Jadeveon Clowney contract details: Former No. 1 pick returns to Texans after 8-sack season in 2025

With the 2026 NFL season gearing up for an imminent return, more names are filling out rosters around the league. Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, will be heading back to the Houston Texans in a reunion with the team that drafted him, per Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.

At 32 years old last season, Clowney accumulated the third-most sacks of his career with 8.5 for the Dallas Cowboys. Now, he'll travel around 250 miles south to rejoin the Texans.

He'll be a huge aid to what was already viewed as one of the league's best defenses under defensive coordinator Matt Burke.

Here's what Clowney's contract looks like after returning to Houston and joining an elite Texans defensive unit.

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Jadeveon Clowney contract details

• Years: 1
• Amount: $8 million ($5.5 million base, up to $8 million in total)

According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, Clowney inked a one-year deal that can amount to around $8 million. The deal carries a base value of $5.5 million and can tally upwards to a maximum value of $8 million.

It's a $5.5 million base value for Jadeveon Clowney and a maximum value of $8 million, per a league source, for three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher with #Texans @KPRC2

For the first time since 2018, Clowney will be back in H-Town with the Texans, the team that selected him first overall in the 2014 draft. During the 2025-26 season, Houston ranked as the second-best defense in terms of opponent points per game (17.4), fourth in opponent rush yards (93.7 RYPG), and sixth in opponent pass yards (183.5 PYPG) and sacks (47).

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Jadeveon Clowney career stats

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Jadeveon Clowney age

Clowney is 33 years old, according to his Pro Football Reference page. He was born on February 14, 1993, in Rock Hill, S.C.

He was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Texans after a stellar collegiate career at the University of South Carolina.

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