One note: rather than count dead money toward the positional groups, we will have it ranked separately in a post of its own. For example, Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa‘s $55.4 million dead cap hit won’t count toward Miami’s quarterback spending, but it will be included in their league-leading $179 million dead cap figure. 

Here’s how the league’s quarterback rooms shake out from most expensive to least expensive: 

Resources:

• Salary information via Over The Cap
• Depth charts via OurLads
• Pro Football Focus grades 

1 – Los Angeles Rams: $51,358,451

• Percentage of total cap: 17.05 percent*
• 2025 rank: 2nd
• Top cap hit: Matthew Stafford, $48,266,668
• PFF grade: 92.0 (1st)
• Depth chart: Stafford, Ty Simpson, Stetson Bennett
• *Does not technically include Simpson yet because he hasn’t signed his rookie deal

2 – Los Angeles Chargers: $49,730,675

• Percentage of total cap: 16.51 percent
• 2025 rank: 10th
• Top cap hit: Justin Herbert, $46,345,675 
• PFF grade: 78.0 (11th)
• Depth chart: Herbert, Trey Lance, D.J. Uiagalalei 

3 – Buffalo Bills: $47,278,000

• Percentage of total cap: 15.7 percent
• 2025 rank: 11th
• Top cap hit: Josh Allen, $44,228,000
• PFF grade: 90.5 (3rd)
• Depth chart: Allen, Kyle Allen, Shane Buechele

4 – Dallas Cowboys: $47,083,430

• Percentage of total cap: 15.63 percent
• 2025 rank: 1st
• Top cap hit: Dak Prescott, $43,508,430 
• PFF grade: 86.9 (5th)
• Depth chart: Prescott, Sam Howell, Joe Milton

5 – Cleveland Browns: $44,460,587

• Percentage of total cap: 14.76 percent
• 2025 rank: 8th
• Top cap hit: Deshaun Watson, $40,959,128
• PFF grade: 49.0 (37th, Gabriel)
• Depth chart: Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Taylen Green

6 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $44,108,333

• Percentage of total cap: 14.64 percent
• 2025 rank: 15th
• Top cap hit: Baker Mayfield, $39,975,000
• PFF grade: 70.0 (25th)
• Depth chart: Mayfield, Jake Browning, Conner Bazelak, Jalon Daniels 

7 – Cincinnati Bengals: $43,508,117

• Percentage of total cap: 14.44 percent
• 2025 rank: 4th
• Top cap hit: Joe Burrow, $37,599,784
• PFF grade: 91.8 (2nd)
• Depth chart: Burrow, Joe Flacco, Josh Johnson, Sean Clifford

8 – Seattle Seahawks: $42,073,656

• Percentage of total cap: 13.97 percent
• 2025 rank: 22nd
• Top cap hit: Sam Darnold, $37,900,000
• PFF grade: 79.0 (9th)
• Depth chart: Darnold, Drew Lock, Jalen Milroe

9 – Detroit Lions: $41,293,333

• Percentage of total cap: 13.71 percent
• 2025 rank: 12th
• Top cap hit: Jared Goff, $37,600,000
• PFF grade: 77.7 (12th)
• Depth chart: Goff, Teddy Bridgewater, Luke Altmyer

10 – Green Bay Packers: $40,747,044

• Percentage of total cap: 13.53 percent
• 2025 rank: 13th
• Top cap hit: Jordan Love, $36,122,437
• PFF grade: 88.8 (4th)
• Depth chart: Love, Tyrod Taylor, Kyron Drones, Kyle McCord

11 – Kansas City Chiefs: $39,574,010

• Percentage of total cap: 13.14 percent
• 2025 rank: 14th
• Top cap hit: Patrick Mahomes, $34,653,888
• PFF grade: 76.0 (16th)
• Depth chart: Mahomes, Justin Fields, Garrett Nussmeier, Chris Oladokun

12 – Baltimore Ravens: $39,455,000

• Percentage of total cap: 13.1 percent
• 2025 rank: 6th
• Top cap hit: Lamar Jackson, $34,390,000
• PFF grade: 74.0 (20th)
• Depth chart: Jackson, Tyler Huntley, Skylar Thompson, Diego Pavia, Joe Fagnano

13 – Philadelphia Eagles: $35,643,299

• Percentage of total cap: 11.83 percent
• 2025 rank: 17th
• Top cap hit: Jalen Hurts, $31,971,800
• PFF grade: 79.0 (9th)
• Depth chart: Hurts, Andy Dalton, Tanner McKee, Cole Payton

14 – Indianapolis Colts: $32,135,093

• Percentage of total cap: 10.67 percent
• 2025 rank: 16th
• Top cap hit: Daniel Jones, $19,180,000
• PFF grade: 71.7 (21st, Jones)
• Depth chart: Jones, Riley Leonard, Anthony Richardson, Easton Stick

15 – Pittsburgh Steelers: $29,074,525

• Percentage of total cap: 9.65 percent
• 2025 rank: 19th
• Top cap hit: Aaron Rodgers, $22,500,000
• PFF grade: 68.0 (27th)
• Depth chart: Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Drew Allar

