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, we have wide receivers. Salaries for this position have exploded in the last several years, more than any other position aside from quarterback and possibly edge rusher. NFL teams are making huge investments in receivers and it’s not uncommon to see teams paying big money to multiple players at the position.

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 receiver rooms shake out from most expensive to least expensive:

Resources:

Salary information via Over The Cap
Depth charts via OurLads
Pro Football Focus grades (average of 3 starters)

1 – Cincinnati Bengals: $65,498,349

Percentage of total cap: 21.75 percent
2025 rank: 1st
Top cap hit: Tee Higgins, $26,514,706 (8.8 percent)
Other notable cap hit: Ja’Marr Chase, $26,171,176 (8.69 percent)
PFF grade: 74.6 (7th)

2 – Dallas Cowboys: $61,776,205

Percentage of total cap: 20.51 percent
2025 rank: 10th
Top cap hit: George Pickens, $27,298,000 (9.06 percent)
Other notable cap hit: CeeDee Lamb, $19,654,314 (6.53 percent)
PFF grade: 72.4 (12th)

3 – Detroit Lions: $52,604,180

Percentage of total cap: 17.46 percent
2025 rank: 9th
Top cap hit: Amon-Ra St. Brown, $33,110,000 (10.99 percent)
Other notable cap hit: Jameson Williams, $8,270,600 (2.75 percent)
PFF grade: 76.5 (5th)

4 – Pittsburgh Steelers: $51,922,509

Percentage of total cap: 17.24 percent
2025 rank: 21st
Top cap hit: D.K. Metcalf, $31,000,000 (10.29 percent)
Other notable cap hit: **Michael Pittman Jr.**, $8,866,666 (2.94 percent)
PFF grade: 67.1 (21st)

5 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $46,468,077

Percentage of total cap: 15.43 percent
2025 rank: 2nd
Top cap hit: Chris Godwin, $33,683,000 (11.18 percent)
PFF grade: 67.5 (20th)

6 – Tennessee Titans: $46,172,282

Percentage of total cap: 15.33 percent
2025 rank: 3rd
Top cap hit: Calvin Ridley, 15,200,000 (5.05 percent)
Other notable cap hit: Wan’Dale Robinson, $11,270,000 (3.74 percent)
PFF grade: 65.6 (28th)

7 – Minnesota Vikings: $45,547,196

Percentage of total cap: 15.12 percent
2025 rank: 13th
Top cap hit: Justin Jefferson, $21,218,850 (7.04 percent)
PFF grade: 70.8 (14th)

8 – Seattle Seahawks: $44,967,063

Percentage of total cap: 14.93 percent
2025 rank: 23rd
Top cap hit: Cooper Kupp, $17,470,000 (5.8 percent)
Other notable cap hit: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, $10,371,329 (3.44 percent), Rashid Shaheed, $7,000,000 (2.32 percent)
PFF grade: 77.5 (4th)