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A team that plays three down linemen with a stand-up defensive linemen, but following traditional 4-3 rules, still counts here as a 4-3, with the 'tweener player counting as a defensive end. In this exercise, a 4-3 team is one that utilizes four down linemen playing classic one-gap, block down/step down rules on the defensive line and relying on fundamentals up front. However, 4-2 nickel defenses around the country are fundamentally 4-3 defenses, just with personnel adapted to defend the spread. In Big 12 country, for instance, no one really runs three linebackers out on the field, instead preferring a full-time nickelback who plays the wide side of the field or stays with the most dangerous slot receiver. Mike Carter, USA Todayįour defensive linemen, three linebackers, and four defensive backs. The 4-3 demands disruptive defensive linemen. Exact scholarship numbers are also hard to pin down without very close inspection, since teams also list their walk-on players. For example, Georgia Tech had 14 running backs carry the ball last year, while Auburn had only five, and yet we've counted both in the same scheme group. Obviously there's a disparity from team to team and from scheme to scheme within the larger groups. Note on roster breakdowns: We looked at the rosters of teams that run schemes included in each group while coming up with these numbers.

How teams distribute those scholarships within the units is where things get interesting, both in terms of player types and in sheer numbers.

The numbers won't be exact for every team, but that's beside the point. The most balanced use of those 85 scholarships is something like this: Unit

Teams also have walk-ons, but those aren't usually players much will be expected of. The most basic thing to know about college roster composition: teams at the FBS level have 85 scholarships to use. being a 4-3 team? How many wide receivers do pro-style teams need? Which defenses or offenses require which kinds of players? Are there advantages or disadvantages to being a 3-4 teams vs. We've simplified some of the main schemes currently in vogue in college football today and provided you, the reader, with some details on what a school's roster needs to look like to accommodate the needs of those schemes.