We’ve already covered the entire offense, each offensive position, both defensive line spots and safeties. Cornerbacks aren’t quite as expensive as edge rushers, but it is typically one of the more lucrative defensive positions. Here’s a look at the most expensive cornerback rooms in the league of players currently on the roster. 

• Cap information compiled via Over The Cap
• Depth charts pulled from OurLads
• For corners, PFF grades are averages of the top two players from 2024

1 – Browns: $48,625,175

• Percentage of total cap: 17.4 percent
• Top cap hit: Denzel Ward, $24,560,506 (7.6 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Greg Newsome II, $13,377,000 (4.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 56.2 (30th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Denzel Ward	Martin Emerson Jr.	Greg Newsome II
Cameron Mitchell	Tony Brown II	Nik Needham

2 – Steelers: $37,981,991

• Percentage of total cap: 13.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Jalen Ramsey, $16,661,000 (5.8 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Darius Slay, $10,000,000 (3.5 percent)
• PFF grade: 68.3 (9th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Darius Slay	Joey Porter Jr.	Jalen Ramsey
Cory Trice Jr.	James Pierre	Beanie Bishop Jr.

3 – Bears: $36,192,694

• Percentage of total cap: 12.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Jaylon Johnson, $21,000,000 (7.4 percent)
• PFF grade: 70.4 (7th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Tyrique Stevenson	Jaylon Johnson	Kyler Gordon
Terell Smith	Zah Frazier	Josh Blackwell

4 – Titans: $35,610,551

• Percentage of total cap: 12.8 percent
• Top cap hit: L’Jarius Sneed, $22,577,647 (7.5 percent)
• PFF grade: 54.4 (31st)

LCB	RCB	NB
L’Jarius Sneed	Jarvis Brownlee Jr.	Roger McCreary
Darrell Baker Jr.	Amani Oruwariye	Marcus Harris

5 – Jaguars: $32,676,499

• Percentage of total cap: 11.7 percent
• Top cap hit: Travis Hunter, $8,481,657 (2.9 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Tyson Campbell, $8,032,941 (2.7 percent)
• PFF grade: 65.6 (14th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Jarrian Jones	Tyson Campbell	Jourdan Lewis
Travis Hunter	Montaric Brown	Christian Braswell

6 – Commanders: $31,272,197

• Percentage of total cap: 11.2 percent
• Top cap hit: Marshon Lattimore, $18,000,000 (6.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 61.1 (20th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Jonathan Jones	Marshon Lattimore	Mike Sainristil
Trey Amos	Kevon Seymour	Noah Igbinoghene

7 – Colts: $30,323,549

• Percentage of total cap: 10.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Kenny Moore, $10,690,000 (3.7 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Charvarius Ward, $9,026,666 (3.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 60.6 (22nd)

LCB	RCB	NB
Charvarius Ward	Jaylon Jones	Kenny Moore
Julius Brents	Justin Walley	Samuel Womack III

8 – Cowboys: $29,978,143

• Percentage of total cap: 10.7 percent
• Top cap hit: Trevon Diggs, $12,588,237 (4.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 58.4 (26th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Trevon Diggs	Kaiir Elam	DaRon Bland
Shavon Revel Jr.	Caelen Carson	Kemon Hall

9 – Texans: $28,650,111

• Percentage of total cap: 10.3 percent
• Top cap hit: Derek Stingley Jr., $12,027,392 (9.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.3 (2nd)

LCB	RCB	NB
Derek Stingley Jr.	Kamari Lassiter	Jalen Pitre
Tremon Smith	Jaylin Smith	Myles Bryant

10 – Jets: $27,963,612

• Percentage of total cap: 10.0 percent
• Top cap hit: Sauce Gardner, $10,643,436 (3.8 percent)
• PFF grade: 58.3 (27th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Sauce Gardner	Brandon Stephens	Michael Carter II
Qwan’tez Stiggers	Azareye’h Thomas	Isaiah Oliver

11 – Giants: $26,924,955

• Percentage of total cap: 9.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Paulson Adebo, $11,705,882 (4.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 64.2 (15th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Paulson Adebo	Deonte Banks	Andru Phillips
Art Green	Tre Hawkins III	Cordale Flott

12 – Ravens: $26,889,613

• Percentage of total cap: 9.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Marlon Humphrey, $11,981,800 (4.3 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.3 (2nd)

LCB	RCB	NB
Nate Wiggins	Jaire Alexander	Marlon Humphrey
Chidobe Awuzie	T.J. Tampa	Robert Longerbeam

13 – Seahawks: $26,501,179

• Percentage of total cap: 9.5 percent
• Top cap hit: Devon Witherspoon, $8,689,405 (3.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 69.1 (8th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Josh Jobe	Riq Woolen	Devon Witherspoon
Nehemiah Pritchett	Shaquill Griffin	Damarion Williams

14 – Chiefs: $25,087,304

• Percentage of total cap: 8.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Kristian Fulton, $7,000,000 (2.4 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.5 (5th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Jaylen Watson	Kristian Fulton	Trent McDuffie
Nohl Williams	Joshua Williams	Chris Roland-Wallace

15 – Bills: $25,055,670

• Percentage of total cap: 8.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Taron Johnson, $8,010,000 (2.9 percent)
• PFF grade: 63.9 (16th: Benford, White, Johnson)

LCB	RCB	NB
Christian Benford	Maxwell Hairston	Taron Johnson
Dane Jackson	Tre’Davious White	Cam Lewis

16 – Buccaneers: $24,652,839

• Percentage of total cap: 8.8 percent
• Top cap hit: Jamel Dean, $15,136,941 (5.3 percent)
• PFF grade: 71.7 (6th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Zyon McCollum	Jamel Dean	Christian Izien
Josh Hayes	Benjamin Morrison	Jacob Parrish

17 – Falcons: $24,089,215

• Percentage of total cap: 8.6 percent
• Top cap hit: A.J. Terrell, $9,000,000 (3.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 66.2 (12th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Mike Hughes	AJ Terrell	Dee Alford
Mike Ford Jr.	Clark Phillips III	Billy Bowman Jr.

