Linebacker Spending
A real-time look at how NFL teams are spending their 2018 cap dollars on Linebackers.
Cap Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Players | 2018 Cap Dollars | Avg Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KCKansas City Chiefs | 8 | $36,788,597 | $4,598,575 | 20.46% |
| 2 | CHIChicago Bears | 8 | $33,342,325 | $4,167,791 | 18.04% |
| 3 | TENTennessee Titans | 10 | $30,514,332 | $3,051,433 | 14.70% |
| 4 | NYGNew York Giants | 8 | $30,184,717 | $3,773,090 | 17.00% |
| 5 | DENDenver Broncos | 9 | $29,155,230 | $3,239,470 | 15.56% |
| 6 | HOUHouston Texans | 7 | $29,069,944 | $4,152,849 | 15.53% |
| 7 | GBGreen Bay Packers | 8 | $26,106,299 | $3,263,287 | 14.41% |
| 8 | SEASeattle Seahawks | 6 | $25,982,345 | $4,330,391 | 14.62% |
| 9 | BALBaltimore Ravens | 11 | $23,749,385 | $2,159,035 | 13.16% |
| 10 | WASWashington Redskins | 9 | $23,364,003 | $2,596,000 | 13.08% |
| 11 | LACLos Angeles Chargers | 8 | $21,242,222 | $2,655,278 | 11.81% |
| 12 | CLECleveland Browns | 6 | $20,800,725 | $3,466,788 | 8.81% |
| 13 | DALDallas Cowboys | 8 | $19,228,261 | $2,403,533 | 10.39% |
| 14 | MINMinnesota Vikings | 4 | $17,318,139 | $4,329,535 | 9.07% |
| 15 | NYJNew York Jets | 8 | $15,791,054 | $1,973,882 | 8.12% |
| 16 | ARIArizona Cardinals | 7 | $15,371,087 | $2,195,870 | 8.60% |
| 17 | NENew England Patriots | 6 | $14,736,152 | $2,456,025 | 8.18% |
| 18 | NONew Orleans Saints | 6 | $14,681,148 | $2,446,858 | 8.27% |
| 19 | CARCarolina Panthers | 7 | $14,119,130 | $2,017,019 | 7.77% |
| 20 | LALos Angeles Rams | 7 | $13,575,799 | $1,939,400 | 7.48% |
| 21 | MIAMiami Dolphins | 5 | $13,501,581 | $2,700,316 | 7.62% |
| 22 | PITPittsburgh Steelers | 8 | $13,476,345 | $1,684,543 | 7.44% |
| 23 | TBTampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | $13,037,926 | $2,607,585 | 6.78% |
| 24 | INDIndianapolis Colts | 9 | $12,991,924 | $1,443,547 | 6.70% |
| 25 | DETDetroit Lions | 6 | $12,709,716 | $2,118,286 | 7.01% |
| 26 | SFSan Francisco 49ers | 7 | $12,559,271 | $1,794,182 | 5.38% |
| 27 | JACJacksonville Jaguars | 6 | $11,802,282 | $1,967,047 | 5.76% |
| 28 | OAKOakland Raiders | 7 | $11,260,628 | $1,608,661 | 6.09% |
| 29 | CINCincinnati Bengals | 7 | $11,132,118 | $1,590,303 | 5.90% |
| 30 | BUFBuffalo Bills | 7 | $9,935,640 | $1,419,377 | 5.26% |
| 31 | PHIPhiladelphia Eagles | 6 | $6,531,359 | $1,088,560 | 3.68% |
| 32 | ATLAtlanta Falcons | 4 | $2,870,506 | $717,627 | 1.61% |
| Total | 228 | $586,930,190 | $81,956,140 | 9.76% | |
| Average | 7 | $18,341,568 | $2,574,255 | 9.82% |
