2025 NFL Owners’ Rankings: All 32 Teams Ranked from Worst to First
Every great sports team has one common factor: Great ownership. And every terrible franchise has, well, the polar opposite: Terrible management that starts at the top. Let’s dive into our 2025 rankings of all 32 NFL team owners from worst to first.
Who are the best and worst owners in the NFL right now?
32. David Tepper (Carolina Panthers)
The Panthers are a pathetic 36-80 over Tepper’s first seven years in charge, winning five or fewer games in five separate campaigns.
His hands-on approach has been the issue in Carolina. Including interims, Tepper is already on his seventh head coach, meaning he averages a new HC every year.
31. Woody Johnson (New York Jets)
The Jets have the longest active NFL playoff drought, having last qualified way back in 2010.
He’s recycled through GMs and coaches like clockwork. He catered to Aaron Rodgers and led him to run the show for New York in two seasons. How’d that work out again?
OH yeah, and the report that Johnson asked his teenage sons for input on personnel decisions. Nixing a trade for Jerry Jeudy because his Madden rating wasn’t high enough? Yikes.
30. Shad Khan (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Jacksonville is 64-148-0 in 13 years under Khan, with only two playoff berths and three winning seasons. He inexplicably let David Caldwell run the team into the ground by serving as the GM for eight years. He kept Doug Marrone two years too long before hiring Urban Meyer, who’s easily the worst head coach in NFL history. No exaggeration.
Constant firings and new hirings are the name of the game in Duval County. But the results have stayed the same.
29. Jimmy Haslam (Cleveland Browns)
Haslam sold out his morals and alienated a giant portion of his fanbase to complete, oh, I don’t know, the worst NFL trade since the Herschel Walker fiasco in 1989 by bringing in Deshaun Watson? And how has Baker Mayfield done since the Browns unfairly ditched him?
A 73-138-1 record is nothing to brag about, nor are two playoff berths and one postseason win.
28. Gayle Benson (New Orleans Saints)
Gayle inherited the Saints after the passing of her husband, Tom Benson, in 2018. In hindsight, it’s clear that the club’s early success with Benson was brought on by Sean Payton and Drew Brees.
Mrs. Benson has been, quite frankly, a terrible owner since Brees’ retirement. She’s let GM Mickey Loomis run this team into the ground over the last four years, settling on seven-to-nine-win seasons instead of committing to the long-overdue rebuild.
27. Michael Bidwill (Arizona Cardinals)
Since Bidwill became the principal owner in 2020, Arizona has gone 35-49-0 with one NFL playoff appearance. He waited way too long to fire Kliff Kingsbury and stayed loyal to GM Steve Keim, one of the worst executives in the business, until health issues forced him to resign in 2023.
His handling of Kyler Murray’s contract (See the mandatory study clause that was later revoked) is further proof that Bidwill doesn’t know how to run a successful football operation.
26. Mark Davis (Las Vegas Raiders)
Since inheriting the Raiders from his father, the legendary Al Davis, in 2011, Davis has cemented himself as a terrible owner. The Raiders have two winning seasons and zero playoff wins under his belt.
Firing Jack Del Rio to give Jon Gruden a $100 million deal was flat-out embarrassing. And then after interim head coach Rich Bisaccia took the Raiders to the NFL playoffs in 2021…Davis fired him to hire Josh McDaniels. JM didn’t even last two years in Vegas.
Unfortunately for Raiders fans, winning is the least of Davis’ worries. As long as tickets are sold and butts are in seats, he’s happy.
25. Carlie Irsay-Gordon (Indianapolis Colts)
Irsay-Gordon and her sisters, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson, became co-owners following the tragic passing of their father, Jim Irsay, on May 21.
Irsay-Gordon is the principal owner and CEO of the team. Obviously, only time will tell how she fares as the woman in charge, but we can’t rank her any higher in NFL team owner list until we see how the team performs on the field.
24. George McCaskey (Chicago Bears)
McCaskey took over as the controlling owner after his mother, Virginia Halas McCaskey, passed away at the age of 102 in February.
George isn’t exactly popular among Bears fans, notably because of his patience with executives and head coaches like Ryan Pace, Ryan Poles, John Fox, Matt Nagy, and Matt Eberflus.
Will Caleb Williams and new head coach Ben Johnson revive the franchise and help McCaskey shoot up the NFL owner rankings? Stay tuned
23. Amy Adams Strunk (Tennessee Titans)
Strunk had a reputation as a hands-off owner, with GM Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel leading this team to three straight playoff appearances from 2019 to 2021.
But once Strunk got involved, it backfired. She curiously fired the well-respected Vrabel as head coach in 2024. They hardly gave Ran Carthon a chance before firing and replacing him with Mike Borgonzi.
Three straight losing NFL seasons tell ya the rest. The Titans could have it better, or worse, as far as ownership goes.
