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. Next up is the edge rusher position. The only position that makes more on an individual basis is quarterback, and offensive line is the only position collectively where teams tend to spend more. There is a premium on players who can get after the quarterback.

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 defensive tackle 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 – Pittsburgh Steelers: $66,984,733

• Percentage of total cap: 22.24 percent
• 2025 rank: 2nd
• Top cap hit: T.J. Watt, $42,000,000 (13.94 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Alex Highsmith, $20,102,000 (6.67 percent)
• PFF grade: 78.2 (5th)
• Starters: Watt, Highsmith
• Depth: Nick Herbig, Jack Sawyer

2 – New York Giants: $65,138,805

• Percentage of total cap: 21.63 percent
• 2025 rank: 7th
• Top cap hit: Brian Burns, $21,383,333 (7.1 percent)
• Other notable cap hits: Kayvon Thibodeaux, $14,751,000 (4.9 percent), Abdul Carter, $10,285,268 (3.41 percent)
• PFF grade: 70.9 (15th)
• Starters: Burns, Carter
• Depth: Thibodeaux, Chauncey Golston

3 – Las Vegas Raiders: $60,419,659

• Percentage of total cap: 20.06 percent
• 2025 rank: 1st
• Top cap hit: Maxx Crosby, $35,791,250 (11.88 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Malcolm Koonce, $11,010,000 (3.66 percent), Kwity Paye, $9,422,666 (3.13 percent)
• PFF grade: 69.4 (20th)
• Starters: Crosby, Paye
• Depth: Koonce, Keyron Crawford

4 – Washington Commanders: $55,104,375

• Percentage of total cap: 18.29 percent
• 2025 rank: 26th
• Top cap hit: Dorance Armstrong, $12,055,000 (4 percent)
• Other notable cap hits: K’Lavon Chaisson, $11,470,000 (3.81 percent), Odafe Oweh, $9,200,000 (3.05 percent)
• PFF grade: 67.2 (26th)
• Starters: Oweh, Chaisson
• Depth: Armstrong, Joshua Josephs, Drake Jackson

5 – Chicago Bears: $53,175,079

• Percentage of total cap: 17.65 percent
• 2025 rank: 9th
• Top cap hit: Montez Sweat, $25,085,294 (8.33 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: Dayo Odeyingbo, $20,500,000 (6.81 percent)
• PFF grade: 63 (29th)
• Starters: Sweat, Odeyingbo
• Depth: Austin Booker, Shemar Turner, Daniel Hardy

6 – Seattle Seahawks: $45,446,234

• Percentage of total cap: 15.09 percent
• 2025 rank: 17th
• Top cap hit: Uchenna Nwosu, $20,018,334 (6.65 percent)
• Other notable cap hit: DeMarcus Lawrence, $11,783,333 (3.91 percent)
• PFF grade: 68.9 (21st)
• Starters: Nwosu, Lawrence
• Depth: Derick Hall, Dante Fowler

7 – Tennessee Titans: $43,092,472

• Percentage of total cap: 14.31 percent
• 2025 rank: 30th
• Top cap hit:...