| Rank | Player | 2018 Cap Dollars | % of 2018 Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Justin Houston | $20,600,000 | 11.46% |
| 2 |
|
Olivier Vernon | $17,000,000 | 9.57% |
| 3 |
|
Melvin Ingram | $13,875,000 | 7.72% |
| 4 |
|
Khalil Mack | $13,800,000 | 7.47% |
| 5 |
|
Bobby Wagner | $13,600,000 | 7.65% |
| 6 |
|
Ryan Kerrigan | $12,450,000 | 6.97% |
| 7 |
|
Anthony Barr | $12,306,000 | 6.45% |
|
Jadeveon Clowney | $12,306,000 | 6.58% | |
| 9 |
|
Jamie Collins | $12,150,000 | 5.15% |
| 10 |
|
Clay Matthews | $11,368,750 | 6.28% |
| 11 |
|
Sean Lee | $11,016,666 | 5.95% |
| 12 |
|
Nick Perry | $10,750,000 | 5.93% |
| 13 |
|
Von Miller | $10,125,000 | 5.40% |
| 14 |
|
Kiko Alonso | $9,662,500 | 5.45% |
| 15 |
|
Mark Barron | $9,499,999 | 5.23% |
| 16 |
|
Brian Orakpo | $9,000,000 | 4.34% |
| 17 |
|
Lavonte David | $8,750,000 | 4.55% |
| 18 |
|
Deone Bucannon | $8,718,000 | 4.88% |
|
C.J. Mosley | $8,718,000 | 4.83% | |
|
Dee Ford | $8,718,000 | 4.85% | |
| 21 |
|
Dont'a Hightower | $8,523,435 | 4.73% |
| 22 |
|
Derrick Morgan | $8,437,500 | 4.07% |
| 23 |
|
K.J. Wright | $8,200,000 | 4.61% |
| 24 |
|
Luke Kuechly | $7,992,514 | 4.40% |
| 25 |
|
Benardrick McKinney | $7,700,721 | 4.11% |
| 26 |
|
Jabaal Sheard | $7,500,000 | 3.87% |
| 27 |
|
Danny Trevathan | $7,150,000 | 3.87% |
| 28 |
|
Brandon Marshall | $7,000,000 | 3.74% |
| 29 |
|
Terrell Suggs | $6,950,000 | 3.85% |
| 30 |
|
Tahir Whitehead | $6,375,000 | 3.45% |
| 31 |
|
Christian Kirksey | $6,200,000 | 2.63% |
| 32 |
|
Avery Williamson | $6,000,000 | 3.08% |
| 33 |
|
Whitney Mercilus | $5,956,250 | 3.18% |
| 34 |
|
Telvin Smith | $5,810,235 | 2.83% |
| 35 |
|
A.J. Klein | $5,200,000 | 2.93% |
| 36 |
|
Preston Brown | $5,000,000 | 2.65% |
| 37 |
|
Alec Ogletree | $4,750,000 | 2.68% |
| 38 |
|
Malcolm Smith | $4,450,000 | 1.91% |
| 39 |
|
Devon Kennard | $4,350,000 | 2.40% |
| 40 |
|
Leonard Floyd | $4,304,417 | 2.33% |
| 41 |
|
Wesley Woodyard | $4,250,000 | 2.05% |
| 42 |
|
Todd Davis | $4,000,000 | 2.13% |
| 43 |
|
Eric Kendricks | $3,740,520 | 1.96% |
| 44 |
|
Anthony Hitchens | $3,600,000 | 2.00% |
|
Lorenzo Alexander | $3,600,000 | 1.91% | |
| 46 |
|
Kyle Van Noy | $3,572,916 | 1.98% |
| 47 |
|
Kareem Martin | $3,516,666 | 1.98% |
| 48 |
|
Cassius Marsh | $3,481,250 | 1.49% |
| 49 |
|
Roquan Smith | $3,359,485 | 1.82% |
| 50 |
|
Demario Davis | $3,300,000 | 1.86% |
| 51 |
|
Vince Williams | $3,200,000 | 1.77% |
| 52 |
|
Haason Reddick | $3,063,174 | 1.71% |
| 53 |
|
Zach Brown | $2,953,125 | 1.65% |
| 54 |
|
Bud Dupree | $2,934,363 | 1.62% |
| 55 |
|
Shaquil Barrett | $2,914,000 | 1.55% |
| 56 |
|
Shane Ray | $2,901,467 | 1.55% |
