NFL teams spent billions of dollars in free agency this offseason to upgrade at positions of need ahead of the 2024 season.
The Texans were one of the teams who spent lavishly. Houston entered the offseason with almost $70 million in salary cap space and also did some contract restructuring to open up more space.
Between a massive deal for edge rusher Danielle Hunter and substantial contracts for Azeez Al-Shaair and Denico Autry, general manager Nick Caserio didn't hold back from trying to make some franchise-altering moves and the Texans ended up spending the sixth-most money in free agency, per Over the Cap.
Now, the Texans made these moves with a purpose in mind for your present and future. The deals all have outs after the 2025 season, just in time for potential long-term extensions for C.J. Stroud, Will Anderson Jr. and Derek Stingley Jr. However, the money allocated to this year is among the highest in the NFL.
Here's where Houston ranks among the rest of the NFL's free-agency spending
Where every NFL team ranks in 2024 free agency spending
| RANK | Team | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titans | 307,152,500 |
| 2 | Panthers | 259,450,000 |
| 3 | Falcons | 244,062,500 |
| 4 | Giants | 225,100,000 |
| 5 | Patriots | 219,955,000 |
| 6 | Texans | 210,955,000 |
| 7 | Chiefs | 202,192,500 |
| 8 | Buccaneers | 189,640,000 |
| 9 | Colts | 186,340,000 |
| 10 | Washington | 176,611,000 |
| 11 | Raiders | 170,650,000 |
| 12 | Rams | 168,133,750 |
| 13 | Jaguars | 168,057,500 |
| 14 | Vikings | 157,730,000 |
| 15 | Cardinals | 147,295,000 |
| 16 | Eagles | 145,562,500 |
| 17 | Bears | 144,495,000 |
| 18 | Packers | 141,722,500 |
| 19 | Ravens | 139,330,000 |
| 20 | Seahawks | 130,945,000 |
| 21 | Dolphins | 109,632,500 |
| 22 | Bills | 95,145,000 |
| 23 | Steelers | 85,097,500 |
| 24 | Lions | 84,050,000 |
| 25 | Bengals | 73,617,500 |
| 26 | 49ers | 72,617,500 |
| 27 | Jets | 72,375,000 |
| 28 | Broncos | 67,625,000 |
| 29 | Browns | 67,302,500 |
| 30 | Chargers | 44,547,500 |
| 31 | Saints | 29,795,000 |
| 32 | Cowboys | 11,130,000 |
Texans offseason moves
The Texans weren't just big spenders in free agency. Houston re-signed a couple of big in-house names like Dalton Schultz before the team traded for and extended or restructured Joe Mixon and Stefon Diggs.
Here are all the Texans' 2024 offseason moves:
| Position | Player | Transaction | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Danielle Hunter | Signed | 2 years, $49 million |
| TE | Dalton Schultz | Re-signed | 3 years, $36 million |
| LB | Azeez Al-Shaair | Signed | 3 years, $34 million |
| WR | Stefon Diggs | Trade | 1 year, $22.52 million |
| EDGE | Denico Autry | Signed | 3 years, $21.5 million |
| RB | Joe Mixon | Trade | 2 years, $19.75 million |
| K | Ka'imi Fairbairn | Re-signed | 3 years, $15.9 million |
| P | Cameron Johnston | Re-signed | 3 years, $13 million |
| IDL | Folorunso Fatukasi | Signed | 1 year, $5.125 million |
| CB | Jeff Okudah | Signed | 1 year, $4.75 million |
| CB | Mike Ford | Signed | 2 years, $4.5 million |
| IDL | Tim Settle | Signed | 2 years, $9 million |
| P | Tommy Townsend | Signed | 2 years, $6 million |
| WR | Noah Brown | Re-signed | 1 year, $2.6 million |
| LB | Del'Shawn Phillips | Signed | 1 year, $2.6 million |
| LB | Neville Hewitt | Re-signed | 1 year, $2.3 million |
| RT | Charlie Heck | Re-signed | 1 year, $2.025 million |
| S | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | Signed | 1 year, $2 million |
| EDGE | Derek Barnett | Re-signed | 1 year, $2 million |
| CB | C.J. Henderson | Signed | 1 year, $2 million |
| CB | Kris Boyd | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.9 million |
| CB | Desmond King | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.8 million |
| S | Eric Murray | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.75 million |
| CB | Myles Bryant | Signed | 1 year, $1.75 million |
| IDL | Khalil Davis | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.65 million |
| IDL | Mario Edwards Jr. | Signed | 1 year, $1.65 million |
| WR | Steven Sims | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.325 million |
| LT | David Sharpe | Signed | 1 year, $1.29 million |
| RG | Dieter Eiselen | Re-signed | 1 year, $1.05 million |
| CB | D'Angelo Ross | Re-signed | 1 year, $995,000 |
| WR | Jared Wayne | Signed | 1 year, $877,500 |