NFL players: facts for every player in the game
2,222 players on 2025 rosters and 1,004 retired legends, each with team, position, college, draft and size facts. 1,788 have a credited free-licence photo.
- Players on 2025 rosters
- 2,222
- Retired legends
- 1,004
- Free-licence photos
- 1,788
- Draft classes
- 52
Rosters by team
By position
- Quarterbacks102 active · 98 legends
- Running backs166 active · 72 legends
- Wide receivers253 active · 92 legends
- Tight ends143 active · 46 legends
- Offensive linemen383 active · 182 legends
- Defensive linemen321 active · 171 legends
- Linebackers310 active · 117 legends
- Defensive backs437 active · 158 legends
- Kickers40 active · 30 legends
- Punters34 active · 26 legends
- Long snappers33 active · 12 legends
By draft class
Players in our dataset grouped by the year they were drafted, in pick order.
- 2025 243
- 2024 217
- 2023 208
- 2022 202
- 2021 149
- 2020 136
- 2019 114
- 2018 105
- 2017 80
- 2016 56
- 2015 29
- 2014 19
- 2013 21
- 2012 24
- 2011 31
- 2010 22
- 2009 18
- 2008 17
- 2007 21
- 2006 30
- 2005 26
- 2004 22
- 2003 25
- 2002 22
- 2001 30
- 2000 25
- 1999 25
- 1998 31
- 1997 29
- 1996 31
- 1995 32
- 1994 31
- 1993 28
- 1992 32
- 1991 18
- 1990 20
- 1989 24
- 1988 29
- 1987 21
- 1986 24
- 1985 28
- 1984 33
- 1983 35
- 1982 22
- 1981 19
- 1980 22
- 1979 19
- 1978 20
- 1977 20
- 1976 18
- 1975 21
- 1974 16
Retired legends
Long careers from 1974 to 2023, used in hard mode and the Pro Bowl era games. All 1,004 legends A to Z.
Questions
Where do the player facts come from?
From nflverse, a public dataset released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence: the 2025 weekly rosters and the all-time player table. We show facts only and leave out anything the source does not record.
Why do some players have no photo?
We only use photos whose licence lets anyone reuse them (public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA) from Wikimedia Commons, matched through Wikidata. When no such photo exists we show the player's initials instead of a league headshot.
Can I play a specific player?
Yes. Every player page has a link that starts an unlimited round with that player as the answer, which is handy for challenging a friend.