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Pay vs Performance

Houston Texans roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-09-12
Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filteringRole (snap share) exists for every position
Roster contracts
45
Roster APY
$315.9M
Rookie-scale deals
16
Top-quartile deals
11
League median APY
$2M
Market read
19roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
0top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
4below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.

Pay vs role

Texans roster · 45 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of role
51
55
12
24
0
86
69
7
98
6
32
75
39
10
96
77
90
45
11
87
81
72
35
Hansen
67
Brown
33
79
3
97
57
13
22
97
2
4
8
60
88
89
19
Hutchinson
44
88
84
56
25
53
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample

Biggest rank gaps

Houston Texans roster · role lens · gap within each position market
Role ahead of pay
+105
Xavier HutchinsonWR
PAY 148
ROLE 43
$1M
59.9% snaps
Rookie scale
+94
Kayshon BoutteWR
PAY 143
ROLE 49
$1M
58% snaps
Rookie scale
+84
Chris BraswellLB
PAY 177
ROLE 93
$248K
27.1% snaps
One-year
+58
Mitchell TinsleyWR
PAY 172
ROLE 114
$248K
25.9% snaps
Rookie scale
+53
Kamari LassiterCB
PAY 68
ROLE 15
$2.3M
92.5% snaps
Rookie scale
+51
Calen BullockS
PAY 68
ROLE 17
$1.5M
95.2% snaps
Rookie scale
Pay ahead of role
-104
Jake HansenLB
PAY 64
ROLE 168
$2.7M
0.8% snaps
One-year
-79
Jake HummelLB
PAY 69
ROLE 148
$2.4M
2.9% snaps
Veteran
-58
Tremon SmithCB
PAY 57
ROLE 115
$3.3M
15.6% snaps
Veteran
-37
Jaylin SmithCB
PAY 88
ROLE 125
$1.5M
2.7% snaps
Rookie scale
-33
Foster MoreauTE
PAY 43
ROLE 76
$3.1M
22.5% snaps
Veteran
-33
E.J. SpeedLB
PAY 45
ROLE 78
$5M
38.2% snaps
Veteran

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SEP 12
3:21 PM
ELEVATED
Elevated
hou (official) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 12
1:26 AM
ROSTER MOVE
Placed on injured reserve; sprained ankle injury
Aaron Wilson · QUOTE“Texans rookie defensive tackle Kayden McDonald suffered a sprained ankle, per a league source, Wednesday, prompting team”Read original report →
SEP 11
6:22 PM
STATUS
Placed on Injured Reserve — Ankle
QUESTIONABLE → INJURED RESERVE
official transaction · QUOTE“Placed DT Kayden McDonald on injured reserve”