The draft is here so I thought it would be helpful to put together a spending chart for each team to help see areas where teams might overvalue a player based on need or bypass a player based on perceived roster strength. For each roster I looked at the top 53 contracts and using the annual contract value of the most recent contract for the player calculated the team’s investment per position. The position is what we have in our database and there could be some movement if there is a defensive shift or player changing position, but they should be pretty accurate. We do still have a few contracts outstanding that could move the numbers a little bit but nothing significant. Here is the breakdown for each team (clicking on the header should sort the tables).
| Team | Cornerback | Edge Rush | Interior DL | Linebacker | Safety | Total |
| Jaguars | $27,659,503 | $23,908,948 | $34,531,167 | $16,782,291 | $17,447,500 | $120,329,409 |
| Eagles | $5,231,331 | $22,766,080 | $33,086,803 | $20,288,306 | $17,750,000 | $99,122,520 |
| Vikings | $19,735,168 | $20,737,431 | $21,269,590 | $15,808,034 | $15,556,056 | $93,106,279 |
| Titans | $25,715,299 | $17,345,118 | $28,905,557 | $8,567,891 | $10,238,572 | $90,772,437 |
| Buccaneers | $13,674,414 | $31,643,245 | $22,722,786 | $13,899,579 | $5,902,862 | $87,842,886 |
| Panthers | $15,088,108 | $15,364,188 | $28,632,462 | $22,755,303 | $3,930,000 | $85,770,061 |
| Broncos | $15,202,079 | $26,910,519 | $20,199,476 | $13,630,000 | $9,474,687 | $85,416,761 |
| Texans | $28,299,690 | $14,353,800 | $21,933,045 | $4,959,216 | $13,875,000 | $83,420,751 |
| Rams | $20,668,588 | $3,843,753 | $32,148,656 | $10,338,035 | $13,301,873 | $80,300,905 |
| Bengals | $16,455,349 | $13,778,350 | $14,539,273 | $22,969,192 | $12,150,888 | $79,893,052 |
| Dolphins | $4,764,345 | $38,739,718 | $3,002,321 | $12,478,147 | $20,510,333 | $79,494,864 |
| Lions | $22,419,176 | $20,671,431 | $9,674,453 | $14,935,628 | $11,294,641 | $78,995,329 |
| Seahawks | $6,778,655 | $12,020,065 | $8,585,177 | $22,148,313 | $28,949,685 | $78,481,895 |
| Giants | $19,673,080 | $24,468,695 | $13,013,859 | $14,848,885 | $5,024,424 | $77,028,943 |
| Patriots | $18,221,642 | $7,948,597 | $9,175,580 | $16,000,000 | $23,677,887 | $75,023,706 |
| Redskins | $23,455,087 | $16,076,023 | $17,339,150 | $10,910,567 | $7,154,723 | $74,935,550 |
| Jets | $28,472,783 | $4,743,471 | $13,637,717 | $14,265,411 | $11,110,205 | $72,229,587 |
| Bears | $28,157,000 | $11,355,748 | $15,859,959 | $13,138,780 | $3,408,799 | $71,920,286 |
| Chiefs | $4,416,593 | $21,828,313 | $15,293,310 | $11,117,830 | $18,531,826 | $71,187,872 |
| Browns | $23,287,972 | $15,271,766 | $3,528,785 | $23,289,322 | $3,955,398 | $69,333,243 |
| Steelers | $14,789,575 | $7,143,782 | $27,713,996 | $8,387,564 | $11,140,075 | $69,174,992 |
| Ravens | $22,003,741 | $10,007,894 | $15,329,774 | $4,264,411 | $17,043,705 | $68,649,525 |
