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 million for the year.

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)

MLBWLBRoquan SmithJake HummelTeddye Buchanan2 – 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)

MLBWLB Patrick QueenPayton WilsonMalik HarrisonCole Holcomb3 – 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)

MLBWLBTremaine EdmundsT.J. EdwardsNoah SewellRuben Hyppolite4 – 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)

MLBWLBBobby WagnerFrankie LuvuJordan MageeKain Medrano5 – 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)

MLBWLBNick BoltonDrue TranquillJeffrey BassaLeo Chenal6 – 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)

MLBWLBFred WarnerDee WintersTatum BethuneNick Martin7 – 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)

MLBWLBRobert SpillaneChristian EllissJahlani TavaiJack Gibbens8 – 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)

MLBWLBBobby OkerekeMicah McFaddenChris BoardDarius Muasau9 – 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)

MLBWLBJack CampbellAlex AnzaloneMalcolm RodriguezDerrick Barnes10 – 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)

MLBWLBTerrel BernardMatt MilanoJoe AndreessenDorian Williams11 – 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)

MLBWLBMack WilsonAkeem Davis-GaitherCody SimonOwen Pappoe12 – Jaguars: $20,489,577

• Percentage of total cap: 7.34...