$500,000	$2,147,059
Kamu Grugier-Hill	LB	5	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$0	$2,441,176	$1,000,000	$1,441,176
Jordan Akins	TE	3	$2,183,000	$190,379	$0	$0	$2,373,379	$190,379	$2,183,000
Jordan Jenkins	EDGE	5	$1,500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$2,352,941	$1,000,000	$1,352,941
Justin Britt	C	6	$1,500,000	$500,000	$1,200,000	$0	$2,352,940	$500,000	$1,852,940
Cameron Johnston	P	3	$2,000,000 $2,000,000	$333,333	$0	$0	$2,333,333	$3,000,000	($666,667)
Mark Ingram	RB	10	$1,500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$2,323,529	$500,000	$1,823,529
A.J. Moore	CB	3	$2,133,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,133,000	$0	$2,133,000
Vernon Hargreaves	CB	5	$1,000,000 $300,000	$200,000	$300,000	$0	$1,982,353	$500,000	$1,482,353
Neville Hewitt	LB	6	$1,000,000 $500,000	$200,000	$500,000	$0	$1,970,588	$700,000	$1,270,588
Ross Blacklock	DT	1	$971,248 $971,248	$834,991	$0	$0	$1,806,239	$3,476,221	($1,669,982)
Danny Amendola	WR	12	$1,250,000	$250,000	$250,000	$0	$1,747,059	$250,000	$1,497,059
Tavierre Thomas	CB	3	$1,000,000 $1,000,000	$500,000	$250,000	$0	$1,735,294	$2,000,000	($264,706)
Justin McCray	C	4	$1,200,000	$250,000	$300,000	$0	$1,732,353	$500,000	$1,232,353
Chris Conley	WR	6	$1,250,000 $1,250,000	$250,000	$0	$0	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0
Pharaoh Brown	TE	3	$950,000	$200,000	$450,000	$0	$1,494,118	$200,000	$1,294,118
DeMarcus Walker	DT	4	$1,000,000 $500,000	$300,000	$200,000	$0	$1,452,941	$800,000	$652,941
Lonnie Johnson Jr.	CB	2	$969,014	$453,028	$0	$0	$1,422,042	$906,056	$515,986
Rex Burkhead	RB	8	$1,125,000	$125,000	$250,000	$0	$1,397,059	$125,000	$1,272,059
Max Scharping	RG	2	$955,736	$426,470	$0	$0	$1,382,206	$852,940	$529,266
Tremon Smith	CB	3	$920,000 $200,000	$90,000	$80,000	$20,000	$1,067,059	$290,000	$777,059
Jonathan Greenard	EDGE	1	$818,374	$223,495	$0	$0	$1,041,869	$670,485	$371,384
Jon Weeks	LS	9	$1,075,000 $112,500	$137,500	$0	$0	$987,500	$250,000	$737,500
Davis Mills	QB	0	$660,000	$289,473	$0	$0	$949,473	$1,157,892	($208,419)
Charlie Heck	RT	1	$780,000	$177,676	$0	$0	$938,787	$533,028	$405,759
Charles Omenihu	EDGE	2	$850,000	$74,101	$0	$0	$924,101	$148,202	$775,899
Geron Christian	RT	3	$920,000	$0	$0	$0	$920,000	$0	$920,000
Jacob Martin	EDGE	3	$920,000	$0	$0	$0	$920,000	$0	$920,000
Jimmy Moreland	CB	2	$850,000	$0	$0	$0	$850,000	$0	$850,000
Nico Collins	WR	0	$660,000	$225,730	$0	$0	$817,674	$902,920	($85,246)
Jaleel Johnson	DT	4	$990,000	$0	$0	$0	$802,778	$0	$802,778
Scottie Phillips	RB	1	$780,000	$0	$0	$0	$780,000	$0	$780,000
Antony Auclair	TE	4	$990,000	$0	$0	$0	$755,556	$0	$755,556
Brevin Jordan	TE	0	$660,000	$88,046	$0	$0	$748,046	$352,184	$395,862
Garret Wallow	LB	0	$660,000	$73,971	$0	$0	$733,971	$295,884	$438,087
Jeff Driskel	QB	5	$990,000	$0	$0	$0	$715,000	$0	$715,000
Chris Moore	WR	5	$990,000	$0	$0	$0	$715,000	$0	$715,000
