How much are the Texans spending at each position in 2021?
First-year general manager Nick Caserio has executed almost 100 roster transactions since he joined the Houston Texans in January.
“There’s always new players on every team, league-wide,” Caserio told “Payne & Pendergast” on Sports Radio 610 [KILT-AM] on June 14. “For the most part you can go to one extreme to the other. 25 to 30% of the team is going to be new anyway. So, again, what you try to do is look at what you’re dealing with right now with your team and each year is different. Each team is going to be different. We’ve added a number of new players to our team.”
Here is a look at the positional spending for the Texans according to Spotrac.
Quarterback — $23,579,815
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$15,940,000 | 8.20% | |
$5,323,529 | 2.74% | |
$1,367,644 | 0.70% | |
$948,642 | 0.49% |
Percentage of cap: 12.13% NFL rank: 9
Running back — $14,861,753
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$4,779,411 | 2.46% | |
$3,073,529 | 1.58% | |
Mark Ingram | $2,323,521 | 1.19% |
$1,447,058 | 0.74% | |
$1,397,058 | 0.72% | |
$1,061,176 | 0.55% | |
$780,000 | 0.40% |
Percentage of cap: 7.64% NFL rank: 3
Receiver — $28,243,626
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$10,470,588 | 5.38% | |
$5,632,352 | 2.90% | |
$2,600,000 | 1.34% | |
$1,500,000 | 0.77% | |
Chris Moore | $1,335,294 | 0.69% |
$1,200,000 | 0.62% | |
$1,150,000 | 0.59% | |
$1,102,258 | 0.57% | |
$885,730 | 0.46% | |
$853,238 | 0.44% | |
$850,000 | 0.44% | |
Damon Hazelton | $664,166 | 0.34% |
Percentage of cap: 14.52% NFL rank: 9
Tight end — $8,116,094
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$2,373,380 | 1.22% | |
$1,494,117 | 0.77% | |
$1,003,051 | 0.52% | |
$987,500 | 0.51% | |
$850,000 | 0.44% | |
Brevin Jordan | $748,046 | 0.38% |
Paul Quessenberry | $660,000 | 0.34% |
Percentage of cap: 4.17% NFL rank: 21
Offensive line — $32,674,415
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$9,293,333 | 4.78% | |
$6,973,529 | 3.59% | |
$3,334,241 | 1.71% | |
$2,000,000 | 1.03% | |
$1,750,000 | 0.90% | |
$1,382,206 | 0.71% | |
$1,150,000 | 0.59% | |
$1,029,264 | 0.53% | |
$987,500 | 0.51% | |
$957,676 | 0.49% | |
Geron Christian | $920,000 | 0.47% |
$780,000 | 0.40% | |
Jordan Steckler | $780,000 | 0.40% |
Cason Green | $668,333 | 0.34% |
Ryan McCollum | $668,333 | 0.34% |
Percentage of cap: 16.80% NFL rank: 20
Defensive line — $20,765,750
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
$8,000,000 | 4.11% | |
$4,705,882 | 2.42% | |
$4,132,352 | 2.12% | |
$3,250,000 | 1.67% | |
$2,823,529 | 1.45% | |
$2,352,932 | 1.21% | |
$1,806,236 | 0.93% | |
$1,538,235 | 0.79% | |
Vincent Taylor | $1,470,575 | 0.76% |
DeMarcus Walker | $1,452,941 | 0.75% |
Derek Rivers | $1,047,058 | 0.54% |
Jonathan Greenard | $1,041,869 | 0.54% |
Charles Omenihu | $923,820 | 0.48% |
Jake Martin | $920,000 | 0.47% |
Auzoyah Alufohai | $780,000 | 0.40% |
Roy Lopez | $705,709 | 0.36% |
Percentage of cap: 10.68% NFL rank: 27
Linebacker — $34,029,773
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
Zach Cunningham | $5,767,500 | 2.97% |
Christian Kirksey | $2,647,058 | 1.36% |
Kamu Grugier-Hill | $2,441,165 | 1.26% |
Neville Hewitt | $1,700,000 | 0.87% |
Joe Thomas | $1,470,575 | 0.76% |
Tae Davis | $1,214,705 | 0.62% |
Hardy Nickerson | $1,089,411 | 0.56% |
Nate Hall | $780,000 | 0.40% |
Garret Wallow | $733,971 | 0.38% |
Percentage of cap: 17.50% NFL rank: 6
Secondary — $41,757,117
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
Bradley Roby | $10,235,293 | 5.26% |
Eric Murray | $7,468,750 | 3.84% |
Terrance Mitchell | $3,750,000 | 1.93% |
Desmond King | $3,191,176 | 1.64% |
Justin Reid | $2,692,914 | 1.38% |
A.J. Moore | $2,133,000 | 1.10% |
Vernon Hargreaves | $2,000,000 | 1.03% |
Tavierre Thomas | $1,750,000 | 0.90% |
Terrence Brooks | $1,679,406 | 0.86% |
Lonnie Johnson | $1,419,450 | 0.73% |
Cornell Armstrong | $1,096,470 | 0.56% |
Tremon Smith | $1,077,058 | 0.55% |
Keion Crossen | $920,000 | 0.47% |
John Reid | $903,600 | 0.46% |
Jonathan Owens | $780,000 | 0.40% |
Shyheim Carter | $660,000 | 0.34% |
Percentage of cap: 21.47% NFL rank: 8
Special teams — $8,180,833
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Player | Cap Hit | Percentage of Cap |
Ka'imi Fairbairn | $4,200,000 | 2.16% |
Cameron Johnston | $2,333,333 | 1.20% |
Jon Weeks | $987,500 | 0.51% |
Mitchell Fraboni | $660,000 | 0.34% |
Percentage of cap: 4.21% NFL rank: 5
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