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 quarterbacks and running backs, and now we’re moving on to the wide receiver position. Outside of quarterback, this is one of the league’s most expensive positions, as three of the seven highest-paid non-quarterbacks are receivers. Here’s a look at the most expensive receiving rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.
- Cap information compiled via Over The Cap
- Depth charts pulled from OurLads
- For receivers, PFF grades are averages of the top three players from 2024
1 – Bengals: $57,546,904
- Percentage of total cap: 20.61 percent
- Top cap hit: Tee Higgins, $24,061,765 (8.62 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Ja’Marr Chase, $23,570,000 (8.44 percent)
- PFF grade: 75.6 (6th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Tee Higgins | Andrei Iosivas |
| Kendric Pryor | Jermaine Burton | Charlie Jones |
2 – Buccaneers: $50,384,660
- Percentage of total cap: 18.05 percent
- Top cap hit: Mike Evans, $25,358,000 (9.08 percent)
- PFF grade: 79.2 (2nd: Evans, Godwin, McMillan)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Mike Evans | Chris Godwin | Emeka Egbuka |
| Trey Palmer | Jalen McMillan | Sterling Shepard |
3 – Titans: $47,137,091
- Percentage of total cap: 16.88 percent
- Top cap hit: Calvin Ridley, $28,000,000 (10.03 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.2 (31st)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Van Jefferson | Calvin Ridley | Tyler Lockett |
| Elic Ayomanor | Chimere Dike | Xavier Restrepo |
4 – Dolphins: $46,673,907
- Percentage of total cap: 16.72 percent
- Top cap hit: Tyreek Hill, $27,698,750 (9.92 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Jaylen Waddle, $8,020,600 (2.87 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.4 (26th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Jaylen Waddle | Tyreek Hill | Malik Washington |
| Erik Ezukanma | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | Tahj Washington |
5 – Commanders: $43,923,120
- Percentage of total cap: 15.73 percent
- Top cap hit: Terry McLaurin, $25,500,000 (9.13 percent)
- PFF grade: 74.6 (9th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Terry McLaurin | Noah Brown | Deebo Samuel |
| Chris Moore | Luke McCaffrey | Jaylin Lane |
6 – Bears: $40,421,353
- Percentage of total cap: 14.48 percent
- Top cap hit: D.J. Moore, $24,900,000 (8.92 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Rome Odunze, $5,164,659 (1.85 percent)
- PFF grade: 68.8 (22nd)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| D.J. Moore | Rome Odunze | Olamide Zaccheaus |
| Devin Duvernay | Tyler Scott | Luther Burden III |
7 – Colts: $40,372,807
- Percentage of total cap: 14.46 percent
- Top cap hit: Michael Pittman Jr., $23,000,000 (8.24 percent)
- PFF grade: 77.1 (4th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | Alec Pierce | Josh Downs |
| Adonai Mitchell | Ashton Dulin | Anthony Gould |
8 – Falcons: $36,606,443
- Percentage of total cap: 13.11 percent
- Top cap hit: Darnell Mooney, $14,480,000 (5.18 percent)
- Projected top receiver cap hit: Drake London, $6,851,876 (2.45 percent)
- PFF grade: 74.8 (8th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Darnell Mooney | Drake London | Ray-Ray McCloud III |
| Casey Washington | Khadarel Hodge | Jamal Agnew |
9 – Lions: $35,780,553
- Percentage of total cap: 12.82 percent
- Top cap hit: Amon-Ra St. Brown, $13,910,000 (4.98 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Kalif Raymond, $6,950,000 (2.49 percent)
- PFF grade: 76.9 (5th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Tim Patrick | Jameson Williams | Amon-Ra St. Brown |
| Isaac TeSlaa | Kalif Raymond | Dominic Lovett |
10 – Cowboys: $34,965,452
- Percentage of total cap: 12.52 percent
- Top cap hit: CeeDee Lamb, $15,332,353 (5.49 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: George Pickens, $3,656,000 (1.31 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.3 (14th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| George Pickens | Jalen Tolbert | CeeDee Lamb |
| Jalen Brooks | Jonathan Mingo | KaVontae Turpin |