| Bills | $8,987,838 | $20,579,744 | $17,002,324 | $7,383,832 | $12,525,000 | $66,478,738 |
| Saints | $10,255,162 | $16,830,317 | $5,545,304 | $23,231,310 | $9,303,178 | $65,165,271 |
| Chargers | $15,813,918 | $17,719,643 | $19,328,565 | $4,478,547 | $6,390,553 | $63,731,226 |
| Packers | $10,944,477 | $27,313,727 | $19,086,678 | $1,297,516 | $4,238,645 | $62,881,043 |
| 49ers | $12,971,166 | $17,001,854 | $9,921,847 | $15,109,766 | $5,343,586 | $60,348,219 |
| Cowboys | $2,501,739 | $32,375,864 | $5,061,545 | $14,695,322 | $5,463,140 | $60,097,610 |
| Cardinals | $17,635,674 | $22,026,626 | $8,047,627 | $5,540,633 | $6,592,541 | $59,843,101 |
| Raiders | $10,856,916 | $9,598,493 | $5,932,626 | $20,379,878 | $9,352,030 | $56,119,943 |
| Falcons | $27,093,400 | $9,579,198 | $4,786,963 | $6,366,037 | $6,678,412 | $54,504,010 |
| Colts | $5,824,519 | $20,698,878 | $7,542,937 | $3,991,334 | $5,517,431 | $43,575,099 |
| Average | $16,470,437 | $17,957,852 | $16,011,854 | $13,070,528 | $11,026,052 | $74,536,722 |
| Team | Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | O-line | Tight End | Total | Total (w/o QB) |
| 49ers | $28,382,162 | $14,212,346 | $19,043,909 | $34,664,280 | $4,404,574 | $100,707,271 | $72,325,109 |
| Bears | $13,053,109 | $2,021,384 | $28,252,762 | $31,895,009 | $16,987,629 | $92,209,893 | $79,156,784 |
| Bengals | $18,288,135 | $7,084,208 | $26,752,074 | $23,981,725 | $10,546,581 | $86,652,723 | $68,364,588 |
| Bills | $4,709,877 | $15,275,000 | $7,542,680 | $20,010,013 | $9,755,000 | $57,292,570 | $52,582,693 |
| Broncos | $20,985,148 | $1,875,716 | $27,690,460 | $32,624,431 | $1,411,688 | $84,587,443 | $63,602,295 |
| Browns | $15,250,000 | $7,715,766 | $22,550,709 | $40,706,693 | $7,594,068 | $93,817,236 | $78,567,236 |
| Buccaneers | $10,912,819 | $3,540,000 | $32,661,708 | $31,417,242 | $10,135,381 | $88,667,150 | $77,754,331 |
| Cardinals | $24,000,000 | $3,123,705 | $14,186,522 | $25,326,685 | $7,585,000 | $74,221,912 | $50,221,912 |
| Chargers | $22,493,348 | $4,389,028 | $25,871,514 | $34,441,577 | $5,575,744 | $92,771,211 | $70,277,863 |
| Chiefs | $7,456,491 | $8,271,431 | $19,740,557 | $32,861,041 | $12,346,733 | $80,676,253 | $73,219,762 |
| Colts | $25,446,708 | $4,032,587 | $19,350,000 | $21,543,455 | $12,800,000 | $83,172,750 | $57,726,042 |
| Cowboys | $1,237,515 | $9,574,085 | $16,311,734 | $37,289,768 | $8,219,217 | $72,632,319 | $71,394,804 |
| Dolphins | $21,010,000 | $2,535,315 | $27,363,905 | $19,633,379 | $2,228,013 | $72,770,612 | $51,760,612 |
| Eagles | $21,754,085 | $2,573,653 | $20,157,572 | $41,797,663 | $9,980,000 | $96,262,973 | $74,508,888 |
| Falcons | $25,350,000 | $9,763,176 | $23,108,651 | $35,342,035 | $2,717,025 | $96,280,887 | $70,930,887 |
| Giants | $21,902,832 | $5,358,049 | $7,727,693 | $31,973,625 | $8,355,351 | $75,317,550 | $53,414,718 |
| Jaguars | $17,483,500 | $13,089,338 | $20,852,178 | $35,723,281 | $6,248,313 | $93,396,610 | $75,913,110 |
