UPDATED: Projected NFL Starting Lineups, Financially

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With 90-man rosters taking shape following the first round of off-season workouts, we've collected information from a recent EPSN post to formulate updated projected 2015 starting lineups for each of the 32 NFL teams. We'll show how teams are set to spend on their starters on the offense, defense, and special teams, while also breaking down each lineup individually.

 
A Financial Look at Projected NFL Starting Lineups
The following table breaks down the 2015 cap dollars allocated to a team's projected starting offense, defense, kicker/punter, and total first-team as is currently being reported.
VIEW: 2015 Cap $ | Combined AAV
Team Avg Age Avg. Starter Cap Hit Off. Starters Def. Starters Kicker/
Punter
Starters Cap
Arizona Cardinals 35.6 $3,769,868 $40,115,342 $44,051,806 $1,095,500 $86,706,953
Atlanta Falcons 36.3 $3,520,804 $48,147,373 $21,189,042 $5,838,333 $80,978,498
Baltimore Ravens 36.6 $3,410,479 $43,073,905 $27,802,450 $4,756,000 $78,441,021
Buffalo Bills 34.7 $3,571,038 $27,667,216 $43,244,168 $2,872,500 $82,133,884
Carolina Panthers 35.6 $3,852,557 $45,925,825 $36,491,960 $3,779,670 $88,608,822
Chicago Bears 36.0 $3,967,153 $53,603,432 $27,896,881 $4,136,327 $91,244,515
Cincinnati Bengals 36.1 $4,357,167 $45,250,582 $43,887,180 $4,720,000 $100,214,837
Cleveland Browns 36.7 $4,075,951 $36,791,561 $45,364,314 $2,485,000 $93,746,875
Dallas Cowboys 35.0 $3,482,779 $44,432,868 $28,169,538 $3,500,000 $80,103,923
Denver Broncos 36.8 $4,151,343 $51,615,306 $36,205,587 $4,260,000 $95,480,893
Detroit Lions 36.6 $4,155,627 $58,274,234 $29,670,102 $2,062,575 $95,579,411
Green Bay Packers 34.9 $4,040,351 $43,692,012 $39,900,940 $4,890,000 $92,928,066
Houston Texans 36.0 $3,910,064 $32,081,964 $44,023,530 $2,787,861 $89,931,480
Indianapolis Colts 37.4 $3,516,898 $35,665,544 $36,525,005 $5,950,000 $84,405,549
Jacksonville Jaguars 34.3 $3,286,302 $32,866,751 $37,416,141 $1,310,480 $75,584,946
Kansas City Chiefs 35.7 $3,190,914 $39,961,552 $25,973,808 $4,310,666 $73,391,026
Las Vegas Raiders nan $nan $0 $0 $0 $0
Los Angeles Chargers nan $nan $0 $0 $0 $0
Los Angeles Rams nan $nan $0 $0 $0 $0
Miami Dolphins 34.7 $3,705,654 $35,151,144 $40,881,642 $870,333 $85,230,038
Minnesota Vikings 35.5 $3,822,343 $46,811,212 $34,366,021 $2,870,531 $87,913,882
New England Patriots 36.0 $3,582,960 $47,468,565 $22,254,023 $4,685,500 $82,408,088
New Orleans Saints 36.4 $3,482,892 $54,761,357 $16,989,792 $3,835,000 $80,106,525
New York Giants 35.2 $2,771,340 $36,707,129 $23,429,060 $1,860,000 $63,740,830
New York Jets 36.9 $4,866,381 $53,670,766 $49,949,809 $3,235,000 $111,926,769
Philadelphia Eagles 36.1 $4,172,796 $49,635,808 $34,828,505 $2,593,333 $95,974,312
Pittsburgh Steelers 36.1 $3,878,822 $45,582,724 $37,488,144 $2,935,000 $89,212,906
San Francisco 49ers 36.1 $3,650,345 $49,492,230 $22,785,231 $4,617,550 $83,957,942
Seattle Seahawks 35.6 $4,506,070 $41,131,746 $49,847,871 $4,825,000 $103,639,617
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33.5 $3,328,858 $36,200,104 $37,658,639 $870,000 $76,563,743
Tennessee Titans 35.0 $2,831,422 $24,298,828 $25,182,209 $3,916,666 $65,122,703
Washington Commanders nan $nan $0 $0 $0 $0
 
Arizona Cardinals ($85,844,833)
K Chandler Catanzaro was the overall best value for the Cardinals in 2014, carrying a +25.4 True Value Stat (TVS). Arizona also got strong value from their O-Line in tackles Jared Veldheer and Bobby Massie.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Patrick Peterson CB 33 $14,791,491 $14,010,000
Calais Campbell DE 37 $14,750,000 $11,000,000
Larry Fitzgerald WR 40 $10,850,000 $11,000,000
Jared Veldheer RT 36 $8,500,000 $7,000,000
Carson Palmer QB 44 $7,375,000 $16,500,000
Jerraud Powers CB 36 $5,350,000 $3,500,000
Jonathan Cooper G 34 $3,967,910 $3,637,251
Sean Weatherspoon ILB 36 $3,850,000 $3,850,000
Michael Floyd WR 34 $3,172,750 $2,492,875
Ted Larsen G 36 $2,435,000 $1,300,000
Frostee Rucker DE 40 $2,181,875 $2,159,375
Lyle Sendlein C 40 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Kevin Minter ILB 33 $1,197,354 $1,097,572
Tyrann Mathieu SS 31 $855,937 $763,125
Alex Okafor DE 33 $703,607 $658,607
Earl Watford G 33 $693,716 $648,716
LaMarr Woodley OLB 39 $665,000 $950,000
Andre Ellington RB 35 $610,966 $565,966
Tony Jefferson SS 32 $588,368 $498,367
Drew Butler P 34 $585,000 $540,000
Rodney Gunter DE 32 $562,479 $697,479
Chandler Catanzaro K 33 $510,500 $510,500
Darren Fells TE 37 $510,000 $465,000
 
