Kicking off a new series, we’ll be taking a look at spending rankings for every NFL position by team for the 2025 season. Dead cap hits from players who are no longer on the team do not count towards their positional spending, so Russell Wilson will not show up for the Broncos’ quarterback room despite carrying a dead cap hit of $32,000,000 for the year.
We’ve already covered the entire offense, each offensive position, and edge rusher. Now, we’re moving on to the rest of the defensive line, the defensive tackle. This is not one of the premium defensive positions, putting it near the cheapest position on the defense. Here’s a look at the most interior defensive line rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.
- Cap information compiled via Over The Cap
- Depth charts pulled from OurLads
- For interior defensive linemen, PFF grades are averages of the top two/three players from 2024
1 – Panthers: $49,180,729
- Percentage of total cap: 17.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Derrick Brown, $18,740,000 (6.6 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: A’Shawn Robinson, $9,610,000 (3.4 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Tershawn Wharton, $6,533,333 (2.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 56.6 (24th)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Derrick Brown | Bobby Brown III | |
| LaBryan Ray | Shy Tuttle |
2 – Broncos: $46,730,016
- Percentage of total cap: 16.7 percent
- Top cap hit: Zach Allen, $19,795,000 (7.1 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: John Franklin-Myers, $10,000,000 (3.6 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: D.J. Jones, $6,600,000 (2.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.2 (9th)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Zach Allen | D.J. Jones | |
| Sai’Vion Jones | Malcolm Roach |
3 – Titans: $46,404,929
- Percentage of total cap: 16.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Jeffery Simmons, $22,770,588 (7.6 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Dre’Mont Jones, $8,500,000 (2.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 75.6 (2nd)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day | T’Vondre Sweat | |
| James Lynch | Keondre Coburn |
4 – Colts: $44,887,090
- Percentage of total cap: 16.1 percent
- Top cap hit: DeForest Buckner, $26,600,000 (9.2 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Grover Stewart, $14,250,000 (4.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 78.9 (1st)
| LDT | RDT |
| Grover Stewart | |
| Neville Gallimore | Adetomiwa Adebawore |
5 – Cardinals: $43,207,610
- Percentage of total cap: 15.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Justin Jones, $11,345,000 (3.9 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Bilal Nichols, $7,830,000 (2.7 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Dalvin Tomlinson, $7,644,118 (2.6 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Calais Campbell, $6,000,000 (2.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 59.9 (20th: Campbell, Tomlinson, Jones)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Calais Campbell | Dalvin Tomlinson |
Walter Nolen III
|
| Darius Robinson | Bilal Nichols |
6 – Giants: $40,461,434
- Percentage of total cap: 14.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Dexter Lawrence, $23,664,012 (8.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.2 (15th)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Dexter Lawrence | |
| Jeremiah Ledbetter | D.J. Davidson |
Darius Alexander
|
7 – Commanders: $39,729,391
- Percentage of total cap: 14.2 percent
- Top cap hit: Daron Payne, $26,170,000 (8.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 52.6 (27th)
| LDT | RDT |
| Daron Payne | |
| Jer’Zhan Newton | Eddie Goldman |
8 – Buccaneers: $39,459,345
- Percentage of total cap: 14.1 percent
- Top cap hit: Vita Vea, $22,465,064 (7.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 60.1 (19th)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Logan Hall | Vita Vea | |
| Elijah Roberts | Greg Gaines |
9 – Steelers: $36,003,224
- Percentage of total cap: 12.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Cameron Heyward, $19,650,000 (6.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.8 (6th: Benton, Heyward, Loudermilk)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Derrick Harmon | Keeanu Benton | |
| Logan Lee | Yahya Black |
10 – Lions: $35,145,902
- Percentage of total cap: 12.6 percent
- Top cap hit: D.J. Reader, $12,933,000 (4.2 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Alim McNeill: $6,136,000 (2.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 73.1 (4th)
| NT | DT |
| D.J. Reader | |
| Tyleik Williams | Levi Onwuzurike |
11 – Patriots: $34,104,787
- Percentage of total cap: 12.2 percent
- Top cap hit: Christian Barmore: $14,125,000 (4.4 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Milton Williams: $14,000,000 (4.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 66.5 (11th)
| NT | DT |
| Christian Barmore | |
| Khyiris Tonga | Joshua Farmer |
12 – Seahawks: $32,271,046
- Percentage of total cap: 11.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Leonard Williams, $15,041,250 (5.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.8 (6th)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Leonard Williams | Byron Murphy II | |
| Mike Morris | Johnathan Hankins |
Rylie Mills
|
13 – Packers: $32,243,779
- Percentage of total cap: 11.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Kenny Clark, $20,365,000 (6.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.2 (15th)
