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Build your football team — every position, every era, one shareable card

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Free team builder
Your roster. Your argument. One link.
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Pick eleven, settle the debate

Start with the quarterback and work outward: the line that protects him, the backs behind him, the receivers who stretch the field. Current stars, retired legends, your own custom cards — nothing is locked, no era is off limits.

When the roster is done, it becomes a card you can post. And when you want to see what those eleven actually do on a snap, the same team walks straight into the play designer.

All-time rosters Custom cards Season mode One-link sharing
The debater

Your all-time offense, on the record

Every group chat has the same fight about the greatest quarterback. Build the whole offense instead of naming one player — and make the other guy build his.

All-timeCross-eraShareable
The fan

Fix your franchise in two minutes

Your team needs a left tackle and a slot receiver. Draft them, drop them in, and show exactly what the roster looks like once the hole is filled.

Depth chartFree agencyWhat-if
The season player

Fifteen games, one roster

Build the team, then run the season: results, standings and a story that belongs to your roster and nobody else’s.

Simulation15 gamesStandings
The coach

From roster to playbook

Name your eleven here, then open the play designer with the same personnel and draw what they run on Saturday.

Play designerFlag 5v5Animated GIF
The units

Six groups, one football team

A football roster is not a list — it is a set of units that only work together. Here is what each one is actually for.

Quarterback
The one who touches the ball on every single snap. Everything else exists to buy him time or give him a target.
Offensive line
Five bodies — LT, LG, C, RG, RT — who decide whether the play ever happens. The center also snaps the ball.
Backs
The running back carries and blocks; the fullback clears his path. Two of them means run-first personnel.
Receivers
X isolated outside, Z flanked off the line, H in the slot — three roles, not three copies.
Tight end
The hybrid Y: blocks like a lineman on one snap, runs a seam route on the next.
Defense
Line, linebackers and secondary — the eleven you build against yourself in the play designer.
Positions

What each player actually does

Quarterback (QB)
Takes the snap, reads the defense, throws or hands off. Touches the ball on every offensive play.
Running back (RB)
Carries the ball, catches out of the backfield and blocks blitzers. In 21 personnel he shares the backfield with a fullback.
Tight end (TE / Y)
The hybrid: attached to the line to block like a sixth lineman, or released as a receiver over the middle. “12 personnel” means two of them.
Slot receiver (H)
Lines up inside the outside receiver, in the space between the line and the sideline. Faces a nickel defender, not a corner.
Wide receiver (X / Z)
X is isolated on the backside and takes press coverage; Z is flanked off the line and can be sent in motion.
Offensive line
Left tackle, left guard, center, right guard, right tackle. The left tackle protects the blind side of a right-handed quarterback.
Edge rusher
The defender aligned outside the tackle whose job is to bend the corner to the quarterback. In a 3-4 that role belongs to the outside linebackers.
Linebacker (M / W / S)
Mike in the middle, Will on the weak side, Sam on the strong side. They stop the run, drop into zones and blitz.
Cornerback (C)
Covers the receivers one-on-one or plays a deep third. In Nickel a fifth one comes on to cover the slot.
Safety (F / $)
The last line: free safety patrols deep centre-field, strong safety plays closer to the box against the run.

What are you building right now?

Six rosters worth making
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All-time

The greatest offense ever assembled

Nobody agrees, and that is the point. Put a 1970s runner behind a 2020s line, hand the ball to whichever quarterback you will defend in public, and publish it.

GOAT Legends↔ Any era∞ No limits
ScopeAll-time
🏈
Franchise

Your team, with the holes filled

Take the current roster, add the two players it is missing, and show what the offense would look like in September instead of arguing about it in March.

32 Current roster⚑ Free agentsQB Draft picks
ScopeOne franchise
📅
Season mode

Fifteen games with your eleven

Once the roster is set, play it out. Results, standings, a season your team owns — the part that turns a picture into a story.

15 Simulate▶ Standings📊 Recap
Length15 games
⭐
Fantasy

The starters you would actually draft

Line up the players you want on your fantasy roster and look at them together — the position scarcity becomes obvious the moment you see the card.

11 Starters★ Sleepers↗ Compare
FormatFantasy
💬
Friends

Eleven people who have never played

Upload your own cards and put your group chat on a football field. It is the fastest way to make somebody argue about the offensive line.

VS Custom cards🔗 Photos💬 Group chat
ModeCustom
🚩
Flag 5v5

Saturday’s actual team

Name the five who play tomorrow, then open the play designer on the flag field and draw the eight plays they will run.

5v5 Five spots№ Real names🚩 Play designer
FormatNFL FLAG
Sharing

A card built to be posted

The roster is only half the fun — the other half is showing it. Every export is sized for the place it is going.

Team card
1200 × 675
X & Facebook
Square
1080 × 1080
Instagram post
Story
1080 × 1920
Reels & TikTok
Shared link
Any phone
No app, no login
Distribution

One link, everybody sees the same eleven

No account to create, nothing to install. Drop the link in the chat and the argument starts on its own.

Roster questions

Before you build

How the builder works, and what the positions mean.

Is the football team builder free?
Yes — building, saving, sharing and exporting are free, with no account. Build as many rosters as you want and share each one with its own link.
Can I mix players from different eras?
That is the whole point. Put a 1970s running back behind a modern offensive line, or hand the ball to a quarterback who retired before your receivers were born. No era is locked.
Can I add people who are not football players?
Yes — upload your own cards with any photo and name. Friends, family, a group chat, a whole office: the roster does not check credentials.
What does a tight end do?
The tight end (drawn as Y) is the hybrid: attached to the line he blocks like a sixth lineman, released he runs routes over the middle. Personnel groupings count them — “12” means two tight ends on the field.
What is a slot receiver?
The receiver lined up inside the outside man, in the space between the line and the sideline. He usually faces a nickel defender rather than a cornerback, which is why quickness matters more than height there.
What is an edge rusher?
The defender aligned outside the tackle or tight end whose first job is to bend around the corner to the quarterback. In a 3-4 defense that role belongs to the outside linebackers.
What do the numbers like 11 or 21 personnel mean?
First digit running backs, second digit tight ends, receivers fill the rest of the five eligible spots. So 11 = 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR; 21 = 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 WR; 12 = 1 RB, 2 TE, 2 WR.
What is season mode?
Once your roster is set you can play out a fifteen-game season: results, standings and a recap generated from your team, so the roster becomes a story instead of a snapshot.
Can I use the same team in the play designer?
Yes. The play designer opens with the same personnel, on a tackle 11v11 or flag 5v5 field, so you can draw the plays those exact eleven will run — and export them as an animated GIF.
How do I share my team?
Every roster gets its own link, plus image exports sized for X, Instagram and stories. No account is needed to open a shared team on any phone.