22. John Mara (New York Giants)
We know Giants fans are fed up with the mostly unwatchable product since the NFL 2012, but hey, flags fly forever.
Mara has overseen two Super Bowl championship seasons since taking over in 2005. We’re not here to tell you he’s been a great owner over the past decade, but he’s got double the rings of all the owners who are ranked below him on this list.
21. Mike Brown (Cincinnati Bengals)
We know the Bengals have enjoyed a return to relevance under Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, but that has nothing to do with Brown.
He’s been the owner since 1991. The Bengals are 79 games below .500 in that period. They didn’t win a playoff game with him until 2021. Let that sink in.
Brown’s status as a cheap owner is well-documented. Just look at the latest contract issues with Shemar Stewart and Trey Hendrickson. If not for Burrow and Chase, Brown would be bottom-three on our list.
20. Stephen Ross (Miami Dolphins)
Three playoff berths and zero wins over Ross’s first 16 years as ownership leave much to be desired. But the Dolphins have slowly returned to relevance, with four straight winning NFL seasons from 2020 to 2023.
Ross made headlines for his Tom Brady/Sean Payton tampering incident and for curiously firing Brian Flores, who accused Ross of bribing him to tank in 2019. Ross isn’t a great owner by any means, but it’s hard to make a case that the ones below him are any better.
You also gotta credit him for never being cheap and always willing to spend.
19. Dean Spanos (Los Angeles Chargers)
Spanos still gets a lot of heat for firing Marty Schottenheimer in 2007, and rightfully so. He’ll always be a villain in San Diego for moving the team to LA in 2017, too.
But he’s mostly a hands-off owner and hit a home run on the Jim Harbaugh hiring last year, silencing the haters who said he was too cheap to go big-game hunting. A lack of NFL playoff success is frustrating, yes, but he could do a lot worse than eight postseason appearances.
18. Cal McNair (Houston Texans)
McNair didn’t win a lot of points when he gave Bill O’Brien the GM AND HC duties together in 2019, only to watch the team implode. Firing David Culley and Lovie Smith after just one year apiece didn’t look good, either.
But credit where it’s due. McNair hit the jackpot by making Nick Caserio his new GM. Caserio then crushed the DeMeco Ryans hiring and the CJ Stroud draft pick.
17. Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons)
Blank has been okay with, well, his team being “just okay” since the Super Bowl 51 collapse. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2017 and have been stuck in the “mushy middle,” finishing with exactly seven wins five times since 2018.
But he’s a hands-off owner, always signs the big checks, and doesn’t get too involved in personnel matters. If there’s one issue, he’s a little too patient with some coaches and executives.
16. Rob Walton & Greg Penner (Denver Broncos)
Walton and Penner have done an admirable job turning the Broncos back into relevance since taking over as owners in 2022. They struck out on the Russell Wilson trade, but made a big splash for Sean Payton that paid off. They also let the front office cut ties with Wilson, even if it meant taking on $85 million in dead money.
Payton got the Broncos back to the playoffs in year one with Bo Nix as his QB. That’s what happens when new NFL owners take over but stay hands-off.
15. Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys)
Jones is a tough one to rank. We know the Cowboys would be better off if he sold the team or gave up GM duties. But Jones will never change his ways, even if his last of three Super Bowl triumphs occurred three decades ago.
To Jones’ credit, the Cowboys are always competitive and in the playoff mix. He knows how to draft, set goals on trade deadlines, and always pays top dollar to keep his players.
14. Jody Allen (Seattle Seahawks)
Allen inherited the team from her late brother, Paul, in 2018 and has mostly done a fine job from the ownership booth. The Seahawks have only had one losing season under her tenure, going 58-42-0 in her first six full NFL seasons at the helm.
Allen signed off on the gutsy calls to trade Russell Wilson and essentially fire Pete Carroll. Not easy moves, but they sure look great in hindsight.
13. Zygi Wilf (Minnesota Vikings)
We know the lack of a Lombardi Trophy still hurts Vikings fans, but Wilf has done his best to keep this team in the mix. Eight playoff appearances and two NFC Championship Game berths over his first 20 years are no joke.
Wilf’s Vikings have won at least seven games in 16 of his 20 seasons in charge. And this current team is set up for long-term success with franchise cornerstones like Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Christian Darrisaw.
12. Denise DeBartolo York (San Francisco 49ers)
The 49ers have been to seven NFC Championship Games and three Super Bowls since 2011, erasing the forgettable first decade of the Denise and John York ownership era.
Her son, Jed York, is a polarizing figure as the CEO of the 49ers. But consistent NFL playoff appearances and three near Super Bowl victories cannot be frowned upon.
11. Glazer Family (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
They were once viewed as one of the worst ownership groups in the entire NFL. But boy, have things changed since they won the Tom Brady free agent sweepstakes in 2020.