Roy Lopez	DT	0	$660,000	$45,711	$0	$0	$705,711	$182,844	$522,867
Top 51 Cutoff
Davion Davis	WR	0	$780,000	$0	$0	$0	$606,667	$0	$606,667
Jimmy Morrissey	C	0	$660,000	$0	$0	$0	$440,000	$0	$440,000
Laremy Tunsil	LT	5	$990,000 $990,000	$8,303,333	$0	$0	$9,293,333	$35,900,000	($26,606,667)
Marcus Cannon	RT	10	$4,700,000	$0	$1,500,000	$50,000	$6,973,529	$0	$6,973,529
Tyrod Taylor	QB	10	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$500,000	$0	$5,323,529	$2,500,000	$2,823,529
Terrence Brooks	CB	7	$1,100,000	$250,000	$400,000	$0	$1,679,412	$250,000	$1,429,412
Vincent Taylor	DT	4	$1,000,000 $350,000	$250,000	$250,000	$0	$1,470,588	$600,000	$870,588
Tae Davis	LB	3	$1,000,000 $150,000	$100,000	$150,000	$0	$1,214,706	$250,000	$964,706
Lane Taylor	LG	8	$293,000	$0	$0	$0	$285,222	$0	$285,222
Hardy Nickerson	LB	4	$265,000	$0	$0	$0	$257,222	$0	$257,222
Cre'Von LeBlanc	CB	5	$252,000	$0	$0	$0	$252,000	$0	$252,000
Derek Rivers	EDGE	4	$252,000	$0	$0	$0	$252,000	$0	$252,000
Cole Toner	RG	3	$219,111	$0	$0	$0	$219,111	$0	$219,111
Jordan Veasy	WR	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$165,600	$0	$165,600
Jonathan Owens	S	2	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$165,600	$0	$165,600
Paul Quessenberry	TE	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$165,600	$0	$165,600
Jalen Camp	WR	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$165,600	$0	$165,600
Carson Green	RT	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$165,600	$0	$165,600
Grayland Arnold	S	1	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$156,400	$0	$156,400
Jake Eldrenkamp	RG	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$128,800	$0	$128,800
Jordan Steckler	RG	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$128,800	$0	$128,800
Damon Hazelton	WR	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$128,800	$0	$128,800
Michael Dwumfour	DT	0	$165,600	$0	$0	$0	$119,600	$0	$119,600
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
J.J. Watt 34DE 10
Whitney Mercilus 34OLB 9
Nick Martin C 5
Bradley Roby CB 6
Benardrick McKinney ILB 6
Randall Cobb WR 10
Duke Johnson RB 6
A.J. McCarron QB 7
Zach Fulton RG 7
Brandon Dunn 34DT 6
Brennan Scarlett 34OLB 5
Darren Fells TE 7
Bryan Anger P 9
Gareon Conley CB 4
Will Fuller WR 4
Dylan Cole ILB 4
Senio Kelemete RG 8
Roderick Johnson LT 4
Josh McCown QB 18
Phillip Gaines CB 7
Michael Thomas S 7
Tyrell Adams ILB 5
John Reid CB 1
Kahale Warring TE 2
Kyle Emanuel LB 5
Brent Qvale RT 6
Isaiah Coulter WR 1
Damion Ratley WR 2
Hjalte Froholdt RG 3
Keke Coutee WR 3
Steven Mitchell WR 3
Chad Hansen WR 2
Andrew Brown DT 3
Nate Hall ILB 1
Dontrell Hilliard RB 3
P.J. Hall DT 3
Carlos Watkins 34DE 4
Jonathan Owens S 2
Mark Fields CB 2
Auzoyah Alufohai DT 1
Eddie Vanderdoes 34DE 4
Duke Ejiofor 34DE 3
Cullen Gillaspia FB 2
Peter Kalambayi LB 3
Keion Crossen CB 3
Cornell Armstrong CB 3
Geno Stone S 2
Buddy Howell RB 3
Greg Mancz RG 6
Davin Bellamy EDGE 1