16 – San Francisco 49ers: $28,763,089

• Percentage of total cap: 9.55 percent
• 2025 rank: 27th
• Top cap hit: Brock Purdy, $23,709,530
• PFF grade: 85.4 (6th)
• Depth chart: Purdy, Mac Jones, Kurtis Rourke, Adrian Martinez

17 – Jacksonville Jaguars: $28,390,000

• Percentage of total cap: 9.43 percent
• 2025 rank: 18th
• Top cap hit: Trevor Lawrence, $24,000,000
• PFF grade: 83.7 (7th)
• Depth chart: Lawrence, Nick Mullens, Bradley Carter, Joey Aguilar

18 – Houston Texans: $20,730,517

• Percentage of total cap: 6.88 percent
• 2025 rank: 23rd
• Top cap hit: C.J. Stroud, $11,543,396
• PFF grade: 65.0 (31st)
• Depth chart: Stroud, Davis Mills, Graham Mertz

19 – Washington Commanders: $19,565,705

• Percentage of total cap: 6.5 percent
• 2025 rank: 20th
• Top cap hit: Jayden Daniels, $10,294,541
• PFF grade: 74.9 (18th)
• Depth chart: Daniels, Marcus Mariota, Sam Hartman, Athan Kaliakmanis

20 – Tennessee Titans: $19,531,053

• Percentage of total cap: 6.48 percent
• 2025 rank: 26th
• Top cap hit: Cam Ward, $11,099,910
• PFF grade: 58.4 (36th)
• Depth chart: Ward, Mitchell Trubisky, Will Levis, Hendon Hooker

21 – Chicago Bears: $18,607,258

• Percentage of total cap: 6.18 percent
• 2025 rank: 28th
• Top cap hit: Caleb Williams, $10,768,925
• PFF grade: 76.9 (14th)
• Depth chart: Williams, Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum, Miller Moss

22 – Carolina Panthers: $18,039,948

• Percentage of total cap: 5.99 percent
• 2025 rank: 25th
• Top cap hit: Bryce Young, $12,076,615
• PFF grade: 71.0 (24th)
• Depth chart: Young, Kenny Pickett, Will Grier, Haynes King

23 – Arizona Cardinals: $16,770,000

• Percentage of total cap: 5.57 percent
• 2025 rank: 3rd
• Top cap hit: Jacoby Brissett, $9,190,000
• PFF grade: 71.1 (23rd)
• Depth chart: Brissett, Gardner Minshew, Carson Beck, Kedon Slovis

24 – Denver Broncos: $15,076,318

• Percentage of total cap: 5.01 percent
• 2025 rank: 30th
• Top cap hit: Bo Nix, $5,076,318
• PFF grade: 77.1 (13th)
• Depth chart: Nix, Jarrett Stidham, Sam Ehlinger

25 – New England Patriots: $12,464,970

• Percentage of total cap: 4.14
• 2025 rank: 29th
• Top cap hit: Drake Maye, $9,992,663
• PFF grade: 80.7 (8th)
• Depth chart: Maye, Tommy DeVito, Behren Morton

26 – Minnesota Vikings: $11,318,732

• Percentage of total cap: 3.76
• 2025 rank: 31st
• Top cap hit: J.J. McCarthy, $5,960,399
• PFF grade: 61.8 (33r, McCarthy)
• Depth chart: Kyler Murray, McCarthy, Carson Wentz, Max Brosmer

27 – New York Giants: $10,083,623

• Percentage of total cap: 3.35 percent
• 2025 rank: 21st
• Top cap hit: Jameis Winston, $5,000,000
• PFF grade: 767.9 (29th)
• Depth chart: Jaxson Dart, Winston, Brandon Allen

28 – Atlanta Falcons: $9,420,719

• Percentage of total cap: 3.13 percent
• 2025 rank: 5th
• Top cap hit: Michael Penix Jr., $6,240,719
• PFF grade: 62.1 (32nd, Tagovailoa)
• Depth chart: Tua Tagovailoa, Penix, Trevor Siemian, Jack Strand

29 – Miami Dolphins: $8,481,560

• Percentage of total cap: 2.82 percent
• 2025 rank: 9th
• Top cap hit: Malik Willis, $5,672,000
• PFF grade: NA
• Depth chart: Willis, Quinn Ewers, Cam Miller, Mark Gronowski

30 – Las Vegas Raiders: $6,874,678

• Percentage of total cap: 2.28
• 2025 rank: 7th
• Top cap hit: Kirk Cousins, $1,300,000*
• PFF grade: 76.0 (16th, Cousins)
• Depth chart: Cousins, Fernando Mendoza, Aidan O’Connell, Jacob Clark
• *Does not include a $10.4 million cap hit for Fernando Mendoza because he has not technically signed his rookie deal yet. 

31 – New York Jets: $6,569,669

• Percentage of total cap: 2.18
• 2025 rank: 24th
• Top cap hit: Geno Smith, $3,300,000
• PFF grade: 60.9 (34th)
• Depth chart: Smith, Cade Klubnik, Brady Cook, Bailey Zappe

32 – New Orleans Saints: $5,762,240

• Percentage of total cap: 1.91 percent
• 2025 rank: 32nd
• Top cap hit: Tyler Shough, $2,455,620
• PFF grade: 74.6 (19th)
• Depth chart: Shough, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson, Hunter Dekkers