Football depth chart maker
Type your roster once, then pick the starter, the second string and the third string at every position on a formation diagram. Print it on one page, send the link to your assistants, or save it and update it after Tuesday practice. Names stay in your browser.
Names stay in this browser. Nothing you type is sent to Playmaker unless you press Save this depth chart. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Build your depth chart
1. Format
2. Roster, one name per line
3. Every position, three deep
Type your roster above, then choose the 1st, 2nd and 3rd string at each position.
Offense
Eleven on the field: the five offensive linemen, a tight end, three receivers, the quarterback and the running back.
Swipe the diagram sideways to see the whole unit.
X · Split end (WR)
LT · Left tackle
LG · Left guard
C · Center
RG · Right guard
RT · Right tackle
TE · Tight end
SL · Slot receiver (WR)
QB · Quarterback
Z · Flanker (WR)
RB · Running back
Defense
A 4-3: four down linemen, three linebackers, two corners and two safeties.
Swipe the diagram sideways to see the whole unit.
LDE · Left defensive end
DT · Defensive tackle
NT · Nose tackle
RDE · Right defensive end
LCB · Left cornerback
WLB · Weak-side linebacker
MLB · Middle linebacker
SLB · Strong-side linebacker
RCB · Right cornerback
FS · Free safety
SS · Strong safety
Special teams
The specialists: kicker, punter, long snapper, holder and both returners.
Swipe the diagram sideways to see the whole unit.
K · Kicker
P · Punter
LS · Long snapper
H · Holder
KR · Kick returner
PR · Punt returner
One page with every unit on it, A4 or US Letter, free. It carries a small playmaker.click mark at the foot, which Pro removes. The share link carries the chart after the # in the address, which browsers never send to a server, so the names reach the people you send it to and nobody else. Saving keeps it in a free account, and is the only time the names reach us.
How it works
- Pick your formatChoose 11-man tackle for offense, defense and special teams, or 7v7 or 5v5 flag for one chart that covers the team.
- Type your roster onceOne name per line. The names stay in your browser.
- Fill every position three deepChoose the starter, the second string and the third string under each position. A player can be listed at more than one, and the page flags anyone starting twice on offense or on defense.
- Print it or share itDownload one page for A4 or US Letter with every unit on it, or send a link to your assistants. No account needed.
- Save it and update it weeklySave the chart to a free account and open it again after Tuesday practice when the depth changes.
Who plays where, on one page
Every football coach keeps a depth chart, and most keep it in a spreadsheet or on the back of a practice plan. It answers two questions before every game: who starts at each position, and who goes in when the starter comes off. Get it wrong and you find out on the sideline, with an injured tackle and nobody sure who the backup is.
This depth chart maker draws each unit the way it lines up. Choose 11-man tackle and you get three diagrams: the offense with its five linemen, tight end, three receivers, quarterback and running back; a 4-3 defense; and special teams with the kicker, punter, long snapper, holder and both returners. Under every position there are three slots, first, second and third string, and you fill them from the roster you typed once.
Type the roster once
Paste or type your roster, one name per line, and every slot on the chart offers those names. A player can be listed at more than one position, because on most teams the backup center is also a guard and the best athlete returns kicks. What the page will not let slip past is a player listed as the starter at two positions on the same unit: both positions are flagged in red until you change one. A two-way player starting on offense and on defense is fine, since those are different units, and special teams are never flagged, because the kicker who also punts and holds is how most teams are staffed.
Flag football: one chart for the team
In flag football the same players go both ways, so a separate defensive chart would only repeat the names. Pick 7v7 flag or 5v5 flag and you get one diagram with the positions as the offense lines up: the center, the quarterback, the running back and the receivers. The roster, the three-deep slots and the duplicate-starter check work the same way.
Print it on one page
Download the sheet for a one-page PDF on A4 or US Letter with every unit on it, each position in its place on the diagram and its three names underneath. It is built for a clipboard and the wall of a locker room, and an empty slot prints as a line you can write on. The sheet is free and carries a small playmaker.click mark at the foot, which Pro removes.
Share it and save it
Share the link to send the chart to your assistants or the team chat. The whole chart
travels after the # in the link, which browsers never send to a server, so the names reach
the people you send it to and nobody else. Save this depth chart keeps it in a free
account, so after Tuesday practice you open it, move one player up, and print again. Saving is
the only time the names reach us.
What goes with it
A depth chart says who plays. The football wristband maker prints the plays they run as a numbered wristband and a situational call sheet, and the position card maker gives each player a card with only their own job on it. To share snaps fairly on a youth team, the flag football rotation maker builds a playing time rotation, and the football formations page compares the offense, defense and flag sets you might line these players up in. To draw the plays themselves, start with the football play designer.
Depth charts: common questions
What is a depth chart in football?
A list of every position on the team and the players who can play it, in order: the starter first, then the second string, then the third. Coaches use it to set the lineup and to know who goes in when a starter is hurt or tired.
Can a player be listed at more than one position?
Yes. Most backups cover two or three spots, so a name can appear in any number of slots. The page only flags a player listed as the starter at two positions on the same unit on offense or defense, because one player cannot line up in two places on the same snap. Special teams are not flagged, since one kicker often punts and holds as well.
Does the depth chart print on one page?
Yes. Offense, defense and special teams all fit on one page of A4 or US Letter, three deep at every position. The flag charts print on one page too.
Is it free?
Yes. Building, printing, sharing and saving a depth chart are all free. The printed sheet has a small playmaker.click mark at the foot, which a Pro account removes.
Do the names I type get sent anywhere?
No. The chart is built in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to us unless you press Save this depth chart with an account. A share link carries the chart after the # in the link, which browsers never send to a server.
Which defense does the chart use?
A 4-3, with two ends, a defensive tackle and a nose tackle up front, three linebackers, two corners and two safeties. If you play a 3-4 or a 4-2-5, use the nearest spot on the diagram: your nose in the nose tackle slot, your ends or outside linebackers in the end slots.
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