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 both defensive line spots. Along with the interior defensive line, this is one of the cheaper defensive positions. Here’s a look at the most expensive safety rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.
- Cap information compiled via Over The Cap
- Depth charts pulled from OurLads
- For safeties, PFF grades are averages of the top two players from 2024
1 – Chargers: $39,718,814
- Percentage of total cap: 14.2 percent
- Top cap hit: Derwin James, $23,856,494 (8.4 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Alohi Gilman, $6,750,000 (2.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 77.1 (6th)
2 – Patriots: $31,460,319
- Percentage of total cap: 11.3 percent
- Top cap hit: Kyle Dugger, $15,264,706 (4.7 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Jabrill Peppers, $6,450,000 (2.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.3 (23rd)
3 – Cardinals: $29,320,184
- Percentage of total cap: 10.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Jalen Thompson, $13,727,750 (4.7 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Budda Baker, $10,816,250 (3.7 percent)
- PFF grade: 73.3 (7th)
4 – Falcons: $27,516,638
- Percentage of total cap: 9.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Jessie Bates III, $22,250,000 (7.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.0 (15th)
5 – Cowboys: $23,584,705
- Percentage of total cap: 8.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Donovan Wilson, $8,650,000 (2.8 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Malik Hooker, $7,750,000 (2.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 64.5 (17th)
6 – Packers: $23,548,410
- Percentage of total cap: 8.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Xavier McKinney, $17,850,000 (6.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 78.5 (4th)
7 – Broncos: $22,214,916
- Percentage of total cap: 7.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Brandon Jones, $9,053,333 (3.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.0 (9th)
8 – Dolphins: $21,635,303
- Percentage of total cap: 10.2 percent
- Top cap hit: Minkah Fitzpatrick, $22,355,000 (7.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 59.9 (27th)
9 – Vikings: $20,577,897
- Percentage of total cap: 7.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Harrison Smith, $9,901,178 (3.5 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Josh Metellus, $6,541,667 (2.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.6 (14th)
10 – Texans: $20,442,380
- Percentage of total cap: 7.3 percent
- Top cap hit: C.J. Gardner-Johnson, $9,000,000 (3.1 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.5 (24th)
11 – Titans: $20,329,446
- Percentage of total cap: 7.3 percent
- Top cap hit: Amani Hooker, $11,328,235 (3.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.5 (24th)
12 – Bears: $19,260,957
- Percentage of total cap: 6.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Kevin Byard, $8,500,000 (3.0 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.1 (12th)
13 – Saints: $18,551,506
- Percentage of total cap: 6.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Tyrann Mathieu, $6,091,000 (2.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.4 (10th)
14 – Jaguars: $18,202,388
- Percentage of total cap: 6.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Darnell Savage Jr., $4,682,353 (1.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 55.4 (30th)
15 – Giants: $17,268,144
- Percentage of total cap: 6.2 percent
- Top cap hit: Jevon Holland, $9,941,176 (3.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 64.3 (19th)
16 – Buccaneers: $16,943,456
- Percentage of total cap: 6.1 percent
- Top cap hit: Antoine Winfield Jr., $9,136,000 (3.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 57.7 (28th)
17 – Commanders: $16,538,785
- Percentage of total cap: 5.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Percy Butler, $3,603,255 (1.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 61.9 (26th)
18 – Colts: $15,151,477
- Percentage of total cap: 5.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Camryn Bynum, $7,010,000 (2.4 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.9 (16th)
19 – Ravens: $15,081,455
- Percentage of total cap: 5.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Kyle Hamilton, $5,172,074 (1.9 percent)
- PFF grade: 85.2 (2nd: Washington, Hamilton)
20 – Raiders: $13,944,927
- Percentage of total cap: 4.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Jeremy Chinn, $6,629,000 (2.1 percent)
- PFF grade: 59.7 (28th)
21 – Steelers: $13,813,999
- Percentage of total cap: 4.9 percent
- Top cap hit: Miles Killebrew, $4,245,000 (1.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 68.3 (13th)
22 – Bengals: $13,388,244
- Percentage of total cap: 4.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Geno Stone, $6,400,000 (2.2 percent)
- PFF grade: 53.1 (32nd)
23 – 49ers: $13,208,792
- Percentage of total cap: 4.7 percent
- Top cap hit: George Odum, $3,871,666 (1.1 percent)
- PFF grade: 64.4 (18th)
24 – Panthers: $12,968,445
- Percentage of total cap: 4.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Trevon Moehrig, $7,200,000 (2.5 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.8 (21st)
25 – Rams: $12,954,225
- Percentage of total cap: 4.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Kamren Curl, $4,750,000 (1.7 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.4 (10th)
26 – Seahawks: $12,490,366
- Percentage of total cap: 4.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Julian Love, $6,116,666 (2.1 percent)
- PFF grade: 77.5 (5th)
27 – Browns: $11,503,999
- Percentage of total cap: 4.1 percent
- Top cap hit: Grant Delpit, $5,939,000 (1.8 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.2 (8th)
28 – Jets: $10,634,201
- Percentage of total cap: 3.8 percent
- Top cap hit: Andre Cisco, $4,500,000 (1.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.8 (21st)
29 – Chiefs: $9,972,873
- Percentage of total cap: 3.6 percent
- Top cap hit: Nazeeh Johnson, $1,888,235 (0.7 percent)
- PFF grade: 63.9 (20th)
30 – Bills: $9,458,234
- Percentage of total cap: 3.4 percent
- Top cap hit: Taylor Rapp, $3,666,666 (1.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 54.9 (31st)
31 – Lions: $8,723,442
- Percentage of total cap: 3.1 percent
- Top cap hit: Kerby Joseph, $3,859,455 (1.3 percent)
- PFF grade: 87.2 (1st)
32 – Eagles: $6,972,938
- Percentage of total cap: 2.5 percent
- Top cap hit: Reed Blankenship, $1,845,000 (0.6 percent)
- PFF grade: 79.7 (3rd)
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