2025 NFL Positional Spending Rankings – Cornerback

2025 NFL Positional Spending Rankings – Cornerback
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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 $32,000,000 for the year.

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)

LCBRCBNB**Denzel WardMartin Emerson** Jr.**Cameron MitchellTony 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)

LCBRCBNB**Darius SlayJoey Porter** Jr.Cory Trice Jr.**James PierreBeanie 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)

LCBRCBNB**Tyrique StevensonJaylon JohnsonTerell SmithZah FrazierJosh 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)

LCBRCBNB**L’Jarius Sneed****Jarvis Brownlee** Jr.Darrell Baker Jr.Amani Oruwariye****Marcus Harris5 – 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)

LCBRCBNB**Jarrian JonesTyson CampbellJourdan LewisTravis HunterMontaric 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)

LCBRCBNB**Jonathan JonesMarshon LattimoreTrey AmosKevon SeymourNoah 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)

LCBRCBNB**Charvarius WardJaylon JonesJulius BrentsJustin WalleySamuel Womack** III8 – 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)

LCBRCBNB**Trevon DiggsKaiir ElamShavon Revel Jr.Caelen CarsonKemon 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)

LCBRCBNB**Derek Stingley** Jr.**Kamari Lassiter****Tremon SmithJaylin SmithMyles 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...