2026 Positional Spending Rankings: Team Offense

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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. 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 attacking 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: Resources: Salary information via Over The Cap 1 – Los Angeles Rams: $201,068,305 Percentage of total cap: 66.76 percent 2025 rank: 4th Quarterbacks: 17.05 percent (1st) Running backs: 6.18 percent (5th) Wide receivers: 13.85 percent (10th) Tight ends: 7.2 percent (5th) Offensive line: 22.47 percent (8th) Top cap hit: QB Matthew Stafford , $48,266,668 (16.02 percent) 2 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $184,989,077 Percentage of total cap: 61.42 percent 2025 rank: 22nd Quarterbacks: 14.64 percent (6th) Running backs: 4.54 percent (15th) Wide receivers: 15.43 percent (5th) Tight ends: 3.22 percent (29th) Offensive line: 23.59 percent (6th) Top cap hit: QB Baker Mayfield , $39,975,000 (13.27 percent) 3 – Dallas Cowboys: $182,649,312 Percentage of total cap: 60.64 percent 2025 rank: 12th Quarterbacks: 15.63 percent (4th) Running backs: 3.99 percent (21st) Wide receivers: 20.51 percent (2nd) Tight ends: 5.4 percent (11th) Offensive line: 15.11 percent (23rd) Top cap hit: QB Dak Prescott , $43,508,430 (14.45 percent) 4 – Minnesota Vikings: $180,274,355 Percentage of total cap: 59.85 percent 2025 rank: 16th Quarterbacks: 3.76 percent (26th) Running backs: 5.92 percent (6th) Wide receivers: 15.12 percent (7th) Tight ends: 9.75 percent (1st) Offensive line: 25.3 percent (4th) Top cap hit: RT Brian O’Neill , $23,115,657 (7.67 percent) 5 – Cincinnati Bengals: $179,105,041 Percentage of total cap: 59.46 percent 2025 rank: 3rd Quarterbacks: 14.44 percent (7th) Running backs: 3.56 percent (25th) Wide receivers: 21.75 percent (1st) Tight ends: 5.22 percent (15th) Offensive line: 14.49 percent (25th) Top cap hit: QB Joe Burrow , $37,599,784 (12.48 percent) 6 – Detroit Lions: $174,067,552 Percentage of total cap: 57.79 percent 2025 rank: 5th Quarterbacks: 13.71 percent (9th) Running backs: 3.81 percent (22nd) Wide receivers: 17.46 percent (3rd) Tight ends: 5.05 percent (17th) Offensive line: 17.76 percent (18th) Top cap hit: QB Jared Goff , $37,600,000 (12.48 percent) 7 – Buffalo Bills: $171,192,207 Percentage of total cap: 56.84 percent 2025 rank: 8th Quarterbacks: 15.7 percent (3rd) Running backs: 4.04 percent (20th) Wide receivers: 12.67 percent (11th) Tight ends: 5.31 percent (12th) Offensive line: 19.12 percent (14th) Top cap hit: QB Josh Allen , $44,228,000 (14.68 percent) 8 – Carolina Panthers: $170,202,028 Percentage of total cap: 56.51 percent 2025 rank: 6th Quarterbacks: 5.99 percent (22nd) Running backs: 4.67 percent (13th) Wide receivers: 8.23 percent (25th) Tight ends: 4.26 percent (22nd) Offensive line: 33.36 percent (1st) Top cap hit: RG Robert Hunt , $24,300,000 (8.07 percent) 9 – Philadelphia Eagles: $166,237,200 Percentage of total cap: 55.19 percent 2025 rank: 14th Quarterbacks: 11.83 percent (13th) Runni…