Football Card Templates
Free printable football card templates for Pop Warner, youth flag, JV, varsity — and the rare adult-league use case (fantasy draft cards, Super Bowl squares party gifts). The position field handles QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, DB, K, P. 2.5″ × 3.5″ trading-card size, 3.5″ × 5″ keepsake, 9-up team sheets.
Football has the deepest position depth chart of any sport — QB, RB, WR, TE, OL (LT/LG/C/RG/RT), DL (DE/NT/DT), LB (MLB/OLB), DB (CB/S/FS/SS), plus the kicker, the punter, and the long snapper. Every kid in pads has a position, and every position has a story. The cards put the kid's photo on the front and his position on the band — "#7 QB", "#52 MLB", "#88 TE". Print them for the picture-day program, the senior-night frame, the dugout-style sideline display, the youth team's parent gift bag.
Adults use them too: fantasy football leagues print draft-day team cards, Super Bowl squares hosts print player cards as party favors. The Team field is freeform — works for "Cougars Varsity" as cleanly as for "Couch Crushers FFL".
Cards organized the way the offense is
Football has more positions than any other youth sport. A team-sheet card hangs in the locker room at most schools and youth programs; the position field on each card is the most important text on it. A short reference for what to put in the field:
- Offense. QB (quarterback), RB (running back — also FB / fullback, HB / halfback), WR (wide receiver — split end / flanker / slot), TE (tight end), OL (offensive line — LT / LG / C / RG / RT).
- Defense. DL (defensive line — DE / NT / DT), LB (linebacker — MLB / WLB / SLB / OLB), DB (defensive back — CB / S / FS / SS / nickel / dime).
- Special teams. K (kicker), P (punter), LS (long snapper), KR / PR (kick returner / punt returner).
- Captain / two-way player. Some kids start both ways. Write "#7 QB / FS" or "#52 RT / DE — Captain". The position band fits about 30 characters comfortably.
- Youth flag football. Flag teams use simpler labels: "QB", "Center", "Rusher", "Receiver". Same template, fewer position codes.
What goes in the gameday program (and the coach's frame)
Friday-night football programs use the 9-up team sheet as the inside-back-cover spread — coaches and team-moms cut and assemble the program at the pep-rally meeting earlier that week. Print on 80-lb cardstock for a stiffer feel.
For senior night: the parents print Enlarged 3.5x5 cards for each senior, framed in 5x7 photo frames, presented at midfield during the pre-game ceremony. Photo is usually a kneeling-with-helmet portrait. Coaches get the same treatment at the end-of-season banquet, with the team signature on the back.