| NT | DT |
| Kenny Clark | |
| Karl Brooks | Colby Wooden |
14 – Bills: $31,583,608
- Percentage of total cap: 11.3 percent
- Top cap hit: Ed Oliver, $11,240,000 (4.1 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: DaQuan Jones, $9,408,000 (3.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 68.9 (10th)
| NT | DT |
| DaQuan Jones | |
| Larry Ogunjobi | T.J. Sanders |
15 – Chiefs: $30,313,333
- Percentage of total cap: 10.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Chris Jones, $23,600,000 (8.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 74.8 (3rd)
| LDT | RDT |
| Chris Jones | |
| Jerry Tillery | Omarr Norman-Lott |
16 – Jets: $30,228,557
- Percentage of total cap: 10.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Quinnen Williams, $21,585,294 (7.7 percent)
- PFF grade: 52.7 (26th)
| LDT | RDT |
| Derrick Nnadi | |
| Byron Cowart | Jay Tufele |
17 – Ravens: $29,996,749
- Percentage of total cap: 10.7 percent
- Top cap hit: Nnamdi Madubuike, $16,475,000 (5.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.6 (14th)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Broderick Washington | Travis Jones | |
| C.J. Ravenell | John Jenkins |
Aeneas Peebles
|
18 – Raiders: $29,831,405
- Percentage of total cap: 10.7 percent
- Top cap hit: Christian Wilkins, $18,137,000 (5.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.8 (13th)
| LDT | RDT |
| Adam Butler | |
| Leki Fotu | Zach Carter |
19 – Vikings: $28,881,071
- Percentage of total cap: 10.3 percent
- Top cap hit: Harrison Phillips, $9,676,389 (3.4 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Javon Hargrave, $7,884,853 (2.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 58.3 (22nd)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Jonathan Allen | Harrison Phillips | |
| Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | Taki Taimani |
20 – Falcons: $25,991,764
- Percentage of total cap: 9.3 percent
- Top cap hit: David Onyemata, $16,925,000 (6.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 57.9 (23rd)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Morgan Fox | David Onyemata | |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | Kentavius Street |
21 – Dolphins: $24,262,384
- Percentage of total cap: 8.7 percent
- Top cap hit: Zach Sieler, $12,447,000 (4.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 61.8 (18th: Butler, Jones, Sieler)
| LDE | NT | RDE |
| Kenneth Grant | Benito Jones | |
| Matthew Butler | Jordan Phillips |
22 – Bengals: $20,622,180
- Percentage of total cap: 7.4 percent
- Top cap hit: B.J. Hill, $8,625,490 (3.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 56.6 (24th)
| LDT | RDT |
| B.J. Hill | |
| McKinnley Jackson | Kris Jenkins Jr. |
23 – Browns: $18,927,116
- Percentage of total cap: 6.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Mason Graham, $7,431,671 (2.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.3 (17th: Collins, Harris)
| LDT | RDT |
| Maliek Collins |
Mason Graham
|
| Michael Hall Jr. | Shelby Harris |
24 – Bears: $18,858,686
- Percentage of total cap: 6.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Grady Jarrett, $7,000,000 (2.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.9 (12th)
| LDT | RDT |
| Gervon Dexter Sr. | |
| Andrew Billings | Shemar Turner |
25 – Jaguars: $18,352,957
- Percentage of total cap: 6.7 percent
- Top cap hit: DaVon Hamilton, $10,808,000 (3.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 49.1 (29th)
| LDT | RDT |
| DaVon Hamilton | |
| Dawuane Smoot | Jordan Jefferson |
26 – Texans: $18,236,444
- Percentage of total cap: 6.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Tim Settle, $4,000,000 (1.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 46.6 (31st)
| LDT | RDT |
| Tim Settle | |
| Sheldon Rankins | Mario Edwards Jr. |
27 – Saints: $17,453,599
- Percentage of total cap: 6.3 percent
- Top cap hit: Nathan Shepherd, $3,609,200 (1.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 44.1 (32nd)
| NT | DT |
| Davon Godchaux | |
| Khalen Saunders | Nathan Shepherd |
28 – Eagles: $16,630,628
- Percentage of total cap: 5.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Jalen Carter, $5,947,141 (2.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.6 (8th)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Moro Ojomo | Jordan Davis | Jalen Carter |
| Ty Robinson | Thomas Booker IV |
29 – Cowboys: $16,134,994
- Percentage of total cap: 5.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Osa Odighizuwa, $6,250,000 (2.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 51.5 (28th)
| NT | DT |
| Mazi Smith | |
| Jay Toia | Solomon Thomas |
30 – Rams: $15,180,795
- Percentage of total cap: 5.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Poona Ford, $5,083,333 (1.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.3 (5th)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Braden Fiske | Poona Ford | Kobie Turner |
| Desjuan Johnson | Tyler David |
Ty Hamilton
|
31 – Chargers: $12,427,327
- Percentage of total cap: 4.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Teair Tart, $4,500,000 (1.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 59.1 (21st)
| DE | NT | DT |
| Da’Shawn Hand | Teair Tart | Otito Ogbonnia |
| Justin Eboigbe | Jamaree Caldwell | Naquan Jones |
32 – 49ers: $9,471,952
- Percentage of total cap: 3.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Jordan Elliott, $3,406,176
- PFF grade: 48.6 (30th)
| LDT | RDT |
| Jordan Elliott |
Alfred Collins
|
| C.J. West | Kevin Givens |
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