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 and each offensive position, and now we’re moving on to the defense, starting with the edge rusher position. Outside of quarterback, this is one of the league’s most expensive positions, as four of the seven highest-paid non-quarterbacks are edge rushers. Here’s a look at the most expensive edge rushing rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.

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

1 – Raiders: $60,474,598

• Percentage of total cap: 21.7 percent
• Top cap hit: Maxx Crosby, $38,153,250 (12.2 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Malcolm Koonce, $10,020,000 (3.2 percent)
• PFF grade: 70.5 (4th: Crosby, Wilson)

LDERDE**Maxx CrosbyCharles SnowdenTyree Wilson**2 – Steelers: $55,365,928

• Percentage of total cap: 19.8 percent
• Top cap hit: T.J. Watt, $30,418,694 (10.7 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Alex Highsmith, $18,602,000 (6.5 percent)
• PFF grade: 90.4 (1st)

LOLBROLB**T.J. WattAlex HighsmithNick Herbig****Jack Sawyer**3 – Texans: $48,597,727

• Percentage of total cap: 17.4 percent
• Top cap hit: Danielle Hunter, $20,200,000 (7.0 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Will Anderson Jr., $9,603,496 (3.3 percent)
• PFF grade: 86.2 (3rd)

LDERDE**Will Anderson** Jr.**Denico Autry****Darrell Taylor**4 – 49ers: $46,710,270

• Percentage of total cap: 16.7 percent
• Top cap hit: Nick Bosa, $20,430,870 (6.0 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Yetur Gross-Matos, $9,473,000 (2.8 percent)
• PFF grade: 79.7 (5th: Bosa, Huff)

LDERDE**Nick BosaYetur Gross-MatosBryce Huff**5 – Jaguars: $44,661,998

• Percentage of total cap: 16.0 percent
• Top cap hit: Josh Hines-Allen, $15,370,588 (5.2 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Travon Walker, $11,891,290 (4.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 75.5 (9th)

LDERDE**Travon WalkerDawuane SmootEmmanuel Ogbah**6 – Vikings: $43,419,387

• Percentage of total cap: 15.6 percent
• Top cap hit: Jonathan Greenard, $22,300,000 (7.9 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Andrew Van Ginkel, $11,400,000 (4.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.3 (7th)

LOLBROLB**Jonathan GreenardAndrew Van GinkelBo Richter****Dallas Turner**7 – Giants: $43,020,560

• Percentage of total cap: 15.4 percent
• Top cap hit: Brian Burns, $17,750,000 (6.1 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Kayvon Thibodeaux, $9,971,513 (3.4 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Abdul Carter, $8,228,2124 (2.8 percent)
• PFF grade: 73.8 (12th)

LOLBROLB**Brian BurnsAbdul CarterChauncey Golston****Kayvon Thibodeaux**8 – Cowboys: $40,010,907

• Percentage of total cap: 14.3 percent
• Top cap hit: Micah Parsons, $24,007,000 (7.8 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Dante Fowler Jr., $6,000,000 (2.0 percent)
• PFF grade: 76.1 (8th)

LDERDE**Dante Fowler** Jr.**Micah ParsonsSam WilliamsMarshawn Kneeland**9 – Bears: $39,820,865 ======================...