Atlanta Falcons ($99,300,388)
Despite a major step-back season in 2014, the Falcons received promising bang for their buck in the secondary. CB Desmond Trufant and S Dwight Lowery both posted TVS ratings north of +10.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Matt Ryan QB 38 $19,500,000 $20,750,000
Julio Jones WR 35 $10,176,000 $14,251,209
Roddy White WR 42 $5,556,250 $6,000,000
William Moore SS 38 $5,368,750 $6,000,000
Paul Soliai DT 40 $4,400,000 $6,400,000
Tyson Jackson DE 37 $3,850,000 $5,000,000
Jake Matthews LT 32 $3,733,978 $4,107,375
Matt Bosher P 36 $3,355,000 $2,531,000
Brooks Reed OLB 37 $3,140,000 $4,400,000
Andy Levitre G 37 $2,875,000 $7,800,000
Chris Chester G 41 $2,800,000 $2,800,000
Vic Beasley DE 31 $2,635,496 $3,623,807
Matt Bryant K 48 $2,483,333 $2,833,333
Desmond Trufant CB 33 $2,227,117 $2,041,509
Justin Durant OLB 38 $2,210,416 $3,600,000
Jacob Tamme TE 39 $1,387,500 $1,600,000
Ra'Shede Hageman DE 33 $1,212,691 $1,333,961
Robert Alford CB 35 $927,654 $850,350
Michael Person G 35 $911,666 $1,116,667
Tevin Coleman RB 30 $621,311 $804,843
Paul Worrilow OLB 33 $585,668 $495,667
Ryan Schraeder RT 35 $585,668 $495,667
Ricardo Allen FS 32 $435,000 $465,000
 
Baltimore Ravens ($90,049,190)
The Ravens finished the 2014 campaign with 9 players north of the +10 TVS rating - exceptional value. This group was led by G Kelechi Osemele (+23.5), RB Justin Forsett (+20.31), and DT Brandon Williams (+14.23).
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Joe Flacco QB 39 $14,550,000 $20,100,000
Lardarius Webb CB 38 $9,250,000 $5,416,667
Marshal Yanda G 39 $8,450,000 $6,400,000
Eugene Monroe LT 36 $7,700,000 $7,500,000
Steve Smith WR 44 $4,166,666 $3,500,000
Terrell Suggs OLB 41 $3,950,000 $5,175,000
Daryl Smith ILB 42 $3,875,000 $3,400,000
Jeremy Zuttah C 37 $3,700,000 $4,083,333
Jimmy Smith CB 35 $3,600,000 $10,275,500
Sam Koch P 41 $2,400,000 $3,250,000
Justin Tucker K 34 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
C.J. Mosley ILB 31 $1,997,273 $2,197,001
Chris Canty DE 41 $1,735,000 $2,325,000
Courtney Upshaw DT 34 $1,685,313 $1,324,175
Justin Forsett RB 38 $1,600,000 $3,000,000
Will Hill SS 34 $1,542,000 $3,503,023
Kendrick Lewis FS 37 $1,266,666 $1,800,000
Kelechi Osemele G 34 $1,064,595 $836,468
Timmy Jernigan DT 31 $996,114 $1,095,629
Brandon Williams DT 35 $713,750 $668,750
Crockett Gillmore T 32 $636,504 $681,504
Ricky Wagner RT 34 $621,140 $576,140
Kamar Aiken WR 34 $585,000 $585,000
 
Buffalo Bills ($87,995,104)
LT Cordy Glenn still isn't considered an "above average" left tackle in the league, but he led all Bills in 2014 with a +19.27 TVS rating. Buffalo also received surprising production from linebackers Nigel Bradham (+12.73) and Preston Brown (+12.88)
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Mario Williams DE 39 $19,400,000 $16,000,000
Kyle Williams DT 40 $6,950,000 $7,433,333
Eric Wood C 38 $6,650,000 $6,350,000
Jerry Hughes DE 35 $6,175,000 $9,000,000
LeSean McCoy RB 35 $5,500,000 $8,000,000
Charles Clay TE 35 $5,000,000 $7,600,000
Sammy Watkins WR 30 $4,530,819 $4,983,901
Corey Graham FS 38 $4,450,000 $4,075,000
Aaron Williams SS 33 $3,900,000 $6,501,961
Stephon Gilmore CB 33 $3,844,959 $3,021,038
Manny Lawson OLB 39 $3,100,000 $3,000,000
Dan Carpenter K 38 $2,362,500 $2,487,500
Nigel Bradham OLB 34 $1,656,356 $641,106
Cordy Glenn T 34 $1,548,012 $1,216,295
Robert Woods WR 31 $1,327,302 $1,216,692
Richie Incognito G 40 $1,100,000 $1,100,000
Tyrod Taylor QB 34 $883,333 $1,116,667
Ronald Darby CB 30 $830,853 $1,142,423
Preston Brown ILB 31 $702,000 $751,438
John Miller G 30 $605,030 $740,030
Corbin Bryant DT 36 $585,000 $585,000
Seantrel Henderson RT 32 $522,720 $567,720
Colton Schmidt P 33 $510,000 $465,000
 
Carolina Panthers ($98,034,864)
DT Kawann Short's +17.75 TVS led all Panthers in 2014 - who had only 8 players fall into negative value last season. They'll enter 2015 with an even younger, cheaper group hoping to improve on their production per dollar value.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Charles Johnson DE 37 $20,020,000 $12,666,667
Cam Newton QB 34 $13,000,000 $20,760,000
Ryan Kalil C 38 $11,795,000 $8,186,000
Jonathan Stewart RB 37 $8,300,000 $7,300,000
Greg Olsen TE 39 $6,300,000 $7,500,000
Thomas Davis LB 41 $5,900,000 $9,000,000
Luke Kuechly ILB 32 $4,002,283 $12,400,000
Graham Gano K 36 $3,100,000 $3,100,000
Michael Oher RT 37 $2,421,875 $3,500,000
Ted Ginn Jr. WR 38 $1,850,000 $2,100,000
Roman Harper SS 41 $1,800,000 $2,125,000
Josh Norman CB 36 $1,591,750 $574,750
Charles Tillman CB 43 $1,531,250 $2,000,000
Kawann Short DT 35 $1,262,754 $1,157,584
Kony Ealy DE 32 $806,098 $886,707
Kyle Love DT 37 $745,000 $737,500
Brad Nortman P 34 $679,670 $544,670
Trai Turner G 30 $644,950 $697,794
A.J. Klein OLB 32 $632,825 $587,825
Tre Boston FS 31 $611,367 $656,367
Mike Remmers RT 34 $585,000 $525,000
Corey Brown WR 32 $515,000 $515,000
Andrew Norwell G 32 $514,000 $514,000
 
