Position guide
Every position in the All 22 Pokémon Football Game
Every position reads a different mix of stats. Some are pure stopwatch, some are a weighing scale, and one is mostly a measuring tape. Get the mix right and an average Pokémon can look like a star.
The game grades 15 positions and an optional kicker, but a team fields 22 starters — those are not the same number, and the difference trips people up. Six roles are doubled up (wide receiver, defensive end, outside linebacker, cornerback, safety, and either the inside linebackers or the defensive tackles) while all five offensive linemen share a single grading recipe.
So the count of jobs is smaller than the count of starters, and every one below is shown the way the game draws it on the field.
Offense
Eleven starters drawn from six graded roles. Five of them take the field no matter what; the sixth depends on your formation.
The five line chips all open the same page — the game grades all five linemen with one recipe, and each is worth the same share of the Team Score.
Starts every game
These ten are on the field in both formations.
Quarterback
QB1 per team
Throws the passes and runs the offense.
89.9 bestHalfback
HB1 per team
The main ball carrier, through tacklers and around them.
92.9 bestWide receiver
WR2 per team
Runs routes and catches passes downfield.
94.9 bestTight end
TE1 per team
Half blocker, half receiver.
90.8 bestOffensive line
OL5 per team
Two tackles, two guards and a center. They block for everyone else.
98.5 best
Defense
Eleven starters drawn from six graded roles. Four are on the field in either front; your choice of front swaps the other two.
Starts every game
On the field in both the 3-4 and the 4-3.
Defensive end
DE2 per team
Rushes the passer and sets the edge on runs.
95.2 bestOutside linebacker
OLB2 per team
Rushes the passer and chases runs to the sideline.
90.9 bestCornerback
CB2 per team
Covers receivers one on one.
90.8 bestSafety
S2 per team
The last line of defense, deep in coverage.
87.1 best3-4 only
Three down linemen, four linebackers.
Kicker
The sixteenth role you can fill, and the only one that never counts toward the Team Score. It is graded on Sp. Atk, Attack and Speed — so only ever fill it once your 22 starters are set.