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. We’ve hit each of the individual offensive positions; now it’s time to put it all together for a team-by-team look at which organizations are allocating the most to the defensive side of the ball in 2026.

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 each team’s offensive spending shakes out from most expensive to least expensive:

• Salary information via Over The Cap

1 – Pittsburgh Steelers: $195,380,982

• Percentage of total cap: 64.87 percent
• 2025 rank: 1st
• Interior defensive line: 9.89 percent (16th)
• Edge rusher: 22.24 percent (1st)
• Linebacker: 11.97 percent (2nd)
• Cornerback: 15.28 percent (3rd)
• Safety: 5.49 percent (22nd)
• Top cap hit: T.J. Watt, $42,000,000 (13.94 percent)

2 – Baltimore Ravens: $187,411,395

• Percentage of total cap: 62.22 percent
• 2025 rank: 11th
• Interior defensive line: 16.19 percent (6th)
• Edge rusher: 10.92 percent (14th)
• Linebacker: 13.5 percent (1st)
• Cornerback: 14.49 percent (5th)
• Safety: 7.12 percent (12th)
• Top cap hit: Roquan Smith, $32,718,750 (10.86 percent)

3 – Chicago Bears: $177,856,697

• Percentage of total cap: 59.05 percent
• 2025 rank: 4th
• Interior defensive line: 9.87 percent (17th)
• Edge rusher: 17.65 percent (5th)
• Linebacker: 9.38 percent (5th)
• Cornerback: 17.52 percent (1st)
• Safety: 4.63 percent (25th)
• Top cap hit: Montez Sweat, $25,085,294 (8.33 percent)

4 – New York Giants: $174,736,940

• Percentage of total cap: 58.01 percent
• 2025 rank: 2nd
• Interior defensive line: 7.3 (24th)
• Edge rusher: 21.63 percent (2nd)
• Linebacker: 4.36 percent (27th)
• Cornerback: 15.4 percent (2nd)
• Safety: 9.33 percent (5th)
• Top cap hit: Paulson Adebo, $24,199,390 (8.03 percent)

5 – New England Patriots: $168,991,830

• Percentage of total cap: 56.11 percent
• 2025 rank: 5th
• Interior defensive line: 20.07 percent (1st)
• Edge rusher: 7.7 percent (24th)
• Linebacker: 8.73 percent (7th)
• Cornerback: 13.82 percent (7th)
• Safety: 5.72 percent (18th)
• Top cap hit: Milton Williams: $28,500,000 (9.46 percent)

6 – Washington Commanders: $165,818,330

• Percentage of total cap: 55.05 percent
• 2025 rank: 7th
• Interior defensive line: 18.21 percent (3rd)
• Edge rusher: 18.29 percent (4th)
• Linebacker: 5.49 percent (20th)
• Cornerback: 4.96 percent (30th)
• Safety: 8.1 percent (11th)
• Top cap hit: Daron Payne, $27,950,000 (9.28 percent)

7 – Seattle Seahawks: $159,633,961

• Percentage of total cap: 53 percent
• 2025 rank: 26th
• Interior defensive line: 16.22 percent (5th)
• Edge rusher: 15.09 percent (6th)
• Linebacker: 6.83 percent (13th)
• Cornerback: 8.11 percent (20th) -...