11 – Eagles: $34,033,908
- Percentage of total cap: 12.19 percent
- Top cap hit: A.J. Brown, $17,523,497 (6.28 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: DeVonta Smith, $7,524,510 (2.70 percent)
- PFF grade: 75.4 (7th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| A.J. Brown | Jahan Dotson | DeVonta Smith |
| Johnny Wilson | Terrace Marshall | Ainias Smith |
12 – Broncos: $32,979,803
- Percentage of total cap: 11.81 percent
- Top cap hit: Courtland Sutton, $20,200,000 (7.24 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.1 (18th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Courtland Sutton | Marvin Mims Jr. | Devaughn Vele |
| Pat Bryant | Troy Franklin | Trent Sherfield Sr. |
13 – Vikings: $31,296,332
- Percentage of total cap: 11.21 percent
- Top cap hit: Justin Jefferson, $15,167,000 (5.43 percent)
- PFF grade: 72.9 (13th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Justin Jefferson | Jordan Addison | Jalen Nailor |
| Tim Jones | Tai Felton | Rondale Moore |
14 – Patriots: $30,547,145
- Percentage of total cap: 10.94 percent
- Top cap hit: Stefon Diggs, $8,700,000 (3.12 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Kendrick Bourne, $7,700,000 (2.76 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.2 (20th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Stefon Diggs | Mack Hollins | Demario Douglas |
| Kendrick Bourne | Kyle Williams | Kayshon Boutte |
15 – Rams: $30,378,641
- Percentage of total cap: 10.88 percent
- Top cap hit: Davante Adams, $12,000,000 (4.30 percent)
- Projected lead receiver cap hit: Puka Nacua, $1,091,244 (0.39 percent)
- PFF grade: 80.3 (1st)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Davante Adams | Puka Nacua | Tutu Atwell |
| Jordan Whittington | Konata Mumpfield | Britain Covey |
16 – Texans: $29,575,558
- Percentage of total cap: 10.59 percent
- Top cap hit: Nico Collins, $8,577,180 (3.07 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Christian Kirk, $4,839,294 (1.73 percent)
- PFF grade: 73.2 (12th: Collins, Kirk, Metchie)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Nico Collins | Jayden Higgins | Christian Kirk |
| Xavier Hutchinson | John Metchie III | Jayline Noel |
17 – Bills: $28,586,650
- Percentage of total cap: 10.24 percent
- Top cap hit: Curtis Samuel, $9,065,000 (3.25 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Josh Palmer, $4,310,000 (1.54 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.4 (16th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Keon Coleman | Josh Palmer | Khalil Shakir |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | Elijah Moore | Curtis Samuel |
18 – Giants: $27,520,933
- Percentage of total cap: 9.86 percent
- Top cap hit: Darius Slayton, $6,970,593 (2.50 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Malik Nabers, $6,638,125 (2.38 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.7 (29th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Malik Nabers | Darius Slayton | Wan’Dale Robinson |
| Zach Pascal | Jalin Hyatt | Ihmir Smith-Marsette |
19 – 49ers: $27,331,123
- Percentage of total cap: 9.79 percent
- Top cap hit: Brandon Aiyuk, $9,917,105 (3.55 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Jauan Jennings, $4,258,000 (1.53 percent)
- PFF grade: 73.9 (11th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Brandon Aiyuk | Ricky Pearsall | Jauan Jennings |
| Demarcus Robinson | Jordan Watkins | Jacob Cowing |
20 – Panthers: $27,010,404
- Percentage of total cap: 9.67 percent
- Top cap hit: Adam Thielen, $10,108,177 (3.62 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Tetairoa McMillan, $5,078,253 (1.82 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.4 (26th: Legette, Coker, Thielen)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Tetairoa McMillan | Xavier Legette | Adam Thielen |
| David Moore | Jalen Coker | Jimmy Horn Jr. |
21 – Steelers: $26,782,637
- Percentage of total cap: 9.59 percent
- Top cap hit: D.K. Metcalf, $11,000,000 (3.94 percent)
- PFF grade: 65.6 (30th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| D.K. Metcalf | Robert Woods | Calvin Austin III |