| 57 |
|
Shaq Thompson | $2,802,776 | 1.54% |
| 58 |
|
Manti Te'o | $2,800,000 | 1.58% |
| 59 |
|
Darron Lee | $2,787,722 | 1.43% |
| 60 |
|
Sam Acho | $2,750,000 | 1.49% |
| 61 |
|
Vincent Rey | $2,725,000 | 1.44% |
| 62 |
|
Lerentee McCray | $2,578,125 | 1.26% |
| 63 |
|
Barkevious Mingo | $2,550,000 | 1.43% |
| 64 |
|
Jarrad Davis | $2,492,995 | 1.37% |
| 65 |
|
Christian Jones | $2,475,000 | 1.36% |
| 66 |
|
Tremaine Edmunds | $2,301,735 | 1.22% |
| 67 |
|
Kevin Pierre-Louis | $2,257,352 | 1.16% |
| 68 |
|
Daren Bates | $2,166,666 | 1.04% |
| 69 |
|
Leighton Vander Esch | $2,154,142 | 1.16% |
| 70 |
|
Rashaan Evans | $2,104,944 | 1.01% |
| 71 |
|
T.J. Watt | $2,104,220 | 1.16% |
| 72 |
|
Josh Martin | $2,100,000 | 1.08% |
| 73 |
|
Jordan Hicks | $2,070,183 | 1.16% |
| 74 |
|
Za'Darius Smith | $2,027,788 | 1.12% |
| 75 |
|
Kwon Alexander | $2,026,582 | 1.05% |
| 76 |
|
Craig Robertson | $2,000,000 | 1.13% |
| 77 |
|
Kyle Emanuel | $1,961,643 | 1.09% |
| 78 |
|
Nigel Bradham | $1,941,176 | 1.09% |
| 79 |
|
Anthony Chickillo | $1,907,000 | 1.05% |
| 80 |
|
Eli Harold | $1,892,000 | 1.04% |
| 81 |
|
Preston Smith | $1,838,886 | 1.03% |
| 82 |
|
Reuben Foster | $1,811,945 | 0.78% |
| 83 |
|
Jaylon Smith | $1,771,355 | 0.96% |
| 84 |
|
Myles Jack | $1,727,574 | 0.84% |
| 85 |
|
Pernell McPhee | $1,706,250 | 0.95% |
| 86 |
|
Connor Barwin | $1,635,000 | 0.92% |
| 87 |
|
Anthony Levine | $1,533,333 | 0.85% |
| 88 |
|
Denzel Perryman | $1,519,788 | 0.85% |
| 89 |
|
Jon Bostic | $1,500,000 | 0.83% |
|
Derrick Johnson | $1,500,000 | 0.81% | |
| 91 |
|
Stephone Anthony | $1,489,326 | 0.84% |
| 92 |
|
Julian Stanford | $1,475,000 | 0.78% |
| 93 |
|
Mason Foster | $1,406,250 | 0.79% |
| 94 |
|
Darius Leonard | $1,317,782 | 0.68% |
| 95 |
|
Josh Bynes | $1,285,208 | 0.72% |
| 96 |
|
Joe Thomas | $1,275,000 | 0.69% |
| 97 |
|
Tyus Bowser | $1,267,184 | 0.70% |
| 98 |
|
Will Compton | $1,250,000 | 0.60% |
| 99 |
|
Ray-Ray Armstrong | $1,237,500 | 0.70% |
| 100 |
|
Harold Landry | $1,224,307 | 0.59% |
| 101 |
|
Ryan Anderson | $1,210,164 | 0.68% |
| 102 |
|
Nick Dzubnar | $1,127,500 | 0.63% |
| 103 |
|
Breeland Speaks | $1,109,184 | 0.62% |
| 104 |
|
Raekwon McMillan | $1,067,622 | 0.60% |
| 105 |
|
Uchenna Nwosu | $1,047,195 | 0.58% |
| 106 |
|
Randy Gregory | $1,040,440 | 0.56% |
| 107 |
|
Adarius Glanton | $1,040,000 | 0.54% |
| 108 |
|
Zach Cunningham | $1,016,305 | 0.54% |
| 109 |
|
Kyle Wilber | $1,000,000 | 0.54% |
| 110 |
|
Reggie Ragland | $981,034 | 0.55% |
| 111 |
|
Kamalei Correa | $972,694 | 0.47% |
| 112 |
|
Brian Peters | $900,000 | 0.48% |
| 113 |
|
