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 quarterbacks, and now we’re moving on to the running back position. The salary drop-off is drastic due to the league’s valuation of the two positions, and most of the big quarterback spenders are at the bottom of this list. Here’s a look at the most expensive running back rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.

Information compiled via Over The Cap
Depth charts pulled from OurLads

1 – Colts: $20,431,519

Percentage of total cap: 7.32 percent
Top cap hit: Jonathan Taylor, $15,382,000 (5.51 percent)
PFF grade: 57.1 (47th)
Depth chart: Taylor, Khalil Herbert, DJ Giddens, Tyler Goodson

2 – Texans: $18,806,565

Percentage of total cap: 6.74 percent
Top cap hit: Joe Mixon, $9,411,765 (3.37 percent)
PFF grade: 75.1 (19th)
Depth chart: Mixon, Nick Chubb, Dameon Pierce, Woody Marks, Dare Ogunbowale

3 – Lions: $17,104,865

Percentage of total cap: 6.13 percent
Top cap hit: David Montgomery, $8,280,833 (2.97 percent)
PFF grade: 84.9 (11th)
Starter cap hit: Jahmyr Gibbs, $4,866,855 (1.74 percent)
PFF grade: 88.5 (6th)
Percentage of total cap: 1.74 percent
Depth chart: Gibbs, Montgomery, Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

4 – Packers: $16,367,845

Percentage of total cap: 5.86 percent
Top cap hit: Josh Jacobs, $11,325,000 (4.06 percent)
PFF grade: 91.5 (3rd)
Depth chart: Jacobs, MarShawn Lloyd, Emmanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks

5 – Saints: $15,413,050

Percentage of total cap: 5.52 percent
Top cap hit: Alvin Kamara, $10,061,471 (3.60 percent)
PFF grade: 73.7 (22nd)
Depth chart: Kamara, Kendre Miller, Devin Neal, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Cam Akers

6 – Bears: $14,755,040

Percentage of total cap: 5.28 percent
Top cap hit: D’Andre Swift, $9,333,333 (3.34 percent)
PFF grade: 61.3 (43rd)
Depth chart: Swift, Rocschon Johnson, Kyle Monangai, Travis Homer

7 – Commanders: $14,505,445

Percentage of total cap: 5.2 percent
Top cap hit: Austin Ekeler, $4,960,000 (1.78 percent)
PFF grade: 72.5 (28th, Robinson Jr.)
Depth chart: Brian Robinson Jr., Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Chris Rodriguez Jr.

8 – Cardinals: $14,265,516

Percentage of total cap: 5.11 percent
Top cap hit: James Conner, $6,470,000 (2.32 percent)
PFF grade: 90.4 (5th)
Depth chart: Conner, Trey Benson, Emari Demercado, DeeJay Dallas, Michael Carter