Chicago Bears ($84,492,807)
WR Alshon Jeffrey's team-leading +14.74 TVS in 2014 might have something to do with the eventual trade of Brandon Marshall to the Jets this offseason.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Jay Cutler QB 40 $16,500,000 $18,100,000
Jared Allen DE 41 $12,500,000 $8,000,000
Matt Forte RB 38 $9,200,000 $7,600,000
Jermon Bushrod T 39 $8,050,000 $7,193,000
Pernell McPhee OLB 35 $6,675,000 $7,750,000
Martellus Bennett TE 37 $6,125,000 $5,100,000
Eddie Royal WR 37 $5,500,000 $5,000,000
Antrel Rolle SS 41 $5,000,000 $3,750,000
Robbie Gould K 41 $3,600,000 $3,750,000
Matt Slauson G 38 $3,267,500 $3,200,000
Shea McClellin OLB 34 $2,629,263 $2,065,850
Kyle Long G 35 $2,263,896 $2,075,238
Kyle Fuller CB 32 $2,201,591 $2,421,751
Alshon Jeffery WR 34 $1,447,036 $1,136,958
Eddie Goldman DT 30 $1,033,875 $1,421,579
Ego Ferguson DT 32 $934,819 $1,028,301
Jarvis Jenkins DE 35 $825,000 $825,000
Will Montgomery C 41 $665,000 $950,000
Brock Vereen FS 31 $607,875 $665,470
Tracy Porter CB 37 $585,000 $870,000
Patrick Omameh RT 34 $585,000 $496,000
Pat O'Donnell P 33 $536,327 $581,327
Christian Jones LB 33 $512,333 $512,333
 
Cincinnati Bengals ($116,739,552)
While S George Iloka led all 2014 Bengals with a +17.83 TVS, it's the offensive line where Cincinnati really found cheap production. C Russell Bodine and G Kevin Zeitler & Clint Boling all posted 10+ ratings last year.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
A.J. Green WR 35 $10,176,000 $15,000,000
Leon Hall CB 39 $9,600,000 $9,750,000
Andy Dalton QB 36 $9,600,000 $16,000,000
Geno Atkins DT 36 $9,000,000 $10,665,400
Rey Maualuga ILB 37 $7,137,500 $5,000,000
Andre Smith RT 37 $6,362,500 $6,000,000
Andrew Whitworth LT 42 $6,200,000 $9,762,500
Clint Boling G 34 $5,100,000 $5,200,000
Carlos Dunlap DE 35 $4,900,000 $7,874,000
Reggie Nelson FS 40 $4,775,000 $4,500,000
Domata Peko DT 39 $3,700,000 $4,500,000
Kevin Huber P 38 $2,770,000 $2,800,000
Dre Kirkpatrick CB 34 $2,743,680 $2,155,699
Michael Johnson DE 37 $2,600,000 $5,000,000
Kevin Zeitler G 34 $2,400,427 $1,886,050
Emmanuel Lamur OLB 34 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
Tyler Eifert TE 33 $2,251,637 $2,064,000
Mike Nugent K 42 $1,950,000 $1,750,000
A.J. Hawk OLB 40 $1,850,000 $1,625,000
Mohamed Sanu WR 34 $1,682,813 $678,313
George Iloka FS 33 $1,582,075 $565,075
Jeremy Hill RB 31 $853,091 $938,401
Russell Bodine C 31 $624,114 $669,114
 
Cleveland Browns ($99,045,052)
G Joel Bitonio not only led all Browns in value in 2014, he was Top 15 in the entire NFL. S Tashaun Gipson (+15.28) also proved to be a strong value for the Browns.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Joe Haden CB 34 $11,700,000 $13,500,000
Joe Thomas LT 39 $10,200,000 $11,500,000
Paul Kruger OLB 38 $8,200,000 $8,100,000
Alex Mack C 38 $8,000,000 $8,400,000
Desmond Bryant DE 38 $7,000,000 $6,800,000
Donte Whitner SS 38 $6,750,000 $7,000,000
Tramon Williams CB 41 $6,500,000 $7,000,000
Karlos Dansby ILB 42 $5,500,000 $6,000,000
Andrew Hawkins WR 38 $5,000,000 $3,400,000
Josh McCown QB 44 $3,916,666 $4,666,667
Randy Starks DE 40 $2,968,750 $3,250,000
John Greco G 39 $2,825,000 $1,605,000
Tashaun Gipson FS 33 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
Brian Hartline WR 37 $2,250,000 $3,000,000
Danny Shelton DT 30 $2,127,939 $2,925,917
Andy Lee P 41 $2,050,000 $3,400,000
Mitchell Schwartz RT 34 $1,645,267 $1,292,710
Joel Bitonio G 32 $1,241,295 $1,365,425
Gary Barnidge TE 38 $1,200,000 $1,250,000
Christian Kirksey ILB 31 $707,625 $760,000
Scott Solomon OLB 35 $660,000 $525,000
Isaiah Crowell RB 31 $513,333 $513,333
Travis Coons K 32 $435,000 $435,000
 
Dallas Cowboys ($96,204,815)
No surprise here, the Top 3 TVS ratings for the 2014 Cowboys came from the offensive line in Zack Martin (+17.85), Ron Leary (+17.16), and Travis Frederick (+16.89). Romo finally has his protection.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Tony Romo QB 43 $14,973,000 $18,000,000
Brandon Carr CB 37 $12,717,000 $10,020,000
Jason Witten TE 41 $8,512,000 $7,400,000
Dez Bryant WR 35 $7,000,000 $14,000,000
Sean Lee OLB 37 $5,450,000 $7,000,000
Morris Claiborne CB 34 $5,175,069 $4,066,126
Tyron Smith LT 33 $5,039,000 $12,200,000
Barry Church SS 36 $3,250,000 $2,206,750
Doug Free RT 40 $3,000,000 $5,000,000
Dan Bailey K 36 $2,500,000 $3,214,286
Zack Martin G 33 $2,038,136 $2,241,950
Travis Frederick C 33 $1,873,644 $1,717,507
DeMarcus Lawrence DE 31 $1,251,511 $1,376,663
Chris Jones P 34 $1,000,000 $1,400,000
Tyrone Crawford DE 34 $828,813 $685,063
Terrance Williams WR 34 $779,868 $724,243
Kyle Wilber OLB 34 $769,805 $634,805
J.J. Wilcox FS 33 $751,517 $702,767
Randy Gregory OLB 31 $693,624 $953,734
Nick Hayden DT 38 $665,000 $825,000
Joseph Randle RB 32 $632,220 $587,205
Anthony Hitchens ILB 31 $618,716 $663,716
Ron Leary G 34 $585,000 $585,000
 
