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 receiver rooms shake out from most expensive to least expensive: 

Resources:

• Salary information via Over The Cap
• Depth charts via OurLads
• Pro Football Focus grades (average of 3 starters)

1 – Cincinnati Bengals: $65,498,349

• Percentage of total cap: 21.75 percent
• 2025 rank: 1st
• Top cap hit: Tee Higgins, $26,514,706 (8.8 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Ja’Marr Chase, $26,171,176 (8.69 percent)
• PFF grade: 74.6 (7th)

2 – Dallas Cowboys: $61,776,205

• Percentage of total cap: 20.51 percent
• 2025 rank: 10th
• Top cap hit: George Pickens, $27,298,000 (9.06 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: CeeDee Lamb, $19,654,314 (6.53 percent)
• PFF grade: 72.4 (12th)

3 – Detroit Lions: $52,604,180

• Percentage of total cap: 17.46 percent
• 2025 rank: 9th
• Top cap hit: Amon-Ra St. Brown, $33,110,000 (10.99 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Jameson Williams, $8,270,600 (2.75 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.5 (5th) 

4 – Pittsburgh Steelers: $51,922,509

• Percentage of total cap: 17.24 percent
• 2025 rank: 21st
• Top cap hit: D.K. Metcalf, $31,000,000 (10.29 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Michael Pittman Jr., $8,866,666 (2.94 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.1 (21st)

5 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $46,468,077

• Percentage of total cap: 15.43 percent
• 2025 rank: 2nd
• Top cap hit: Chris Godwin, $33,683,000 (11.18 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.5 (20th)

6 – Tennessee Titans: $46,172,282

• Percentage of total cap: 15.33 percent
• 2025 rank: 3rd
• Top cap hit: Calvin Ridley, 15,200,000 (5.05 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Wan’Dale Robinson, $11,270,000 (3.74 percent)
• PFF grade: 65.6 (28th)

7 – Minnesota Vikings: $45,547,196

• Percentage of total cap: 15.12 percent
• 2025 rank: 13th
• Top cap hit: Justin Jefferson, $21,218,850 (7.04 percent)
• PFF grade: 70.8 (14th)

8 – Seattle Seahawks: $44,967,063

• Percentage of total cap: 14.93 percent
• 2025 rank: 23rd
• Top cap hit: Cooper Kupp, $17,470,000 (5.8 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, $10,371,329 (3.44 percent), Rashid Shaheed, $7,000,000 (2.32 percent) 
• PFF grade: 77.5 (4th)

9 – New York Giants: $42,379,440

• Percentage of total cap: 14.07 percent
• 2025 rank: 18th
• Top cap hit: Darius Slayton, $15,911,770 (5.28 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Malik Nabers, $7,965,750 (2.64 percent)
• PFF grade: 52.5 (32nd)

10 – Los Angeles Rams: $41,728,787

• Percentage of total cap: 13.85 percent 
• 2025 rank: 15th
• Top cap hit: Davante Adams, $28,000,000 (9.30 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Puka Nacua, $5,828,245 (1.94 percent)
• PFF grade: 79.0 (1st)

11 – Buffalo Bills: $38,152,216

• Percentage of total cap: 12.67 percent
• 2025 rank: 17th
• Top cap hit: Josh Palmer, $11,750,000 (3.9 percent)
• Other notable cap hits: D.J. Moore, $6,752,000 (2.24 percent), Khalil Shakir, $6,792,000 (2.25 percent)
• PFF grade: 66.8 (23rd)

12 – San Francisco 49ers: $36,626,318

• Percentage of total cap: 12.16 percent
• 2025 rank: 19th 
• Top cap hit: Brandon Aiyuk, $13,665,790 (4.54 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Mike Evans, $4,250,000 (1.41 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.8 (19th)

13 – New England Patriots: $35,592,520

• Percentage of total cap: 11.82 percent
• 2025 rank: 14th
• Top cap hit: Romeo Doubs, $8,600,000 (2.86 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: A.J. Brown, $7,040,000 (2.34 percent)
• PFF grade: 77.6 (3rd)

14 – Houston Texans: $34,907,691

• Percentage of total cap: 11.59 percent
• 2025 rank: 16th
• Top cap hit: Nico Collins, $14,939,529 (4.96 percent)
• PFF grade: 78.0 (2nd)

15 – Denver Broncos: $34,620,985

• Percentage of total cap: 11.49 percent
• 2025 rank: 12th
• Top cap hit: Courtland Sutton, $13,975,000 (4.64 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Jaylen Waddle, $4,878,200 (1.62 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.8 (9th)

