2026 Positional Spending: Offensive Line

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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. In this post, we tackle the offensive line. This tends to be the biggest area of spending for most teams, as not only is it the position with the highest numbers once the rosters are finalized, it’s a premium position. It’s not a stretch to say teams rise and fall along with their offensive line. Quarterback may be the most important position, but every fanbase knows the frustration of having a good quarterback behind a bad offensive line. 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 offensive line 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 – Carolina Panthers: $100,491,349 Percentage of total cap: 33.36 percent 2025 rank: 1st Top cap hit: RG Robert Hunt , $24,300,000 (8.07 percent) Other notable cap hits: RT Taylor Moton , $21,103,088 (7.01 percent), LT Ikem Ekwonu , $17,560,000 (5.83 percent), LG Damien Lewis , $16,720,000 (5.55 percent) PFF grade: 70.1 (7th) LT LG C RG RT Rasheed Walker Damien Lewis Luke Fortner Robert Hunt Taylor Moton Monroe Freeling Sahdiq Charles Sam Hecht Chandler Zavala Stone Forsythe 2 – Denver Broncos: $78,082,012 Percentage of total cap: 25.92 percent 2025 rank: 5th Top cap hit: RT Mike McGlinchey , $23,775,000 (7.89 percent) Other notable cap hits: LG Ben Powers , $18,155,000 (6.03 percent) PFF grade: 78.2 (3rd) LT LG C RG RT Garett Bolles Ben Powers Luke Wattenberg Quinn Meinerz Mike McGlinchey Matt Peart Kage Casey Alex Forsyth Alex Palczewski Frank Crum 3 – Kansas City Chiefs: $76,718,450 Percentage of total cap: 25.47 percent 2025 rank: 2nd Top cap hit: RG Trey Smith , $24,495,277 (8.13 percent) Other notable cap hits: LT Jaylon Moore , $18,685,000 (6.2 percent), C Creed Humphrey , $18,100,000 (6.01 percent) PFF grade: 69.6 (8th) LT LG C RG RT Josh Simmons Kingsley Suamataia Creed Humphrey Trey Smith Jaylon Moore Esa Pole Mike Caliendo Hunter Nourzad C.J. Hanson Kahlil Benson 4 – Minnesota Vikings: $76,190,410 Percentage of total cap: 25.3 percent 2025 rank: 7th Top cap hit: RT Brian O’Neill , $23,115,657 (7.67 percent) Other notable cap hits: G Will Fries , $17,220,000 (5.72 percent), LT Christian Darrisaw , $13,279,085 (4.41 percent) PFF grade: 66 (22nd) LT LG C RG RT Christian Darrisaw Donovan Jackson Blake Brandel Will Fries Brian O’Neill Caleb Tiernan Henry Byrd Michael Jurgens Joe Huber Ryan Van Demark 5 – Atlanta Falcons: $74,874,349 Percentage of total cap: 24.86 percent 2025 rank: 9th Top cap hit: RG Chris Lindstrom , $26,250,000 (8.72 percent) Other notable cap hits: LT Jake Matthews , $16,773,714 (5.57 percent) PFF grade: 71.9 (6th) LT LG C RG RT Jake Matthews Matthew Bergeron Ryan Neuzil Chris Lindstrom Jawaan Taylor Jack Nelson Ethan Onianwa James Brockermeyer Kyle Hinton Wanya Morris 6 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $71,045,677 Percentage of total cap: 23.59 percent 2025 rank: 28th Top cap hit: LT Tristan Wirfs , $36,328,582 (12.06 percent) PFF grade: 69.4 (11th) LT LG C RG RT Tristan Wirfs Ben Bredeson Graham Barton Cody Mauch Luke Goedeke Benjamin Chukwuma B…