Denver Broncos ($98,866,276)
Chris Harris' 5 year $42M extension increased his 2014 cap number down to $4.187M - a figure that proved to be an absolute steal for the Broncos. His cap hit DROPS to $3M in 2015.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Peyton Manning QB 48 $17,500,000 $17,000,000
Demaryius Thomas WR 36 $13,200,000 $14,000,000
Von Miller DE 35 $9,754,000 $5,250,095
DeMarcus Ware OLB 41 $8,666,666 $10,000,000
Aqib Talib CB 38 $6,968,750 $9,500,000
Louis Vasquez G 36 $6,250,000 $5,875,000
Emmanuel Sanders WR 37 $5,850,000 $5,000,000
Britton Colquitt P 39 $3,750,000 $3,892,333
Chris Harris CB 34 $3,000,000 $8,500,000
Evan Mathis G 42 $2,921,875 $3,250,000
Owen Daniels TE 41 $2,750,000 $4,083,333
Sylvester Williams DT 35 $2,067,750 $1,895,438
Antonio Smith DE 42 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Darian Stewart FS 35 $1,750,000 $2,125,000
David Bruton SS 36 $1,650,000 $1,500,000
Malik Jackson DT 34 $1,595,403 $578,403
Danny Trevathan ILB 34 $1,568,018 $551,018
Ryan Harris LT 39 $1,420,000 $920,000
Ty Sambrailo T 32 $699,264 $961,489
C.J. Anderson RB 33 $589,167 $499,167
Brandon Marshall ILB 34 $585,000 $585,000
Brandon McManus K 32 $510,000 $465,000
Matt Paradis C 34 $435,000 $435,000
 
Detroit Lions ($93,269,842)
CBs Rashean Mathis and Darius Slay held down the secondary in 2014 with TVS ratings of 19 and 17 respectively. Neither carry cap figure north of $1.7M in 2015.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Calvin Johnson WR 38 $20,558,000 $16,207,143
Matthew Stafford QB 36 $17,721,250 $17,666,667
Haloti Ngata DT 40 $8,500,000 $12,131,000
Stephen Tulloch ILB 39 $5,800,000 $5,100,000
Golden Tate WR 35 $5,350,000 $6,200,000
Ezekiel Ansah DE 34 $5,071,232 $4,648,629
Jason Jones DE 37 $3,983,333 $3,166,667
Brandon Pettigrew TE 39 $3,800,000 $4,000,000
Glover Quin FS 38 $3,572,500 $4,700,000
Joique Bell RB 37 $3,500,000 $3,100,000
Manuel Ramirez G 41 $3,000,000 $1,050,000
Riley Reiff T 35 $2,543,450 $1,998,425
James Ihedigbo SS 40 $2,000,000 $1,575,000
Tyrunn Walker DT 34 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
Rashean Mathis CB 43 $1,625,000 $1,750,000
Darius Slay CB 33 $1,442,537 $1,322,326
Matt Prater K 39 $1,437,500 $3,000,000
Josh Bynes ILB 34 $785,000 $905,000
Tahir Whitehead LB 33 $713,000 $578,000
Travis Swanson C 33 $699,868 $739,243
Sam Martin P 34 $625,075 $580,075
Taylor Boggs G 37 $585,000 $585,000
Cornelius Lucas LT 32 $516,666 $516,667
 
Green Bay Packers ($99,850,115)
Eddie Lacy was near the top of the best value running back list yet again in 2014, second only to Le'Veon Bell. He'll continue to be a steal for the Packers through the remainder of his rookie contract.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Aaron Rodgers QB 40 $18,250,000 $22,000,000
Clay Matthews Jr. OLB 37 $12,700,000 $13,200,000
Julius Peppers DE 44 $12,000,000 $8,666,667
Sam Shields CB 36 $9,062,500 $9,750,000
Josh Sitton G 37 $7,000,000 $6,750,000
T.J. Lang G 36 $5,800,000 $5,200,000
Randall Cobb WR 33 $5,350,000 $10,000,000
Bryan Bulaga RT 35 $3,568,750 $6,750,000
Mason Crosby K 39 $3,550,000 $2,950,000
Sean Richardson SS 34 $2,550,000 $2,550,000
HaHa Clinton-Dix FS 31 $1,895,114 $2,084,625
B.J. Raji DT 37 $1,750,000 $1,750,000
Mike Daniels DT 34 $1,617,146 $600,146
Tim Masthay P 37 $1,340,000 $1,366,250
Casey Hayward CB 34 $1,053,154 $827,478
Eddie Lacy RB 33 $925,203 $848,103
Davante Adams WR 31 $893,955 $983,351
David Bakhtiari LT 32 $698,850 $653,850
Richard Rodgers TE 32 $649,004 $690,254
Nate Palmer ILB 34 $609,724 $564,724
Sam Barrington ILB 33 $597,250 $552,250
Corey Linsley C 32 $556,250 $601,250
Mike Pennel DT 32 $511,166 $511,167
 
Houston Texans ($92,881,077)
DE J.J. Watt's 2014 cap hit increased $1M when he penned his $100M extension prior to the season. He still wound up the best value in the NFL by more than 2.5 TVS points. The fairy-tale is over now though, as Watt's cap figure jumps from $4.5M to $13.9M in 2015.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
J.J. Watt DE 35 $13,969,000 $16,667,571
Johnathan Joseph CB 39 $11,750,000 $6,750,000
Duane Brown LT 38 $9,500,000 $8,900,000
Brian Cushing ILB 37 $7,891,250 $8,750,000
Kareem Jackson SS 35 $7,453,125 $8,500,000
Brian Hoyer QB 38 $5,218,750 $5,250,000
Derek Newton RT 36 $4,500,000 $5,300,000
Garrett Graham TE 37 $3,921,875 $3,750,000
Vince Wilfork DT 42 $3,500,000 $4,500,000
Rahim Moore FS 34 $3,000,000 $4,000,000
Whitney Mercilus OLB 33 $2,979,030 $6,500,000
Cecil Shorts WR 36 $2,453,125 $3,000,000
Shane Lechler P 47 $2,083,334 $1,833,333
DeAndre Hopkins WR 31 $2,080,010 $1,906,676
Akeem Dent ILB 36 $1,709,375 $2,250,000
Brandon Brooks G 34 $1,696,359 $700,000
Ben Jones C 34 $1,662,362 $645,362
Jared Crick DE 34 $1,639,875 $622,875
Randy Bullock K 34 $704,527 $550,777
John Simon DE 33 $585,000 $585,000
Quintin Demps SS 38 $585,000 $870,000
Alfred Blue RB 32 $539,483 $584,483
Jeff Adams G 34 $510,000 $465,000
 
