2026 Positional Spending: Quarterbacks

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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. 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: $40,747,044 Percentage of total cap: 13.53 percent 2025 rank: 13th Top cap hit: Jordan Love , $36,122,437 PFF grade: 88.8 (4th) Depth chart: Love, Tyrod Taylor , Kyron Drones , Kyle McCord 11 – Kansas City Chiefs: $39,574,010 Percentage of total cap: 13.14 percent 2025 rank: 14th Top cap hit: Patrick Mahomes , $34,653,888 PFF grade: 76.0 (16th) Depth chart: Mahomes, Justin Fields , Garrett Nussmeier , Chris Oladokun 12 – Baltimore Ravens: $39,455,000 Percentage of total cap: 13.1 percent 2025 rank: 6th Top cap hit: Lamar Jackson , $34,390,000 PFF grade: 74.0 (20th) Depth chart: Jackson, Tyler Huntley , Skylar Thompson , Diego Pavia , Joe Fagnano 13 – Philadelphia Eagles: $35,643,299…