To help pass the time from now until the start of training camp, we’ll be looking at where every team ranks in positional spending. First up, quarterbacks — the game’s most important position and usually one of the biggest chunks of any team’s budget, particularly considering only two to three players are rostered.

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 quarterback rooms shake out from most expensive to least expensive:

Resources:

• Salary information via Over The Cap
• Depth charts via OurLads
• Pro Football Focus grades

1 – Los Angeles Rams: $51,358,451

• Percentage of total cap: 17.05 percent*
• 2025 rank: 2nd
• Top cap hit: Matthew Stafford, $48,266,668
• PFF grade: 92.0 (1st)
• Depth chart: Stafford, Ty Simpson, Stetson Bennett
• *Does not technically include Simpson yet because he hasn’t signed his rookie deal

2 – Los Angeles Chargers: $49,730,675

• Percentage of total cap: 16.51 percent
• 2025 rank: 10th
• Top cap hit: Justin Herbert, $46,345,675
• PFF grade: 78.0 (11th)
• Depth chart: Herbert, Trey Lance, D.J. Uiagalalei

3 – Buffalo Bills: $47,278,000

• Percentage of total cap: 15.7 percent
• 2025 rank: 11th
• Top cap hit: Josh Allen, $44,228,000
• PFF grade: 90.5 (3rd)
• Depth chart: Allen, Kyle Allen, Shane Buechele

4 – Dallas Cowboys: $47,083,430

• Percentage of total cap: 15.63 percent
• 2025 rank: 1st
• Top cap hit: Dak Prescott, $43,508,430
• PFF grade: 86.9 (5th)
• Depth chart: Prescott, **Sam Howell**, Joe Milton

5 – Cleveland Browns: $44,460,587

• Percentage of total cap: 14.76 percent
• 2025 rank: 8th
• Top cap hit: Deshaun Watson, $40,959,128
• PFF grade: 49.0 (37th, Gabriel)
• Depth chart: Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Taylen Green

6 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $44,108,333

• Percentage of total cap: 14.64 percent
• 2025 rank: 15th
• Top cap hit: Baker Mayfield, $39,975,000
• PFF grade: 70.0 (25th)
• Depth chart: Mayfield, Jake Browning, Conner Bazelak, Jalon Daniels

7 – Cincinnati Bengals: $43,508,117

• Percentage of total cap: 14.44 percent
• 2025 rank: 4th
• Top cap hit: Joe Burrow, $37,599,784
• PFF grade: 91.8 (2nd)
• Depth chart: Burrow, Joe Flacco, Josh Johnson, Sean Clifford

8 – Seattle Seahawks: $42,073,656

• Percentage of total cap: 13.97 percent
• 2025 rank: 22nd
• Top cap hit: Sam Darnold, $37,900,000
• PFF grade: 79.0 (9th)
• Depth chart: Darnold, Drew Lock, Jalen Milroe

9 – Detroit Lions: $41,293,333

• Percentage of total cap: 13.71 percent
• 2025 rank: 12th
• Top cap hit: Jared Goff, $37,600,000
• PFF grade: 77.7 (12th)
• Depth chart: Goff, Teddy Bridgewater, Luke Altmyer

10 – Green Bay Packers:...