Indianapolis Colts ($81,391,329)
The Colts had production values all over the roster in 2014 - and nearly made the Super Bowl because of it. WR T.Y. Hilton led all players with a +19.33 TVS, and he'll be one to watch again in 2015 as he nears his extension window.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Vontae Davis CB 35 $11,250,000 $9,000,000
Andre Johnson WR 42 $7,500,000 $7,000,000
Anthony Castonzo LT 35 $7,438,000 $2,000,274
Andrew Luck QB 34 $7,034,363 $5,527,000
Trent Cole OLB 41 $6,953,125 $7,000,000
D'Qwell Jackson ILB 40 $5,750,000 $5,500,000
Frank Gore RB 40 $4,500,000 $4,000,000
Kendall Langford DE 38 $4,250,000 $4,300,000
Erik Walden OLB 38 $4,250,000 $4,000,000
Pat McAfee P 36 $3,200,000 $2,900,000
T.Y. Hilton WR 34 $3,131,850 $13,000,000
Mike Adams FS 43 $3,100,000 $2,425,000
Adam Vinatieri K 51 $2,750,000 $2,500,000
Darius Butler FS 38 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Jerrell Freeman ILB 37 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
Todd Herremans G 41 $1,875,000 $2,250,000
Dwayne Allen TE 34 $1,717,826 $770,076
Lance Louis G 38 $966,250 $737,500
Jack Mewhort G 32 $812,228 $893,450
Josh Chapman DT 34 $713,878 $0
Khaled Holmes C 34 $690,027 $645,027
Dwight Lowery FS 38 $665,000 $950,000
Zach Kerr DE 33 $512,000 $512,000
David Parry DT 32 $490,002 $625,002
 
Jacksonville Jaguars ($70,570,792)
G Brandon Linder led all Jaguars with a +20.13 TVS, 6 points more than any other player in 2014. His $655k cap figure for 2015 is the 3rd lowest among projected starters in Jacksonville.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Jared Odrick DE 36 $9,000,000 $8,500,000
Jermey Parnell RT 37 $8,000,000 $6,400,000
Paul Posluszny OLB 39 $6,885,416 $5,000,000
Davon House CB 34 $6,500,000 $6,125,000
Luke Joeckel G 32 $5,782,254 $5,300,400
Chris Clemons DE 42 $5,000,000 $4,375,000
Zane Beadles G 37 $5,000,000 $6,000,000
Blake Bortles QB 31 $4,694,275 $5,163,703
Dan Skuta OLB 37 $4,600,000 $4,100,000
Marcedes Lewis TE 39 $3,850,000 $2,650,000
Roy Miller DT 36 $3,850,000 $4,062,500
Stefen Wisniewski G 35 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Sergio Brown FS 35 $2,500,000 $2,333,333
John Cyprien SS 33 $1,491,574 $1,367,276
T.J. Yeldon RB 30 $1,075,231 $1,478,444
Bryan Anger P 35 $875,480 $719,292
Allen Robinson WR 30 $797,925 $877,718
Brandon Linder C 32 $655,400 $697,400
Telvin Smith OLB 32 $562,763 $607,763
Aaron Colvin CB 32 $548,288 $668,288
Allen Hurns WR 32 $511,666 $515,000
Michael Bennett DT 31 $469,674 $604,675
Jason Myers K 32 $435,000 $525,000
 
Kansas City Chiefs ($107,672,167)
OLB Justin Houston's impressive four years in Kansas City culminated with a +30.38 TVS in 2014 - 12 points higher than any other Chief, and 3rd highest in the entire NFL. He sits on a franchise tag offer while a long-term deal is discussed (slowly).
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Alex Smith QB 39 $15,600,000 $17,000,000
Jamaal Charles RB 37 $7,970,835 $9,050,000
Eric Fisher LT 33 $6,051,954 $5,547,625
Derrick Johnson ILB 41 $5,250,000 $5,530,000
Justin Houston DE 35 $5,100,000 $16,833,333
Tamba Hali OLB 40 $4,964,706 $6,000,000
Dustin Colquitt P 41 $3,800,000 $3,750,000
Jeremy Maclin WR 35 $3,400,000 $11,000,000
Allen Bailey DE 35 $3,231,250 $6,250,000
Mike DeVito DE 39 $2,620,000 $4,200,000
Ben Grubbs G 40 $2,400,000 $5,050,000
Ron Parker FS 36 $2,000,000 $5,000,000
Josh Mauga ILB 36 $1,750,000 $2,750,000
Marcus Peters CB 31 $1,742,574 $2,396,039
Jeff Allen G 34 $1,477,580 $1,160,956
Husain Abdullah FS 38 $1,145,000 $1,137,500
Travis Kelce TE 34 $853,826 $781,576
Mitch Morse C 31 $849,649 $1,168,269
Donald Stephenson LT 35 $844,375 $703,125
Jaye Howard DE 35 $660,000 $633,716
Phillip Gaines CB 32 $655,278 $706,028
Albert Wilson WR 31 $513,333 $513,333
Cairo Santos K 32 $510,666 $510,667
 
Las Vegas Raiders ($0)
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
 
Los Angeles Chargers ($0)
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
 
Los Angeles Rams ($0)
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
 
Miami Dolphins ($108,795,055)
Ryan Tannehill was 2nd among all QBS with a +17.23 TVS rating in 2014, and the Dolphins rewarded him with a $77M extension through 2020.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Branden Albert LT 39 $10,725,000 $9,400,000
Cameron Wake DE 42 $10,450,000 $6,640,000
Brent Grimes CB 40 $10,000,000 $8,000,000
Reshad Jones SS 36 $7,712,942 $7,003,000
Mike Pouncey C 34 $7,000,000 $8,950,000
Ndamukong Suh DT 37 $6,100,000 $19,062,500
Ryan Tannehill QB 35 $4,873,364 $19,250,000
Jordan Cameron TE 35 $4,562,500 $7,500,000
Earl Mitchell DT 36 $4,500,000 $4,000,000
Koa Misi OLB 37 $4,438,000 $4,250,000
Greg Jennings WR 40 $2,500,000 $4,000,000
Kelvin Sheppard ILB 36 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Ja'Wuan James RT 31 $1,915,545 $2,107,100
Olivier Vernon OLB 33 $1,701,520 $712,020
Lamar Miller RB 32 $1,663,500 $646,500
Jamar Taylor CB 33 $988,950 $906,605
Dallas Thomas G 34 $761,594 $711,594
Jelani Jenkins OLB 32 $703,172 $658,172
Walt Aikens FS 32 $613,977 $658,977
Kenny Stills WR 31 $585,000 $588,613
Jamil Douglas G 32 $564,641 $699,641
Matt Darr P 31 $435,333 $525,333
Andrew Franks K 31 $435,000 $525,000
 