Ben Jacobs | $890,000 | 0.49% |
| 114 |
|
Duke Riley | $838,938 | 0.47% |
| 115 |
|
Kyler Fackrell | $836,512 | 0.46% |
| 116 |
|
Jordan Jenkins | $830,980 | 0.43% |
| 117 |
|
Nick Vigil | $828,907 | 0.44% |
| 118 |
|
Alex Anzalone | $826,148 | 0.47% |
| 119 |
|
Damien Wilson | $821,581 | 0.44% |
| 120 |
|
Tim Williams | $809,170 | 0.45% |
| 121 |
|
Tarell Basham | $798,964 | 0.41% |
| 122 |
|
Marquis Flowers | $790,000 | 0.44% |
|
Nathan Stupar | $790,000 | 0.44% | |
| 124 |
|
Joe Schobert | $788,489 | 0.33% |
| 125 |
|
Mark Nzeocha | $785,000 | 0.34% |
| 126 |
|
Derek Rivers | $783,724 | 0.43% |
| 127 |
|
B.J. Goodson | $775,551 | 0.44% |
| 128 |
|
Nick Kwiatkoski | $773,780 | 0.42% |
| 129 |
|
De'Vondre Campbell | $771,382 | 0.43% |
| 130 |
|
Ramik Wilson | $750,000 | 0.41% |
| 131 |
|
David Mayo | $746,565 | 0.41% |
| 132 |
|
Fred Warner | $732,547 | 0.31% |
| 133 |
|
Blake Martinez | $725,848 | 0.40% |
| 134 |
|
Jerome Baker | $723,800 | 0.41% |
| 135 |
|
Bryce Hager | $723,036 | 0.40% |
| 136 |
|
Ramon Humber | $720,000 | 0.38% |
|
Emmanuel Lamur | $720,000 | 0.39% | |
| 138 |
|
Carl Lawson | $718,153 | 0.38% |
| 139 |
|
Ben Gedeon | $713,286 | 0.37% |
| 140 |
|
Malik Jefferson | $710,932 | 0.38% |
| 141 |
|
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | $709,721 | 0.39% |
| 142 |
|
Samson Ebukam | $708,270 | 0.39% |
| 143 |
|
Neville Hewitt | $705,000 | 0.36% |
|
Jacquies Smith | $705,000 | 0.39% | |
|
Zach Vigil | $705,000 | 0.39% | |
|
L.J. Fort | $705,000 | 0.39% | |
|
Cameron Lynch | $705,000 | 0.37% | |
|
Matt Longacre | $705,000 | 0.39% | |
|
D.J. Alexander | $705,000 | 0.40% | |
| 150 |
|
Matt Judon | $693,934 | 0.38% |
| 151 |
|
Oren Burks | $685,189 | 0.38% |
| 152 |
|
Jatavis Brown | $676,096 | 0.38% |
| 153 |
|
Dorian O'Daniel | $670,379 | 0.37% |
| 154 |
|
Nate Orchard | $663,529 | 0.35% |
| 155 |
|
Josey Jewell | $658,495 | 0.35% |
| 156 |
|
Elandon Roberts | $655,089 | 0.36% |
| 157 |
|
Joel Iyiegbuniwe | $649,643 | 0.35% |
| 158 |
|
Tyler Matakevich | $645,762 | 0.36% |
| 159 |
|
Nicholas Grigsby | $645,000 | 0.36% |
| 160 |
|
Kenny Young | $639,976 | 0.35% |
| 161 |
|
Jared Norris | $636,668 | 0.35% |
| 162 |
|
Cory Littleton | $635,000 | 0.35% |
| 163 |
|
Brennan Scarlett | $631,668 | 0.34% |
| 164 |
|
LaRoy Reynolds | $630,000 | 0.35% |
|
Kamu Grugier-Hill | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
|
Patrick Onwuasor | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
|
Terrance Smith | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
|
Jeremiah Attaochu | $630,000 | 0.32% | |
|
Najee Goode | $630,000 | 0.32% | |