Five straight playoff berths, four division titles and a Super Bowl 50 banner have changed the narrative around the Glazer family. Sign the checks, let GM Jason Licht do his job with the coach and QB and watch the rest play out. It’s a simple winning formula.
10. Josh Harris (Washington Commanders)
In Harris’s second season as owner, the Commanders won 12 games, ended a 19-year playoff win drought, and reached their first NFC Championship Game in 33 years. What can they do for an encore?
Harris and Magic Johnson hired Adam Peters and Dan Quinn to do things as they envisioned. With Jayden Daniels leading the charge, the Commanders have a beautiful long-term outlook with Voldemort…ahem, Dan Snyder…long gone.
9. Sheila Ford Hamp (Detroit Lions)
Ford Hamp took over ownership when her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, stepped down in 2020. And the results have been…tremendous.
Ford Hamp cleaned house by firing Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia. They were replaced with Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell, who made the franchise-altering Matthew Stafford-for-Jared Goff trade.
Ford Hamp didn’t like constant losing like her mother did. Ford Hamp hired the right men in Holmes and Campbell, who have, in turn, made the Lions a Super Bowl contender.
8. Terry Pegula (Buffalo Bills)
He’s not as popular as the owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, but Pegula has sure done his part in turning the Bills back into an AFC powerhouse.
He didn’t look back after hiring Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, who got Josh Allen to help build a sustainable long-term winner in the NFL.
7. Steve Bisciotti (Baltimore Ravens)
The Ravens have had two GMs and two head coaches since Bisciotti became the owner in 2004. Think about that.
Four AFC Championship Games, a Super Bowl 47 triumph, and a 205-135-0 record speak for themselves.
Bisciotti has always kept his nose out of the front office and the coaching staff’s business. At this rate, it’s only a matter of time until Lamar Jackson delivers Baltimore its next Super Bowl.
6. Green Bay Packers, Inc. (Green Bay Packers)
The Packers have been owned by the nonprofit, publicly-owned corporation since 1923. Ed Policy just succeeded Mark Murphy as CEO, with Brian Gutekunst still in charge as the GM.
The Cheeseheads have been a model of consistency since the Brett Favre era began in 1992. They’re in the mix every year, so Packers, Inc. is doing something right.
5. Art Rooney II (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Some Steelers fans have become unhappy with Rooney’s loyalty to Mike Tomlin. But when you haven’t had a losing season since 2003, and when you’ve won three AFC titles and two Super Bowls in that period, you’re doing something right.
Steelers fans can be frustrated with the lack of NFL playoff success since 2016. But most other fan bases would go great lengths to have the Rooney family in charge of their team.
4. Stan Kroenke (Los Angeles Rams)
You don’t have to like Kroenke for relocating the Rams to LA from St. Louis in 2016, but on-field results speak for themselves. Since 2017, the Rams have made the playoffs six times and won two NFC championships and Super Bowl 56.
Kroenke trusted GM Les Snead to hire McVay. Snead trusted McVay to replace Jared Goff with Matthew Stafford. We’d say it all worked out!
3. Robert Kraft (New England Patriots)
We know, we know. The Pats have sunk to total irrelevance since Kraft made the regrettable choice to let Bill Belichick kick Tom Brady out of town.
But six Super Bowl rings? Shed no tears for Kraft or Patriots fans. And credit him for making the incredibly sentimental tough call of cutting Belichick loose in 2023. And for admitting his mistake by firing Jerod Mayo after one year. At least Kraft has the guts to admit when he’s wrong.
2. Jeffrey Lurie (Philadelphia Eagles)
It’s always about “timing” for Mr. Lurie, who cemented his legacy as one of the all-time great NFL owners after the Eagles’ Super Bowl 59 triumph.
Lurie made the gutsy decision to fire a future Hall of Fame head coach, Andy Reid, in 2013. He knew when to pull the plug on Chip Kelly. He fired Doug Pederson just three years after the franchise won its first Super Bowl. He and GM Howie Roseman caught a ton of flak for hiring Nick Sirianni. Who’s laughing now?
Lurie lets Roseman run the show on his own. It’s produced three NFC championships and two Super Bowls. Who wouldn’t want to work for this guy?
1. Clark Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs)
Hunt has become the golden standard of NFL ownership over the past six years. He’s hands-off and lets his employees and players do their thing. When it’s time to sign off on big checks, he does so without hesitation.
Clark, GM Brett Veach, head coach Andy Reid, and QB Patrick Mahomes have produced seven straight AFC title game appearances, five conference banners, and three Lombardi Trophies since 2018.
Hunt is everything a GM, scout, coach, or player could ask for in a boss.
2025 NFL Owners’ Rankings: All 32 Teams Ranked from Worst to First
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