| Jets | $17,873,500 | $7,750,000 | $20,695,661 | $35,235,992 | $1,506,876 | $83,062,029 | $65,188,529 |
| Lions | $28,735,000 | $8,542,973 | $17,566,081 | $27,112,181 | $4,749,811 | $86,706,046 | $57,971,046 |
| Packers | $24,493,011 | $3,974,544 | $26,866,794 | $36,282,610 | $12,000,000 | $103,616,959 | $79,123,948 |
| Panthers | $21,420,000 | $6,771,889 | $15,015,304 | $35,250,444 | $8,700,000 | $87,157,637 | $65,737,637 |
| Patriots | $22,105,000 | $14,055,000 | $21,313,351 | $15,583,276 | $17,995,000 | $91,051,627 | $68,946,627 |
| Raiders | $27,749,972 | $8,127,299 | $19,803,280 | $47,244,556 | $10,150,000 | $113,075,107 | $85,325,135 |
| Rams | $8,413,210 | $5,201,628 | $18,953,576 | $25,250,193 | $3,466,223 | $61,284,830 | $52,871,620 |
| Ravens | $23,233,333 | $1,999,466 | $16,272,423 | $20,857,184 | $2,851,271 | $65,213,677 | $41,980,344 |
| Redskins | $27,130,000 | $5,526,335 | $12,098,817 | $33,745,944 | $15,019,129 | $93,520,225 | $66,390,225 |
| Saints | $26,500,000 | $7,271,943 | $13,388,411 | $36,447,397 | $13,266,667 | $96,874,418 | $70,374,418 |
| Seahawks | $22,780,000 | $3,449,401 | $16,503,510 | $25,776,058 | $4,330,887 | $72,839,856 | $50,059,856 |
| Steelers | $24,789,781 | $18,661,572 | $20,850,417 | $35,374,947 | $7,752,228 | $107,428,945 | $82,639,164 |
| Texans | $5,258,621 | $10,553,555 | $21,515,858 | $27,124,652 | $3,660,000 | $68,112,686 | $62,854,065 |
| Titans | $8,638,494 | $6,301,983 | $14,432,662 | $25,335,172 | $9,968,978 | $64,677,289 | $56,038,795 |
| Vikings | $29,138,196 | $6,218,328 | $10,996,346 | $26,111,447 | $8,615,147 | $81,079,464 | $51,941,268 |
| Average | $19,311,683 | $7,151,272 | $19,544,910 | $30,748,874 | $8,153,829 | $84,910,567 | $65,598,885 |
Here is the quick cheat sheet for the top 5 and bottom 5 spenders at each position
| QB | Vikings | Lions | 49ers | Raiders | Redskins |
| RB | Steelers | Bills | 49ers | Patriots | Jaguars |
| WR | Buccaneers | Bears | Broncos | Dolphins | Packers |
| OL | Raiders | Eagles | Browns | Cowboys | Saints |
| TE | Patriots | Bears | Redskins | Saints | Colts |
| Edge | Dolphins | Cowboys | Buccaneers | Packers | Broncos |
| Int. DL | Jaguars | Eagles | Rams | Titans | Panthers |
| LB | Browns | Saints | Bengals | Panthers | Seahawks |
| CB | Jets | Texans | Bears | Jaguars | Falcons |
| S | Seahawks | Patriots | Dolphins | Chiefs | Eagles |
| QB | Cowboys | Bills | Texans | Chiefs | Rams |
| RB | Broncos | Ravens | Bears | Dolphins | Eagles |
| WR | Bills | Giants | Vikings | Redskins | Saints |
| OL | Patriots | Dolphins | Bills | Ravens | Colts |
| TE | Broncos | Jets | Dolphins | Falcons | Ravens |
| Edge | Rams | Jets | Steelers | Patriots | Falcons |
| Int. DL | Dolphins | Browns | Falcons | Cowboys | Saints |
| LB | Packers | Colts | Ravens | Chargers | Texans |
| CB | Cowboys | Chiefs | Dolphins | Eagles | Colts |
| S | Bears | Panthers | Browns | Packers | Giants |
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