Minnesota Vikings ($91,460,764)
In terms of value, the Vikings are beginning to look a little bit like the Colts - in that pieces from many positions are popping up with cheap production. QB Teddy Bridgewater finished the 2014 season with a +14.85 TVS, 3rd best on the Vikings and among NFL QBs.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Adrian Peterson RB 39 $15,400,000 $14,000,000
Mike Wallace WR 37 $9,900,000 $12,000,000
Everson Griffen DE 36 $8,200,000 $8,500,000
Kyle Rudolph TE 34 $6,440,625 $7,300,000
Matt Kalil LT 34 $6,290,644 $4,942,650
Brian Robison DE 40 $5,650,000 $5,600,000
Chad Greenway OLB 41 $5,575,000 $6,300,000
Linval Joseph DT 35 $4,600,000 $6,250,000
Brandon Fusco G 35 $3,485,000 $4,850,000
Anthony Barr OLB 32 $2,896,250 $3,185,875
Terence Newman CB 45 $2,453,125 $2,250,000
Harrison Smith SS 35 $2,271,355 $1,784,637
Blair Walsh K 34 $2,239,483 $3,250,000
Sharrif Floyd DT 31 $2,202,600 $2,019,050
Xavier Rhodes CB 33 $2,129,046 $1,951,626
Robert Blanton SS 34 $1,594,763 $577,763
Teddy Bridgewater QB 31 $1,556,705 $1,712,376
Mike Harris G 35 $1,542,000 $1,542,000
Joe Berger G 41 $1,120,000 $1,077,500
Audie Cole ILB 34 $660,000 $570,000
Jeff Locke P 34 $631,048 $586,048
T.J. Clemmings RT 32 $566,238 $701,239
Charles Johnson WR 35 $510,000 $510,000
 
New England Patriots ($72,495,494)
LB Jamie Collins posted a +16.77 TVS to lead all Patriots in 2014, who had only 3 players with a rating higher than 10, but 34 players at 0 or better, proving they're paying their roster almost exactly to value.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Tom Brady QB 46 $14,000,000 $9,000,000
Rob Gronkowski TE 34 $8,650,000 $9,000,000
Nate Solder LT 35 $7,438,000 $2,135,123
Sebastian Vollmer RT 39 $7,020,833 $4,187,500
Jerod Mayo ILB 38 $6,100,000 $4,500,000
Devin McCourty FS 36 $6,000,000 $9,500,000
Rob Ninkovich OLB 40 $4,750,000 $3,500,000
Julian Edelman WR 37 $4,656,250 $4,250,000
Stephen Gostkowski K 40 $3,600,000 $4,300,000
Danny Amendola WR 38 $3,116,666 $4,250,000
Chandler Jones DE 34 $2,600,659 $2,043,138
Dont'a Hightower ILB 34 $2,457,637 $1,931,001
Alan Branch DT 39 $2,150,000 $2,150,000
Tarell Brown CB 39 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Patrick Chung SS 36 $2,000,000 $2,733,333
Ryan Allen P 34 $1,085,500 $1,833,333
Brandon Bolden RB 34 $1,035,000 $1,160,000
Jamie Collins OLB 34 $1,025,727 $940,250
Sealver Siliga DT 34 $660,000 $660,000
Tre' Jackson G 31 $565,935 $700,935
Shaq Mason G 30 $545,881 $680,881
Malcolm Butler CB 34 $510,000 $510,000
David Andrews C 31 $440,000 $530,000
 
New Orleans Saints ($86,556,802)
LT Terron Armstead led all Saints in price per production value in 2014, a large factor in the breakout season for RB Mark Ingram. Both will be be factors in a resurgence for the Saints in 2015.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Drew Brees QB 45 $26,400,000 $20,000,000
Jahri Evans G 40 $7,000,000 $6,001,000
Marques Colston WR 40 $6,500,000 $7,260,000
Max Unger C 37 $4,500,000 $6,458,750
Cameron Jordan DE 34 $4,169,000 $11,000,000
David Hawthorne ILB 38 $4,010,000 $3,800,000
Thomas Morstead P 38 $3,400,000 $3,647,500
Zach Strief RT 40 $3,200,000 $4,000,000
Kenny Vaccaro SS 33 $2,570,376 $2,356,178
Brandon Browner CB 39 $2,400,000 $5,000,000
Mark Ingram RB 34 $2,000,000 $4,000,000
Rafael Bush FS 36 $1,950,000 $1,900,000
Brandin Cooks WR 30 $1,905,330 $2,095,863
Benjamin Watson TE 43 $1,900,000 $1,650,000
Akiem Hicks DE 34 $1,677,725 $670,100
Kevin Williams DT 43 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Ramon Humber OLB 36 $1,017,000 $1,042,500
Hau'oli Kikaha OLB 32 $957,511 $1,316,578
Terron Armstead LT 32 $769,359 $716,859
John Jenkins DT 34 $746,890 $698,140
Tim Lelito G 34 $586,668 $496,667
Brian Dixon CB 33 $511,666 $511,667
Zach Hocker K 32 $435,000 $435,000
 
New York Giants ($63,570,739)
Odell Beckham Jr.'s late season surge launched him to a +16.57 TVS - 3rd best among all wide receivers, and tops among 2014 Giants. A healthy Victor Cruz should open up even more opportunities for Beckham in 2015.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Eli Manning QB 43 $19,750,000 $21,000,000
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 37 $7,250,000 $7,000,000
Prince Amukamara CB 34 $6,898,000 $2,045,225
Geoff Schwartz G 37 $2,845,833 $4,200,000
Rashad Jennings RB 39 $2,812,500 $2,500,000
Ereck Flowers G 29 $2,616,676 $3,597,930
Robert Ayers DE 38 $2,437,500 $1,875,000
Odell Beckham, Jr. WR 31 $2,365,045 $2,601,550
Justin Pugh G 33 $2,276,154 $2,086,475
Cullen Jenkins DE 43 $2,091,668 $2,666,667
J.T. Thomas OLB 35 $2,000,000 $3,333,333
Josh Brown K 44 $1,350,000 $1,250,000
Marshall Newhouse RT 35 $1,300,000 $1,500,000
Landon Collins FS 30 $1,112,828 $1,530,139
Weston Richburg C 32 $1,108,489 $1,219,338
Johnathan Hankins DT 31 $1,099,278 $1,007,672
Rueben Randle WR 32 $1,047,432 $822,983
Markus Kuhn DT 37 $671,474 $536,474
Cooper Taylor FS 33 $631,813 $586,813
Larry Donnell TE 35 $585,000 $585,000
Devon Kennard OLB 32 $546,140 $591,140
Brad Wing P 33 $510,000 $510,000
Uani Unga ILB 36 $435,000 $525,000
 