| Scotty Miller | Roman Wilson | Ben Skowronek |
22 – Raiders: $26,723,293
- Percentage of total cap: 9.57 percent
- Top cap hit: Jakobi Meyers, $14,962,334 (5.36 percent)
- PFF grade: 62.7 (32nd: Tucker, Meyers, Johnson)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Dont’e Thornton Jr. | Tre Tucker | Jakobi Meyers |
| Collin Johnson | Jack Bech | Tommy Mellott |
23 – Seahawks: $24,940,037
- Percentage of total cap: 8.93 percent
- Top cap hit: Cooper Kupp, $9,350,000 (3.35 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, $3,931,993 (1.41 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.4 (16th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Cooper Kupp |
| Jake Bobo | Tory Horton | Ricky White III |
24 – Jets: $23,849,459
- Percentage of total cap: 8.54 percent
- Top cap hit: Garrett Wilson, $6,539,911 (2.34 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.6 (24th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Garrett Wilson | Josh Reynolds | Allen Lazard |
| Tyler Johnson | Arian Smith | Malachi Corley |
25 – Cardinals: $23,503,931
- Percentage of total cap: 8.42 percent
- Top cap hit: Marvin Harrison Jr., $8,039,714 (2.88 percent)
- PFF grade: 68.2 (23rd)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Zay Jones | Marvin Harrison Jr. | Michael Wilson |
| Simi Fehoko | Xavier Weaver | Greg Dortch |
26 – Saints: $23,249,645
- Percentage of total cap: 8.33 percent
- Top cap hit: Chris Olave, $6,131,959 (2.20 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Rashid Shaheed, $4,450,000 (1.59 percent), Brandin Cooks, $3,154,110 (1.13 percent)
- PFF grade: 71.8 (15th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Chris Olave | Brandin Cooks | Rashid Shaheed |
| Bub Means | Kevin Austin Jr. | Cedrick Wilson Jr. |
27 – Jaguars: $23,191,337
- Percentage of total cap: 8.31 percent
- Top cap hit: Dyami Brown, $9,985,294 (3.58 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Travis Hunter, $8,841,659 (3.04 percent), Brian Thomas Jr., $3,331,813 (1.19 percent)
- PFF grade: 69.4 (26th: Thomas, Brown, Washington)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Brian Thomas Jr. | Dyami Brown | Travis Hunter |
| Joshua Cephus | Austin Trammell | Parker Washington |
28 – Chiefs: $22,509,759
- Percentage of total cap: 8.06 percent
- Top cap hit: Marquise Brown, $6,794,118 (2.43 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Xavier Worthy, $3,134,151 (1.12 percent), Rashee Rice, $1,771,421 (0.63 percent)
- PFF grade: 74.1 (10th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Xavier Worthy | Marquise Brown | Rashee Rice |
| Skyy Moore | Jalen Royals | JuJu Smith-Schuster |
29 – Browns: $21,329,371
- Percentage of total cap: 7.64 percent
- Top cap hit: Jerry Jeudy, $7,975,000 (2.86 percent)
- PFF grade: 67.4 (25th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Cedric Tillman | Jerry Jeudy | Diontae Johnson |
| Kaden Davis | Jamari Thrash | Deandre Carter |
30 – Packers: $19,965,699
- Percentage of total cap: 7.15 percent
- Top cap hit: Romeo Doubs, $3,576,979 (1.28 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.5 (19th: Doubs, Watson, Reed)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Romeo Doubs | Matthew Golden | Jayden Reed |
| Savion Williams | Christian Watson | Dontayvion Wicks |
31 – Ravens: $18,623,632
- Percentage of total cap: 6.67 percent
- Top cap hit: Rashod Bateman, $4,548,333 (1.63 percent)
- Other notable cap hit: Zay Flowers, $3,828,119 (1.37 percent)
- PFF grade: 77.2 (3rd)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| DeAndre Hopkins | Rashod Bateman | Zay Flowers |
| Devontez Walker | Tylan Wallace | LaJohntay Wester |
32 – Chargers: $17,817,265
- Percentage of total cap: 6.38 percent
- Top cap hit: Quentin Johnston, $3,869,667 (1.39 percent)
- Other notable cap hits: Mike Williams, $3,000,000 (1.07 percent), Ladd McConkey, $2,271,633 (0.81 percent)
- PFF grade: 70.2 (20th)
| LWR | RWR | SWR |
| Mike Williams | Quentin Johnston | Ladd McConkey |
| Tre Harris | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | Derius Davis |
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