16 – New Orleans Saints: $33,594,610

• Percentage of total cap: 11.15 percent
• 2025 rank: 26th
• Top cap hit: Chris Olave, $15,493,000 (5.14 percent)
• PFF grade: 75.4 (6th)

17 – Jacksonville Jaguars: $33,115,821

• Percentage of total cap: 10.99 percent
• 2025 rank: 27th
• Top cap hit: Travis Hunter, $10,602,071 (3.52 percent)
• Other notable cap hits: Jakobi Meyers, $6,210,588 (2.06 percent), Brian Thomas Jr., $3,998,176 (1.33 percent)
• PFF grade: 66.3 (24th)

18 – Arizona Cardinals: $32,856,426

• Percentage of total cap: 10.91 percent
• 2025 rank: 25th
• Top cap hit: Marvin Harrison Jr., $9,647,657 (3.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 69.1 (17th)

19 – Washington Commanders: $31,745,327

• Percentage of total cap: 10.54 percent
• 2025 rank: 5th
• Top cap hit: Terry McLaurin, $18,000,000 (5.98 percent)
• PFF grade: 69.5 (16th)

20 – Green Bay Packers: $30,038,588

• Percentage of total cap: 9.97 percent
• 2025 rank: 30th
• Top cap hit: Christian Watson, $10,519,297 (3.49 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Jayden Reed, $6,784,793 (2.25 percent)
• PFF grade: 74.5 (8th)

21 – Cleveland Browns: $28,255,865

• Percentage of total cap: 9.38 percent
• 2025 rank: 29th
• Top cap hit: Jerry Jeudy, $10,372,400 (3.44 percent)
• PFF grade: 57.2 (31st)

22 – Indianapolis Colts: $27,757,673

• Percentage of total cap: 9.22 percent
• 2025 rank: 7th
• Top cap hit: Alec Pierce, $9,200,000 (3.05 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.1 (11th)

23 – Philadelphia Eagles: $27,620,468

• Percentage of total cap: 9.17 percent
• 2025 rank: 11th
• Top cap hit: DeVonta Smith, $10,726,510 (3.56 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.4 (10th)

24 – New York Jets: $24,877,446

• Percentage of total cap: 8.26 percent
• 2025 rank: 24th
• Top cap hit: Garrett Wilson, $10,074,819 (3.34 percent)
• PFF grade: 66.1 (25th)

25 – Carolina Panthers: $24,793,076

• Percentage of total cap: 8.23 percent
• 2025 rank: 20th
• Top cap hit: Tetairoa McMillan, $6,347,816 (2.11 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Jalen Coker, $3,846,250 (1.28 percent)
• PFF grade: 68.9 (18th)

26 – Las Vegas Raiders: $24,640,782

• Percentage of total cap: 8.18 percent
• 2025 rank: 22nd
• Top cap hit: Jalen Nailor, $8,010,000 (2.66 percent)
• PFF grade: 61.3 (29th)

27 – Atlanta Falcons: $21,950,801

• Percentage of total cap: 7.29 percent
• 2025 rank: 8th
• Top cap hit: Drake London, $7,996,200 (2.65 percent)
• PFF grade: 65.9 (26th)

28 – Chicago Bears: $20,991,509

• Percentage of total cap: 6.97 percent
• 2025 rank: 6th
• Top cap hit: Rome Odunze, $6,197,591 (2.06 percent)
• PFF grade: 72.3 (13th)

29 – Baltimore Ravens: $19,868,926

• Percentage of total cap: 6.6 percent
• 2025 rank: 31st
• Top cap hit: Rashod Bateman, $6,180,687 (2.05 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Zay Flowers, $4,466,140 (1.48 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.6 (22nd)

30 – Kansas City Chiefs: $18,999,309

• Percentage of total cap: 6.31 percent
• 2025 rank: 28th
• Top cap hit: Xavier Worthy, $3,760,981 (1.25 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Rashee Rice, $2,066,660 (0.69 percent)
• PFF grade: 74.1 (15th)

31 – Los Angeles Chargers: $18,082,005

• Percentage of total cap: 6 percent
• 2025 rank: 32nd
• Top cap hit: Quentin Johnston, $4,514,614 (1.5 percent)
• Other notable cap hits: Ladd McConkey, $2,725,960 (0.91 percent)
• PFF grade: 65.7 (27th)

32 – Miami Dolphins: $13,190,162

• Percentage of total cap: 4.38 percent
• 2025 rank: 4th
• Top cap hit: Caleb Douglas, $1,303,363 (0.43 percent)
• PFF grade: 59.4 (30th)