New York Jets ($105,731,015)
No suprises here, the best values for the 2014 Jets came across the defensive line - an area they somehow IMPROVED on in the recent NFL draft. Mo Wilkerson (+16.64), Sheldon Richardson (+16.37), and Damon Harrison (+13.5) are veritable steals.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Darrelle Revis CB 38 $16,000,000 $14,024,212
D'Brickashaw Ferguson LT 40 $11,698,666 $10,000,000
Nick Mangold C 40 $10,407,100 $7,725,000
Brandon Marshall WR 40 $9,000,000 $8,666,667
David Harris ILB 40 $7,500,000 $7,166,667
Antonio Cromartie CB 39 $7,000,000 $8,000,000
Muhammad Wilkerson DT 34 $6,969,000 $1,718,750
Eric Decker WR 37 $6,500,000 $7,250,000
Breno Giacomini RT 38 $5,125,000 $4,500,000
Leonard Williams DE 29 $3,387,430 $4,657,717
Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 41 $3,250,000 $3,625,000
Marcus Gilchrist SS 35 $3,125,000 $5,500,000
Quinton Coples OLB 33 $2,800,889 $2,200,699
Chris Ivory RB 36 $2,750,000 $2,000,000
Nick Folk K 39 $2,650,000 $3,000,000
James Carpenter G 35 $2,375,000 $4,775,000
Damon Harrison DT 35 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
Calvin Pace OLB 43 $2,250,000 $2,375,000
Calvin Pryor FS 31 $1,946,194 $2,140,813
Jeff Cumberland TE 36 $1,900,000 $1,900,000
Demario Davis ILB 35 $1,686,490 $704,490
Willie Colon G 40 $665,000 $950,000
Ryan Quigley P 34 $585,000 $495,000
 
Philadelphia Eagles ($102,192,601)
DE Fletcher Cox has improved in each of his 3 NFL seasons, and his +15.53 TVS for 2014 led all Eagles. He's locked up through the 2016 season per his exercised option, but a long-term deal seems likely in the coming months.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Sam Bradford QB 36 $12,985,000 $13,007,500
Jason Peters LT 42 $9,050,000 $10,325,000
Byron Maxwell CB 36 $8,700,000 $10,500,000
Connor Barwin OLB 37 $7,000,000 $6,000,000
Brandon Graham DE 35 $6,000,000 $6,500,000
Malcolm Jenkins FS 36 $5,666,666 $5,166,667
Lane Johnson RT 33 $5,225,974 $4,963,276
DeMarco Murray RB 36 $5,000,000 $8,000,000
Riley Cooper WR 36 $4,800,000 $4,500,000
Brent Celek TE 39 $4,800,000 $4,875,000
Jason Kelce C 36 $4,400,000 $6,250,000
Fletcher Cox DT 33 $3,258,036 $2,560,300
Walter Thurmond FS 36 $3,250,000 $3,250,000
DeMeco Ryans ILB 39 $3,000,000 $3,750,000
Nolan Carroll CB 37 $2,900,000 $1,825,000
Cedric Thornton DT 35 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
Donnie Jones P 43 $2,083,333 $1,833,333
Allen Barbre G 39 $1,450,000 $1,450,000
Jordan Matthews WR 31 $1,124,834 $1,237,317
Bennie Logan DT 34 $818,523 $758,108
Andrew Gardner G 37 $800,000 $1,500,000
Kiko Alonso OLB 33 $795,946 $1,075,100
Cody Parkey K 32 $510,000 $510,000
 
Pittsburgh Steelers ($95,917,439)
The Steelers had 6 players post a TVS of at least 10 in 2014, led by LT Kelvin Beachum, whose +30.29 ranked 4th in the NFL. Le'Veon Bell's +26.43 TVS led all 2014 running backs, while Markus Wheaton's +15.19 ranked 5th among NFL wide receivers.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Ben Roethlisberger QB 42 $17,245,000 $21,850,000
Lawrence Timmons ILB 37 $12,566,250 $9,559,150
Antonio Brown WR 35 $9,787,500 $8,392,000
Cortez Allen CB 35 $6,981,000 $6,150,000
Cameron Heyward DT 34 $6,400,000 $9,866,667
Heath Miller TE 41 $5,666,666 $4,000,000
Marcus Gilbert RT 36 $3,256,000 $6,163,000
Steve McLendon DT 38 $2,808,334 $2,416,667
Mike Mitchell FS 36 $2,508,750 $5,000,000
Josh Scobee K 41 $2,500,000 $3,450,000
David DeCastro G 34 $2,486,240 $1,953,475
Jarvis Jones OLB 34 $2,374,228 $2,176,376
Ryan Shazier ILB 32 $2,160,730 $2,376,803
Ramon Foster G 38 $2,150,000 $1,833,333
William Gay CB 39 $1,666,668 $1,500,000
Kelvin Beachum LT 34 $1,553,474 $536,474
Arthur Moats OLB 36 $1,483,333 $2,500,000
DeAngelo Williams RB 40 $1,435,000 $2,000,000
Cody Wallace C 39 $1,250,000 $1,160,000
Stephon Tuitt DE 30 $1,047,601 $1,152,362
Markus Wheaton WR 33 $752,844 $702,844
Shamarko Thomas SS 33 $698,288 $653,288
Jordan Berry P 33 $435,000 $525,000
 
