2026 Positional Spending Rankings: Edge Rushers

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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. 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: John Franklin-Myers , $14,958,000 (4.97 percent) Other notable cap hit: Jermaine Johnson , $13,411,000 (4.45 percent) PFF grade: 62.1 (30th) Starters: Johnson, Franklin-Myers Depth: Keldric Faulk , Oluwafemi Oladejo , Jacob Martin 8 – Jacksonville Jaguars: $38,639,407 Percentage of total cap: 12.83 percent 2025 rank: 5th Top cap hit: Josh Hines-Allen , $23,400,000 (7.77 percent) Other notable cap hit: Travon Walker , $9,411,765 (3.12 percent) PFF grade: 77.5 (6th) Starters: Hines-Allen, Walker Depth: Wesley Williams , Danny Striggow , BJ Green 9 – San Francisco 4…