No NFL team is spending more money on its defensive line than the New York Jets. They are currently allocating a league-leading $52.1 million in cap space to defensive linemen on their active roster.
Nearly three-quarters of that money goes toward the “Big Three” of Carl Lawson, John Franklin-Myers, and Quinnen Williams.
The aforementioned three defensive linemen have a combined cap hit of $38.4 million this season. They are each among the four most expensive players on the Jets this season in terms of their 2022 cap hit:
- DL Carl Lawson ($15.