What are the defensive positions of american football?

Answer 1

In a 4-3 alignment, there are 2 defensive ends, 2 defensive tackles, a weak side linebacker, middle linebacker, and strong linebacker, 2 cornerbacks, a strong safety and a free safety. (Strong side is the side the tight end lines up on, weak or free is the other side.)

In a 3-4 alignment, there are 2 defensive ends, 1 nose tackle, 4 linebackers (left outside, left inside, right inside, right outside), 2 cornerbacks, the strong safety and the free safety.

When teams go to 3rd down packages, they'll usually pull a linebacker or two out and replace them with a nickelback (5th DB) and/or a dimeback (6th DB).

Answer 2

Nose Tackle, Left and Right Defensive Tackles, Left and Right Defensive Ends, Middle Linebacker, L and R Inside Linebackers, L and R Outside Linebackers, L and R Cornerbacks, Strong (Right) Safety, Free (Left) Safety. Not all these can be on the field at the same time. It depends on the formation.

Answer 3

In a normal formation, you have 3-4 defensive linemen that line up in a three point stance, 3-4 linebackers who start a couple of yards off the line, and 4 defensive backs who line up to the far outside and deep.

Within the positions, it breaks down as follows:

D-line: 2 defensive ends who generally line up to the outside of the offensive line, contain outside runs and rush the passer, and 1-2 defensive tackles who stop runs up the middle and try to collapse the passing "pocket".

Linebackers: 2 outside LBs who contain outside runs, blitz the QB, or drop into pass coverage, and 1-2 inside (middle) LBs who have similar responsibilities in the middle of the field.

Defensive backs: 2 cornerbacks who cover the offense's wide receivers, 1 strong safety who covers the side of the field with the offense's tight end, and a free safety who covers a wide area deep down the field.

Answer 4

Defensive Line - 2 defensive ends + 2 defensive tackles
Linebackes - 2 outside linebackers+ 1 middle linebacker
Secondary - 2 cornerbacks, 1 free saftey, 1 strong saftey

Answer 5

Depending upon the type of defense employed, you will see combinations of the following positions on the field.....Defensive Tackle, Defensive End, Linebacker (left, middle and right), Strong Safety, Free Safety, and Cornerback.

Answer 6

Linebacker, Defensive end, Safety, Cornerback,

Answer 7

There are two defensive tackles (DT), two defensive ends (DE), three linebackers 2 out side and 1 inside (2OLB) (1 ILB, two cornerbacks (CB), a free safety (FS), and a strong safety (SS) in a normal 4-3 defense. in a 3-4 there is one DT, 2DE, 2ILB, 2OLB, 2CB, FS, SS. There are many more defensive schemes you can take a linebacker and substitute it for another safety or cornerback.

Answer 8

in a 4-3 formation
Defensive line : two defensive ends on the outside, two defensive tackles

Linebackers : left, middle, right. also known as weak (on the side away from the tight end) middle, and strong

defensive backs : two cornerbacks, two safeties

in a 3-4 formation
Defensive line : two defensive ends, one nose tackle

Linebackers : left, left inside, right inside, right (4 total)

defensive backs : two cornerbacks, two safeties

Answer 9

2 corner backs, 2-4 line backers,2 safetys,4 defensive lineman

Answer 10

Defensive line: tackles and guards
Linebackers, left middle right
Backs: corner backs and safetys