Players Under Contract: 28

Pending Free Agents: 31

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $22,223,975 (click to show itemized dead money)
Whitney Mercilus							$7,000,000
Shaq Lawson							$5,275,500
Bradley Roby							$4,790,078
Randall Cobb							$3,500,000
Brandon Dunn							$500,000
Andre Roberts							$500,000
John Reid							$247,200
Kahale Warring							$223,051
Isaiah Coulter							$146,478
Carson Green							$16,667
Ryan McCollum							$16,667
Damon Hazelton							$8,334
Deshaun Watson	QB	5	$35,000,000 $35,000,000	$5,400,000	$0	$0	$40,400,000	$51,200,000	($10,800,000)
Laremy Tunsil	LT	6	$17,850,000 $10,000,000	$8,303,333	$0	$0	$26,153,333	$26,606,667	($453,334)
Brandin Cooks	WR	8	$12,500,000	$2,500,000	$1,235,294	$0	$16,235,294	$7,500,000	$8,735,294
Zach Cunningham	ILB	5	$10,000,000	$4,277,500	$500,000	$0	$14,777,500	$12,832,500	$1,945,000
Eric Murray	S	6	$5,000,000	$1,500,000	$250,000	$0	$6,750,000	$1,500,000	$5,250,000
Marcus Cannon	RT	11	$4,700,000	$0	$1,500,000	$50,000	$6,350,000	$0	$6,350,000
Ka'imi Fairbairn	K	6	$3,550,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$4,300,000	$1,500,000	$2,800,000
Kevin Pierre-Louis	LB	8	$2,750,000	$500,000	$750,000	$0	$4,000,000	$500,000	$3,500,000
Tytus Howard	LG	3	$2,162,121 $2,162,121	$1,727,827	$0	$0	$3,889,948	$3,889,948	$0
Jordan Jenkins	EDGE	6	$2,500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$3,500,000	$500,000	$3,000,000
Terrance Mitchell	CB	8	$2,500,000	$250,000	$500,000	$0	$3,250,000	$250,000	$3,000,000
Cameron Johnston	P	4	$2,300,000	$333,333	$200,000	$0	$2,833,333	$666,667	$2,166,666
Justin McCray	C	5	$1,700,000	$250,000	$300,000	$0	$2,250,000	$250,000	$2,000,000
Tavierre Thomas	CB	4	$1,500,000	$500,000	$250,000	$0	$2,250,000	$500,000	$1,750,000
Ross Blacklock	DT	2	$1,332,496	$834,991	$0	$0	$2,167,487	$1,669,982	$497,505
Lonnie Johnson Jr.	CB	3	$1,206,021	$453,028	$0	$0	$1,659,049	$453,028	$1,206,021
Max Scharping	RG	3	$1,186,104	$426,470	$0	$0	$1,612,574	$426,470	$1,186,104
Jonathan Greenard	EDGE	2	$1,008,000	$223,495	$0	$0	$1,231,495	$446,990	$784,505
Davis Mills	QB	1	$897,368	$289,473	$0	$0	$1,186,841	$868,419	$318,422
Nico Collins	WR	1	$881,433	$225,730	$0	$0	$1,107,163	$677,190	$429,973
Charlie Heck	RT	2	$895,000	$177,676	$0	$0	$1,072,676	$355,352	$717,324
Charles Omenihu	EDGE	3	$965,000	$74,101	$0	$0	$1,039,101	$74,101	$965,000
Jimmy Moreland	CB	3	$965,000	$0	$0	$0	$965,000	$0	$965,000
Brevin Jordan	TE	1	$825,000	$88,046	$0	$0	$913,046	$264,138	$648,908
Garret Wallow	DT	1	$825,000	$73,971	$0	$0	$898,971	$221,913	$677,058
Scottie Phillips	RB	2	$895,000	$0	$0	$0	$895,000	$0	$895,000
Roy Lopez	DT	1	$825,000	$45,711	$0	$0	$870,711	$137,133	$733,578
Jimmy Morrissey	C	1	$825,000	$0	$0	$0	$825,000	$0	$825,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Tyrod Taylor QB 11
Maliek Collins DT 6
David Johnson RB 7
Phillip Lindsay RB 4
Justin Britt C 7
Christian Kirksey LB 8
Desmond King CB 5
Kamu Grugier-Hill LB 6
Mark Ingram RB 11
A.J. Moore CB 4
Danny Amendola WR 13
Terrence Brooks CB 8
Neville Hewitt LB 7
Pharaoh Brown TE 4
Rex Burkhead RB 9
Vincent Taylor DT 5
Vernon Hargreaves CB 6
DeMarcus Walker DT 5
Chris Conley WR 7
Tae Davis LB 4
Jon Weeks LS 10
Tremon Smith CB 4
Justin Reid S 4
Geron Christian RT 4
Jaleel Johnson DT 5
Antony Auclair TE 5
Jeff Driskel QB 6
Chris Moore WR 6
Jordan Akins TE 4
Davion Davis WR 1
Jacob Martin EDGE 4

