2-Digit Personnel Chart & Abbreviations – Football 101

NFL 2-digit Formation Personnel Chart

At times, you will hear commentators or analysts during games or on shows on ESPN/NFLN, refer to a 12 set, a 13 set. It is a form of short-hand in the football world that communicates the Personnel Package for the offense.

Some posts/articles that are written here, have spelled out 12 set as ACE 2TE/2WR, others have referred to it as a 12 set.

As you can see, some terms (Heavy/Jumbo/Double Tight), etc show up in multiple groupings and that is because the concept is used in multiple groupings.

General Football Abbreviations that are used in posts and graphics:

Offense

• 4 4^th wide receiver
• 5 5^th wide receiver
• C Center
• FB Full Back
• FL Flanker
• G Guard
• H H-Back
• HB Half Back
• LG Left Guard
• LT Left Tackle
• OL Offensive Line
• QB Quarterback
• QB1 Starting Quarterback
• QB2 Backup Quarterback
• RB Running Back
• RG Right Guard
• RT Right Tackle
• SE Split End
• T Tackle
• TB Tail Back
• TE Tight End
• WR Wide Receiver
• X outside Receiver
• Y Slot Receiver/known as TE in some circles
• Z Outside receiver

Defensive

• CB Cornerbacks
• D Dime Back
• DB Defensive Backs
• DE Defensive End
• DL Defensive Lineman
• DT Defensive Tackle
• E Edge Rusher/OLB
• ILB Inside Linebackers
• LB Linebackers
• LCB Left Cornerback
• LDE Left Defensive End
• M Mike Linebacker
• N Nickel Back
• NT Nose Tackle
• OLB Outside Linebacker
• RCB Right Cornerback
• RDE Right Defensive End
• S Sam Linebacker
• W Will Linebacker

General Terms

• EMOLOS End Man on Line of Scrimmage
• IG Intentional Grounding
• IR Injured Reserve
• IR-RD Injured Reserve Designated to Return
• LOS Line of Scrimmage
• NFIL Non-Football Injury List
• OPI Offensive Pass Interference
• PAP Play-Action Pass
• PAT Point After Touchdown
• PI Pass Interference
• PUP Physically Unable To Perform
• WCO West Coast Offense

Special Teams

• G Gunner
• H Holder
• K Place Kicker
• KR Kick Returner
• LS Long Snapper
• P Punter
• PR Punter Returner
• UB Upbacks

Coaches/Staff

• GM General Manager
• HC Head Coach
• OC Offensive Coordinator
• DC Defensive Coordinator
• STC Special Teams Coordinator
• QBC Quarterbacks Coach
• RBC Running Backs Coach
• TEC Tight Ends Coach
• OLC Offensive Line Coach
• DLC Defensive Line Coach
• LBC Linebackers Coach
• DBC Defensive Backs Coach