|
Justin March | $630,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Luke Rhodes | $630,000 | 0.32% | |
|
Gerald Hodges | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
|
Korey Toomer | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
|
Antonio Morrison | $630,000 | 0.35% | |
| 175 |
|
Blair Brown | $628,678 | 0.31% |
| 176 |
|
Jayon Brown | $622,888 | 0.30% |
| 177 |
|
Anthony Walker Jr. | $621,353 | 0.32% |
| 178 |
|
Matt Milano | $620,376 | 0.33% |
| 179 |
|
Marquel Lee | $618,423 | 0.33% |
| 180 |
|
Jordan Evans | $594,126 | 0.31% |
| 181 |
|
Mychal Kendricks | $592,941 | 0.33% |
| 182 |
|
Josh Harvey-Clemons | $576,076 | 0.32% |
| 183 |
|
Shaquem Griffin | $559,404 | 0.31% |
| 184 |
|
Dylan Cole | $559,000 | 0.30% |
| 185 |
|
Chase Allen | $558,333 | 0.31% |
|
Eric Wilson | $558,333 | 0.29% | |
| 187 |
|
Nicholas Morrow | $557,500 | 0.30% |
| 188 |
|
Ja'whaun Bentley | $555,988 | 0.31% |
| 189 |
|
Nate Gerry | $555,000 | 0.31% |
|
Isaiah Irving | $555,000 | 0.30% | |
|
Deon Lacey | $555,000 | 0.29% | |
|
Vince Biegel | $555,000 | 0.31% | |
|
Chris Landrum | $555,000 | 0.31% | |
|
Hardy Nickerson Jr. | $555,000 | 0.29% | |
|
Joe Jones | $555,000 | 0.30% | |
|
Donald Payne | $555,000 | 0.27% | |
|
Elijah Lee | $555,000 | 0.24% | |
|
James Burgess | $555,000 | 0.24% | |
|
Tanner Vallejo | $555,000 | 0.24% | |
| 200 |
|
Micah Kiser | $554,494 | 0.31% |
| 201 |
|
Genard Avery | $552,236 | 0.23% |
| 202 |
|
Jermaine Carter | $548,343 | 0.30% |
| 203 |
|
Chris Covington | $519,077 | 0.28% |
| 204 |
|
Shaun-Dion Hamilton | $518,252 | 0.29% |
| 205 |
|
Foyesade Oluokun | $516,657 | 0.29% |
| 206 |
|
Jack Cichy | $516,344 | 0.27% |
| 207 |
|
Keishawn Bierria | $509,602 | 0.27% |
| 208 |
|
Matthew Adams | $505,395 | 0.26% |
| 209 |
|
Leon Jacobs | $502,670 | 0.25% |
| 210 |
|
Andre Smith | $502,264 | 0.28% |
| 211 |
|
Zaire Franklin | $501,764 | 0.26% |
| 212 |
|
A.J. Johnson | $491,666 | 0.26% |
| 213 |
|
Joe Walker | $489,705 | 0.27% |
|
Shilique Calhoun | $489,705 | 0.26% | |
| 215 |
|
Skai Moore | $486,666 | 0.25% |
| 216 |
|
Sharif Finch | $485,333 | 0.23% |
| 217 |
|
Chris Board | $480,000 | 0.27% |
|
|
Ben Niemann | $480,000 | 0.27% | |
|
Austin Calitro | $480,000 | 0.27% | |
|
Frankie Luvu | $480,000 | 0.25% | |
|
Dennis Gardeck | $480,000 | 0.27% | |
|
|
James Crawford | $480,000 | 0.26% | |
|
|
Matthew Thomas | $480,000 | 0.26% | |
|
Emmanuel Ellerbe | $480,000 | 0.27% | |
|
|
Tae Davis | $480,000 | 0.27% | |
| 226 |
|
Richard Jarvis | $423,529 | 0.24% |
|
D’Juan Hines | $423,529 | 0.18% | |
| 228 |
|
Albert McClellan | $0 | 0.00% |