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2025 NFL Positional Spending Rankings – Running Back

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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. 

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We’ve already covered quarterbacks, and now we’re moving on to the running back position. The salary drop-off is drastic due to the league’s valuation of the two positions, and most of the big quarterback spenders are at the bottom of this list. Here’s a look at the most expensive running back rooms in the league of players currently on the roster.

1 – Colts: $20,431,519

2 – Texans: $18,806,565

3 – Lions: $17,104,865

  • Percentage of total cap: 6.13 percent
  • Top cap hit: David Montgomery, $8,280,833 (2.97 percent)
  • PFF grade: 84.9 (11th)
  • Starter cap hit: Jahmyr Gibbs, $4,866,855 (1.74 percent)
  • PFF grade: 88.5 (6th)
  • Percentage of total cap: 1.74 percent
  • Depth chart: Gibbs, Montgomery, Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

4 – Packers: $16,367,845

5 – Saints: $15,413,050

6 – Bears: $14,755,040

  • Percentage of total cap: 5.28 percent
  • Top cap hit: D’Andre Swift, $9,333,333 (3.34 percent)
  • PFF grade: 61.3 (43rd)
  • Depth chart: Swift, Rocschon Johnson, Kyle Monangai, Travis Homer

7 – Commanders: $14,505,445

8 – Cardinals: $14,265,516

9 – Panthers: $14,262,239

10 – Ravens: $13,824,133

11 – Eagles: $13,758,074

12 – Patriots: $13,719,509

  • Percentage of total cap: 4.91 percent 
  • Top cap hit: Rhamondre Stevenson, $5,541,176 (1.98 percent)
  • PFF grade: 69.6 (31st)
  • Depth chart: Stevenson, TreVeyon Henderson, Antonio Gibson

13 – 49ers: $13,363,505

14 – Titans: $12,997,064

15 – Vikings: $12,668,044

16 – Chargers: $12,465,246

  • Percentage of total cap: 4.46 percent
  • Top cap hit: Najee Harris, $5,250,000 (1.88 percent)
  • PFF grade: 77.9 (14th, Harris with PIT)
  • Other notable cap hit: Omarion Hampton, $3,231,721
  • Depth chart: Hampton, Harris, Hassan Haskins, Kimani Vidal

17 – Raiders: $12,291,290

18 – Giants: $11,282,759

  • Percentage of total cap: 4.04 percent
  • Top cap hit: Devin Singletary, $6,250,000 (2.24 percent)
  • PFF grade: 62.1 (39th)
  • Projected starter cap hit: Tyrone Tracy Jr., $1,031,588 (0.37 percent)
  • PFF grade: 58.4 (45th)
  • Depth chart: Tracy, Cam Skattebo, Singletary, Eric Gray

19 – Jaguars: $11,273,615

  • Percentage of total cap: 4.04 percent
  • Top cap hit: Travis Etienne, $6,143,000 (2.20 percent)
  • PFF grade: 60.7 (44th)
  • Depth chart: Etienne, Tank Bigsby, Bhayshul Tuten, LeQuint Allen Jr.

20 – Falcons: $10,897,166

21 – Bills: $10,728,672

22 – Rams: $10,725,576

23 – Steelers: $10,284,557

24 – Jets: $9,674,226

25 – Bengals: $9,617,527

  • Percentage of total cap: 3.44 percent
  • Top cap hit: Zack Moss, $3,117,941 (1.12 percent)
  • Projected starter cap hit: Chase Brown, $1,101,539 (0.39 percent)
  • PFF grade: 75.7 (17th, Brown)
  • Depth chart: Brown, Moss, Samaje Perine, Tahj Brooks

26 – Seahawks: $8,291,200

27 – Cowboys: $8,112,151

  • Percentage of total cap: 2.91 percent
  • Top cap hit: Javonte Williams, $3,000,000 (1.07 percent)
  • PFF grade: 61.6 (41st, Williams with DEN)
  • Other notable cap hit: Miles Sanders, $1,197,500 (0.43 percent)
  • Depth chart: Williams, Sanders, Jaydon Blue, Phil Mafah, Deuce Vaughn

28 – Chiefs: $7,566,499

  • Percentage of total cap: 2.71 percent
  • Top cap hit: Elijah Mitchell, $1,750,000 (0.63 percent)
  • Projected starter cap hit: Isiah Pacheco, $1,119,777 (0.4 percent)
  • Other notable cap hit: Kareem Hunt, $1,482,353 (0.53 percent)
  • PFF grade: 73.5 (24th, Hunt)
  • Depth chart: Pacheco, Hunt, Mitchell, Brashard Smith

29 – Buccaneers: $7,493,283

  • Percentage of total cap: 2.68 percent
  • Top cap hit: Rachaad White, $3,633,727 (1.30 percent)
  • PFF grade: 74.1 (20th)
  • Projected starter cap hit: Bucky Irving, $1,142,888 (0.53 percent)
  • PFF grade: 90.6 (4th)
  • Depth chart: Irving, White, Sean Tucker

30 – Broncos: $6,904,781

31 – Browns: $5,683,178

  • Percentage of total cap: 2.04 percent
  • Top cap hit: Jerome Ford, $1,830,000 (0.66 percent)
  • Projected starter cap hit: Quinshon Judkins, $2,070,825 (Projection, currently unsigned)
  • PFF grade: 71.2 (29th, Ford)
  • Depth chart: Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Ford, Pierre Strong Jr.

32 – Dolphins: $5,580,278

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