Key to football positions

In American football, teams have a large number positions that players can have. The positions and abbreviations that appear in are listed here.

Some positions may be be listed with a simpler abbreviation such as "D" instead of "DE" or "T" instead of "DT".

For a description of what role each position has, see the American football positions page on Wikipedia.

Offensive line

 * Center (C)
 * Quarterback (QB)
 * Fullback (FB), Halfback (HB), Running Back (RB)
 * Left Guard (LG), Right Guard (RG)
 * Left Tackle (LT), Right Tackle (RT)
 * Tight End (TE)

Defensive line

 * Cornerback (CB)
 * Defensive end (DE)
 * Defensive tackle (DT)
 * Middle Linebacker (MLB), Outside Linebacker (OLB)
 * Safety (S)

Special teams

 * Kicker (K), Kickoff specialist (KOS)
 * Punter (P)