Players Under Contract: 14

Pending Free Agents: 15

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $5,000,000 (click to show itemized dead money)
Brandin Cooks							$5,000,000
Deshaun Watson	QB	6	$20,000,000	$5,400,000	$17,000,000	$0	$42,400,000	$10,800,000	$31,600,000
Laremy Tunsil	LT	7	$18,500,000	$8,303,334	$0	$0	$26,803,334	$8,303,334	$18,500,000
Zach Cunningham	ILB	6	$11,000,000	$4,277,500	$500,000	$0	$15,777,500	$8,555,000	$7,222,500
Brandin Cooks	WR	9	$0	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$0
Ka'imi Fairbairn	K	7	$3,650,000	$750,000	$0	$0	$4,400,000	$750,000	$3,650,000
Cameron Johnston	P	5	$2,300,000	$333,334	$200,000	$0	$2,833,334	$333,334	$2,500,000
Ross Blacklock	DT	3	$1,693,744	$834,991	$0	$0	$2,528,735	$834,991	$1,693,744
Davis Mills	QB	2	$1,134,736	$289,473	$0	$0	$1,424,209	$578,946	$845,263
Jonathan Greenard	EDGE	3	$1,145,200	$223,495	$0	$0	$1,368,695	$223,495	$1,145,200
Nico Collins	WR	2	$1,102,865	$225,730	$0	$0	$1,328,595	$451,460	$877,135
Charlie Heck	RT	3	$1,010,000	$177,676	$0	$0	$1,187,676	$177,676	$1,010,000
Brevin Jordan	TE	2	$940,000	$88,046	$0	$0	$1,028,046	$176,092	$851,954
Garret Wallow	LB	2	$940,000	$73,971	$0	$0	$1,013,971	$147,942	$866,029
Roy Lopez	DT	2	$940,000	$45,711	$0	$0	$985,711	$91,422	$894,289
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Marcus Cannon RT 12
Eric Murray S 7
Kevin Pierre-Louis LB 9
Terrance Mitchell CB 9
Tytus Howard LG 4
Jordan Jenkins EDGE 7
Justin McCray C 6
Tavierre Thomas CB 5
Lonnie Johnson Jr. CB 4
Max Scharping RG 4
Scottie Phillips RB 3
Jimmy Morrissey C 2
Charles Omenihu EDGE 4
Jimmy Moreland CB 4

Players Under Contract: 8

Pending Free Agents: 6

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
Deshaun Watson	QB	7	$32,000,000	$5,400,000	$0	$0	$37,400,000	$5,400,000	$32,000,000
Zach Cunningham	ILB	7	$12,500,000	$4,277,500	$500,000	$0	$17,277,500	$4,277,500	$13,000,000
Davis Mills	QB	3	$1,372,104	$289,473	$0	$0	$1,661,577	$289,473	$1,372,104
Nico Collins	WR	3	$1,324,298	$225,730	$0	$0	$1,550,028	$225,730	$1,324,298
Brevin Jordan	TE	3	$1,055,000	$88,046	$0	$0	$1,143,046	$88,046	$1,055,000
Garret Wallow	LB	3	$1,055,000	$73,971	$0	$0	$1,128,971	$73,971	$1,055,000
Roy Lopez	DT	3	$1,055,000	$45,711	$0	$0	$1,100,711	$45,711	$1,055,000
Brandin Cooks	WR	10	$0	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,500,000	($2,500,000)
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Laremy Tunsil LT 8
Ka'imi Fairbairn K 8
Cameron Johnston P 6
Ross Blacklock DT 4
Jonathan Greenard EDGE 4
Charlie Heck RT 4

Players Under Contract: 1

Pending Free Agents: 7

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
Deshaun Watson	QB	8	$32,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$32,000,000	$0	$32,000,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Brandin Cooks WR 11
Zach Cunningham ILB 8
Davis Mills QB 4
Nico Collins WR 4
Brevin Jordan TE 4
Garret Wallow LB 4
Roy Lopez DT 4