Kicking off a new series, we’ll be taking a look at spending rankings for every NFL position by team for the 2025 season. Dead cap hits from players who are no longer on the team do not count towards their positional spending, so Russell Wilson will not show up for the Broncos’ quarterback room despite carrying a dead cap hit of $32 million for the year. 
We’ve already covered the entire offense, each offensive position, the defensive line and the secondary. Here’s a look at the most expensive linebacker rooms in the league.
- Cap information compiled via Over The Cap
- Depth charts pulled from OurLads
- PFF grades are averages of the top two players from 2024
1 – Ravens: $30,111,761
- Percentage of total cap: 10.79 percent
- Top cap hit: Roquan Smith, $23,718,750 (8.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.75 (26th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Roquan Smith |
Trenton Simpson
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| Jake Hummel | Teddye Buchanan |
2 – Steelers: $30,045,777
- Percentage of total cap: 10.76 percent
- Top cap hit: Patrick Queen, $17,693,333 (6.34 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.4 (20th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Patrick Queen | Payton Wilson |
| Malik Harrison | Cole Holcomb |
3 – Bears: $29,963,633
- Percentage of total cap: 10.73 percent
- Top cap hit: Tremaine Edmunds, $17,437,500 (6.25 percent)
- PFF grade: 60 (28th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Tremaine Edmunds | T.J. Edwards |
| Noah Sewell | Ruben Hyppolite |
4 – Commanders: $27,124,059
- Percentage of total cap: 9.71 percent
- Top cap hit: Frankie Luvu, $12,540,000 (4.49 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Bobby Wagner, $9,000,000 (3.22 percent)
- PFF grade: 76.25 (4th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Bobby Wagner | Frankie Luvu |
| Jordan Magee | Kain Medrano |
5 – Chiefs: $25,469,903
- Percentage of total cap: 9.12 percent
- Top cap hit: Drue Tranquill, $8,500,000 (2.95 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Nick Bolton, $6,500,000 (2.33 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.1 (21st)
| MLB | WLB |
| Nick Bolton | Drue Tranquill |
| Jeffrey Bassa | Leo Chenal |
6 – 49ers: $25,137,050
- Percentage of total cap: 9 percent
- Top cap hit: Fred Warner, $16,058,000 (5.75 percent)
- PFF grade: 77.8 (3rd)
| MLB | WLB |
| Fred Warner | Dee Winters |
| Tatum Bethune | Nick Martin |
7 – Patriots: $24,181,458
- Percentage of total cap: 8.66 percent
- Top cap hit: Robert Spillane, $9,000,000 (3.22 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Jahlani Tavai, $5,443,750 (1.95 percent)
- PFF grade: 79.5 (11th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Robert Spillane | Christian Elliss |
| Jahlani Tavai | Jack Gibbens |
8 – Giants: $23,288,487
- Percentage of total cap: 8.34 percent
- Top cap hit: Bobby Okereke, $14,463,33 (5.18 percent)
- PFF grade: 68.85 (14th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Bobby Okereke | Micah McFadden |
| Chris Board | Darius Muasau |
9 – Lions: $21,604,902
- Percentage of total cap: 7.74 percent
- Top cap hit: Alex Anzalone, $7,258,824 (2.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.8 (5th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Jack Campbell | Alex Anzalone |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | Derrick Barnes |
10 – Bills: $21,188,390
- Percentage of total cap: 7.59 percent
- Top cap hit: Matt Milano, $12,188,500 (4.37 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Terrel Bernard, $2,528,248 (0.91 percent)
- PFF grade: 50.75 (31st)
| MLB | WLB |
| Terrel Bernard | Matt Milano |
| Joe Andreessen | Dorian Williams |
11 – Cardinals: $20,919,101
- Percentage of total cap: 7.49 percent
- Top cap hit: Mack Wilson, $4,956,666 (1.78 percent)
- PFF grade: 61.4 (27th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Mack Wilson | Akeem Davis-Gaither |
| Cody Simon | Owen Pappoe |
12 – Jaguars: $20,489,577
- Percentage of total cap: 7.34 percent
- Top cap hit: Foyesade Oluokun, $11,466,353 (4.11 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Devin Lloyd, 4,116,194 (1.47 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.6 (6th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Foyesade Oluokun | Devin Lloyd |
| Chad Muma | Ventrell Miller |
13 – Texans: $20,322,414
- Percentage of total cap: 7.28 percent
- Top cap hit: Azeez Al-Shaair, $5,259,529 (1.88 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.55 (19th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | Henry T’oTo’to |
| Christian Harris | E.J. Speed |
14 – Jets: $20,192,023
- Percentage of total cap: 7.23 percent
- Top cap hit: Quincy Williams, $8,425,000 (3.02 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Jamien Sherwood, $5,000,000 (1.79 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.9 (10th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Quincy Williams | Jamien Sherwood |
