Having a boatload of salary cap space can spark a rapid turnaround; just ask the 2025 New England Patriots. It's also no guarantee of success; just ask the 2025 New York Giants.
The Patriots came into 2025 with the league's most spending room and turned it into more than $350 million worth of contracts and a quick turnaround behind MVP candidate quarterback Drake Maye. The Giants gave out more than $200 million to free agent arrivals and promptly went 4-13 thanks to shaky coaching, poor fits and awful injury luck.
Just having cap space isn't enough; a team needs a plan and several backups once bidding frenzies begin at the start of 2026's NFL free agent legal tampering period on March 9. While we don't know what each team's path will be, we do have a good idea of how far they can travel alongside this spring's top available players. Let's take a look at each team's estimated spending limit this offseason, starting with the Tennessee Titans at the top.
Numbers are via the amazingly helpful Over the Cap and are current as of February 12.
1. Tennessee Titans: $104,769,062
2. Las Vegas Raiders: $91,522,807
3. Los Angeles Chargers: $83,542,941
4. New York Jets: $83,263,050
5. Washington Commanders: $76,041,469
6. Seattle Seahawks: $72,284,461
7. Cincinnati Bengals: $54,504,672
8. Los Angeles Rams: $48,214,355
9. Pittsburgh Steelers: $44,943,582
10. San Francisco 49ers: $42,950,176
11. New England Patriots: $42,735,263
12. Arizona Cardinals: $42,187,426
13. Indianapolis Colts: $35,598,489
14. Denver Broncos: $28,885,734
15. Atlanta Falcons: $26,462,519
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $23,828,710
17. Baltimore Ravens: $22,043,387
18. Philadelphia Eagles: $20,557,388
19. Carolina Panthers: $14,437,004
20. New York Giants: $6,947,721
21. Cleveland Browns: $3,210,721
22. Green Bay Packers: -$1,436,657
23. Houston Texans: -$1,498,295
24. Chicago Bears: -$5,300,354
25. New Orleans Saints: -$6,037,060
26. Buffalo Bills: -$7,449,001
27. Detroit Lions: -$8,531,146
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -$11,433,472
29. Miami Dolphins: -$16,413,613
30. Dallas Cowboys: -$29,168,257
31. Minnesota Vikings: -$40,156,353
32. Kansas City Chiefs: -$54,910,166
These numbers will change as veterans are released and contracts are restructured before the NFL's free agent tampering period begins.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: NFL salary cap space rankings: Which teams can be top 2026 spenders?