18 – Patriots: $23,854,959

• Percentage of total cap: 8.5 percent
• Top cap hit: Carlton Davis, $11,700,000 (3.6 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.6 (4th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Carlton Davis III	Christian Gonzalez	Marcus Jones
Alex Austin	Marcellas Dial Jr.	Isaiah Bolden

19 – Lions: $22,887,652

• Percentage of total cap: 8.2 percent
• Top cap hit: Amik Robertson, $6,400,000 (2.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 61.6 (19th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Terrion Arnold	D.J. Reed	Amik Robertson
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	Khalil Dorsey	Avonte Maddox

20 – Rams: $22,164,438

• Percentage of total cap: 7.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Darious Williams, $9,166,666 (3.3 percent)
• PFF grade: 63.3 (17th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Darious Williams	Ahkello Witherspoon	Quentin Lake
Cobie Durant	Emmanuel Forbes Jr.	Charles Woods

21 – Broncos: $21,660,153

• Percentage of total cap: 7.8 percent
• Top cap hit: Patrick Surtain II, $8,370,000 (3.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.5 (10th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Patrick Surtain II	Riley Moss	Jahdae Barron
Damarri Mathis	Kris Abrams-Draine	Ja’Quan McMillan

22 – Vikings: $21,179,901

• Percentage of total cap: 7.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Byron Murphy, $6,130,000 (2.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 59.2 (25th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Isaiah Rodgers	Jeff Okudah	Byron Murphy Jr.
Dwight McGlothern	Mekhi Blackmon	Tavierre Thomas

23 – Packers: $21,025,192

• Percentage of total cap: 7.5 percent
• Top cap hit: Keisean Nixon, $6,841,666 (2.3 percent)
• PFF grade: 59.9 (24th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Nate Hobbs	Keisean Nixon	Javon Bullard
Carrington Valentine	Micah Robinson	Kalen King

24 – Dolphins: $18,070,235

• Percentage of total cap: 6.5 percent
• Top cap hit: Kader Kohou, $3,263,000 (1.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 51.2 (32nd)

LCB	RCB	NB
Storm Duck	Cam Smith	Kader Kohou
Ethan Bonner	Jason Marshall Jr.	Artie Burns

25 – 49ers: $17,589,053

• Percentage of total cap: 6.3 percent
• Top cap hit: Deommodore Lenoir, $5,831,765 (1.7 percent)
• PFF grade: 63.3 (17th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Renardo Green	Deommodore Lenoir	Tre Brown
Tre Avery	Darrell Luter Jr.	Upton Stout

26 – Panthers: $17,521,395

• Percentage of total cap: 6.3 percent
• Top cap hit: Jaycee Horn, $7,350,400 (2.6 percent)
• PFF grade: 61.0 (21st)

LCB	RCB	NB
Michael Jackson	Jaycee Horn	Chau Smith-Wade
Akayleb Evans	Shemar Bartholomew	MJ Devonshire

27 – Bengals: $16,709,825

• Percentage of total cap: 5.9 percent
• Top cap hit: Cam Taylor-Britt, $4,033,314 (1.4 percent)
• PFF grade: 66.5 (11th)

LCB	RCB	NB
DJ Turner II	Cam Taylor-Britt	Daxton Hill
Josh Newton	DJ Ivey	Jalen Davis

28 – Cardinals: $16,266,236

• Percentage of total cap: 5.8 percent
• Top cap hit: Sean Murphy-Bunting, $3,445,000 (1.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 65.8 (13th: Thomas, Melton, Williams)

LCB	RCB	NB
Will Johnson	Max Melton	Garrett Williams
Starling Thomas V	Denzel Burke	Kei’Trel Clark

29 – Eagles: $15,747,258

• Percentage of total cap: 5.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Quinyon Mitchell, $3,367,749 (1.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.7 (1st)

LCB	RCB	NB
Kelee Ringo	Quinyon Mitchell	Cooper DeJean
Adoree’ Jackson	Eli Ricks	Parry Nickerson

30 – Chargers: $14,741,163

• Percentage of total cap: 5.3 percent
• Top cap hit: Donte Jackson, $4,500,000 (1.6 percent)
• PFF grade: 60.5 (23rd)

LCB	RCB	NB
Donte Jackson	Cam Hart	Tarheeb Still
Deane Leonard	Benjamin St-Juste	Ja’Sir Taylor

31 – Raiders: $14,637,711

• Percentage of total cap: 5.2 percent
• Top cap hit: Eric Stokes, $3,500,000 (1.1 percent)
• PFF grade: 58.0 (28th: Bennett, Stokes, Holmes)

LCB	RCB	NB
Darien Porter	Eric Stokes	Darnay Holmes
Jakorian Bennett	Decamerion Richardson	Kyu Blu Kelly

32 – Saints: $13,993,915

• Percentage of total cap: 5.0 percent
• Top cap hit: Alontae Taylor, $4,260,945 (1.5 percent)
• PFF grade: 56.9 (29th)

LCB	RCB	NB
Kool-Aid McKinstry	Isaac Yiadom	Alontae Taylor
Quincy Riley	Rico Payton	Ugo Amadi