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
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