| Francisco Mauigoa | Zaire Barnes |
15 – Falcons: $19,334,552
- Percentage of total cap: 6.92 percent
- Top cap hit: Kaden Elliss, $8,500,000 (2.95 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.95 (24th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Kaden Elliss | Divine Deablo |
| J.D. Bertrand | Troy Andersen |
16 – Dolphins: $19.266,03
- Percentage of total cap: 6.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Jordyn Brooks, $11,050,000 (3.96 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.3 (13th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Jordyn Brooks | Tyrel Dodson |
| K.J. Britt | Willie Gay |
17 – Broncos: $19,119,851
- Percentage of total cap: 6.85 percent
- Top cap hit: Alex Singleton, $6,913,334 (2.48 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Dre Greenlaw, $5,816,666 (2.08 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.45 (7th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Alex Singleton | Dre Greenlaw |
| Justin Strnad | Drew Sanders |
18 – Cowboys: $18,992,696
- Percentage of total cap: 6.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Kenneth Murray, $7,410,000 (2.65 percent)
- PFF grade: 47.6 (32nd)
| MLB | WLB |
| Kenneth Murray | Marist Liufau |
| Jack Sanborn | Damone Clark |
19 – Panthers: $16,841,174
- Percentage of total cap: 6.03 percent
- Top cap hit: Josey Jewell, $7,708,333 (2.76 percent)
- PFF grade: 56.3 (30th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Josey Jewell | Trevin Wallace |
| Christian Rozeboom | Jon Rhattigan |
20 – Browns: $16,438,790
- Percentage of total cap: 5.89 percent
- Top cap hit: Jordan Hicks, $4,158,000 (1.49 percent)
- PFF grade: 64.65 (23rd)
| MLB | WLB |
| Jordan Hicks | Carson Schwesinger |
| Devin Bush | Jerome Baker |
21 – Vikings: $16,040,680
- Percentage of total cap: 5.75 percent
- Top cap hit: Blake Cashman, $7,236,765 (2.59 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.5 (17th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Blake Cashman | Ivan Pace |
| Brian Asamoah | Eric Wilson |
22 – Bengals: $16,034,705
- Percentage of total cap: 5.74 percent
- Top cap hit: Logan Wilson, $8,759,176 (3.14 percent)
- PFF grade: 79.2 (2nd)
| MLB | WLB |
| Logan Wilson | Demetrius Knight |
| Barrett Carter | Oren Burks |
23 – Colts: $15,433,333
- Percentage of total cap: 5.53 percent
- Top cap hit: Zaire Franklin, $7,500,000 (2.69 percent)
- PFF grade: 64.95 (22nd)
| MLB | WLB |
| Zaire Franklin | Jaylon Carlies |
| Cameron McGrone | Segun Olubi |
24 – Saints: $15,052,222
- Percentage of total cap: 5.39 percent
- Top cap hit: Demario Davis, $6,923,000 (2.48 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.1 (9th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Demario Davis | Pete Werner |
| Danny Stutsman | D’Marco Jackson |
25 – Buccaneers: $14,982,665
- Percentage of total cap: 5.37 percent
- Top cap hit: Lavonte David, $9,000,000 (3.22 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.6 (15th)
| MLB | WLB |
| SirVocea Dennis | Lavonte David |
| Anthony Walker | Deion Jones |
26 – Raiders: $14,282,219
- Percentage of total cap: 5.12 percent
- Top cap hit: Germaine Pratt, $4,762,500 (1.71 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.15 (12th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Elandon Roberts | Germaine Pratt |
| Tommy Eichenberg | Devin White |
27 – Eagles: $13,473,579
- Percentage of total cap: 4.83 percent
- Top cap hit: Zack Baun, $4,386,000 (1.57 percent)
- PFF grade: 83.8 (1st)
| MLB | WLB |
| Zack Baun | Nakobe Dean |
| Jeremiah Trotter | Jihaad Campbell |
28 – Packers: $12,716,420
- Percentage of total cap: 4.55 percent
- Top cap hit: Quay Walker, $4,404,160 (1.58 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.45 (8th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Edgerrin Cooper | Quay Walker |
| Isaiah McDuffie | Tyron Hopper |
29 – Chargers: $11,235,837
- Percentage of total cap: 4.02 percent
- Top cap hit: Denzel Perryman, $2,266,765 (0.81 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.4 (18th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Denzel Perryman | Daiyan Henley |
| Junior Colson | Troy Dye |
30 – Seahawks: $11,021,473
- Percentage of total cap: 3.95 percent
- Top cap hit: Ernest Jones, $5,283,333 (1.89 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.8 (25th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Ernest Jones | Tyrice Knight |
| Josh Ross | Drake Thomas |
31 – Titans: $10,005,162
- Percentage of total cap: 3.58 percent
- Top cap hit: Cody Barton, $4,060,000 (1.45 percent)
- PFF grade: 59.3 (29th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Cody Barton | James Williams |
| Cedric Gray | Otis Reese |
32 – Rams: $6,921,387
- Percentage of total cap: 2.48 percent
- Top cap hit: Nathan Landman, $1,100,000 (0.39 percent)
- PFF grade: 79.7 (16th)
| MLB | WLB |
| Omar Speights | Nathan Landman |
| Troy Reeder | Chris Paul |
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