San Francisco 49ers ($91,476,349)
CB Perrish Cox finished the 2014 season as the 49ers best value, and found himself a 3 year $15 million contract with the Titans this free agent season. Now retired, LB Chris Borland's 13.35 TVS ranked 3rd among 2014 49ers.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Colin Kaepernick QB 36 $15,265,753 $19,000,000
Navorro Bowman ILB 35 $7,654,000 $9,050,000
Joe Staley LT 39 $7,600,000 $7,441,667
Ahmad Brooks OLB 40 $7,055,000 $6,733,333
Vernon Davis TE 40 $6,967,920 $7,350,000
Anquan Boldin WR 43 $6,909,000 $6,000,000
Antoine Bethea FS 39 $4,750,000 $5,250,000
Phil Dawson K 49 $4,134,000 $3,067,000
Alex Boone G 36 $3,740,000 $3,000,000
Torrey Smith WR 35 $3,600,000 $8,000,000
Erik Pears RT 41 $3,350,000 $2,850,000
Tramaine Brock CB 35 $2,790,000 $3,500,000
Eric Reid SS 32 $2,312,931 $2,120,184
Ian Williams DT 34 $1,495,834 $1,600,000
Cornellius Carradine DE 34 $1,349,367 $1,236,920
Carlos Hyde RB 33 $836,745 $920,420
Corey Lemonier OLB 32 $730,880 $675,813
Marcus Martin G 30 $712,812 $767,312
Michael Wilhoite ILB 37 $660,000 $660,000
Tony Jerod-Eddie DE 33 $585,000 $585,000
Jordan Devey G 36 $510,000 $465,000
Bradley Pinion P 29 $483,550 $618,550
Kenneth Acker CB 32 $465,150 $585,150
 
Seattle Seahawks ($135,849,828)
Not surprisingly, Russell Wilson's +20.5 TVS led all Seahawks, all quarterbacks, and ranked 20th in the NFL. With extension talks still crawling, Wilson is slated to carry a $1,696,868 cap figure for 2015 - 7th lowest among Seahawks starters, 45th among all active QBs.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Richard Sherman CB 35 $12,200,000 $14,000,000
Marshawn Lynch RB 37 $8,500,000 $12,000,000
Cliff Avril DE 37 $8,000,000 $7,125,000
Michael Bennett DE 38 $8,000,000 $7,125,000
Jimmy Graham TE 37 $8,000,000 $10,000,000
Earl Thomas FS 34 $7,400,000 $10,000,000
Russell Okung LT 35 $7,280,000 $8,083,333
Russell Wilson QB 35 $7,054,868 $21,900,000
Brandon Mebane DT 39 $5,700,000 $5,000,000
K.J. Wright OLB 34 $4,750,000 $6,750,000
Cary Williams CB 39 $4,666,666 $6,000,000
Doug Baldwin WR 35 $4,650,000 $4,333,333
Steven Hauschka K 38 $3,325,000 $2,850,000
Bobby Wagner ILB 33 $2,970,663 $10,750,000
Bruce Irvin DE 36 $2,895,542 $2,335,550
Jermaine Kearse WR 34 $2,356,000 $2,356,000
J.R. Sweezy G 34 $1,556,212 $539,212
Jon Ryan P 42 $1,500,000 $1,516,667
Justin Britt C 32 $785,666 $886,733
Demarcus Dobbs DE 36 $665,000 $825,000
Garry Gilliam RT 33 $514,000 $514,000
Drew Nowak C 34 $435,000 $480,000
Dion Bailey SS 32 $435,000 $480,000
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($87,373,473)
OLB Lavonte David's +13.79 TVS ranked best among 2014 Buccaneers, who picked a strong season to have a great year. His 2015 cap hit jumps up to $6M with his newly minted extension.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Gerald McCoy DT 36 $14,595,000 $15,866,667
Vincent Jackson WR 41 $12,209,777 $11,111,111
Logan Mankins G 42 $7,000,000 $8,500,000
Lavonte David ILB 34 $6,104,642 $10,050,000
Jameis Winston QB 30 $4,609,323 $6,337,819
Bruce Carter OLB 36 $4,250,000 $4,250,000
Alterraun Verner CB 35 $4,250,000 $6,437,500
Evan Smith C 37 $3,750,000 $3,562,500
Clinton McDonald DE 37 $3,250,000 $3,000,000
George Johnson DE 36 $2,750,000 $2,333,333
Gosder Cherilus RT 39 $2,500,000 $3,500,000
Doug Martin RB 35 $2,159,668 $1,696,954
Johnthan Banks CB 34 $1,288,997 $1,181,580
$1,250,000 $1,500,000
Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE 31 $1,194,301 $1,313,730
Donovan Smith LT 30 $1,103,429 $1,517,215
Louis Murphy WR 36 $987,500 $1,554,167
Ali Marpet G 30 $686,106 $943,397
Danny Lansanah ILB 38 $660,000 $660,000
Bradley McDougald SS 33 $585,000 $585,000
Jacquies Smith OLB 34 $510,000 $465,000
Kyle Brindza K 31 $435,000 $527,500
Jake Schum P 35 $435,000 $480,000
 
Tennessee Titans ($77,708,009)
Tennessee's key pieces struggled to produce in 2014, leaving special teamers as the better values for the season. K Ryan Succop led all Titans with a +14.25 TVS.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV
Michael Griffin FS 39 $8,100,000 $7,000,000
Jurrell Casey DT 34 $6,720,000 $9,000,000
Delanie Walker TE 39 $5,275,000 $4,375,000
Brian Orakpo OLB 37 $4,468,750 $7,750,000
Marcus Mariota QB 30 $4,402,541 $6,053,494
Derrick Morgan OLB 38 $4,000,000 $6,750,000
Da'Norris Searcy SS 35 $3,625,000 $5,937,500
Perrish Cox CB 37 $3,333,333 $5,000,000
Chance Warmack G 32 $3,318,177 $3,041,663
Kendall Wright WR 34 $2,614,962 $2,054,613
Taylor Lewan LT 32 $2,610,228 $2,871,251
Al Woods DT 37 $2,600,000 $2,000,000
Harry Douglas WR 38 $2,283,333 $3,750,000
Brett Kern P 38 $2,000,000 $3,000,000
Ryan Succop K 37 $1,916,666 $2,400,000
Coty Sensabaugh CB 35 $1,650,023 $633,023
Byron Bell RT 35 $1,475,000 $1,500,000
Zach Brown ILB 34 $1,227,640 $964,575
Bishop Sankey RB 31 $873,522 $960,862
Jamon Meredith RT 37 $745,000 $737,500
Brian Schwenke C 33 $701,065 $656,065
DaQuan Jones DT 32 $623,850 $668,850
Avery Williamson ILB 32 $558,613 $603,613
 
Washington Commanders ($0)
OLBs Trent Murphy (+7.87) and Ryan Kerrigan (+7.52) held up strong value in 2014 for the Redskins, who had 29 players at or above a 0 TVS rating, lending to the idea that they're paying their roster properly - just under-producing.
Player Pos. Age 2015 Cap AAV