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	Tershawn Wharton
LaBryan Ray	Shy Tuttle	A’Shawn Robinson

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	John Franklin-Myers
Sai’Vion Jones	Malcolm Roach	Jordan Jackson

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	Jeffery Simmons
James Lynch	Keondre Coburn	Carlos Watkins

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	DeForest Buckner
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	Justin Jones

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	Roy Robertson-Harris
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	Javon Kinlaw
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	Calijah Kancey
Elijah Roberts	Greg Gaines	C.J. Brewer

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	Cameron Heyward
Logan Lee	Yahya Black	Isaiahh Loudermilk

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	Alim McNeill
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	Milton Williams
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	Jarran Reed
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	Devonte Wyatt
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	Ed Oliver
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	Mike Pennel
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	Quinnen Williams
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	Nnamdi Madubuike
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	Christian Wilkins
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	Javon Hargrave
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	Taki Taimani	Jalen Redmond

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	Zach Harrison
Ruke Orhorhoro	Kentavius Street	Brandon Dorlus

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	Zach Sieler
Matthew Butler	Jordan Phillips	Matt Dickerson

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	Tedarrell Slaton
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.	Grady Jarrett
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	Maason Smith
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	Folorunso Fatukasi
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	Bryan Bresee
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	Byron Young

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	Osa Odighizuwa
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