The List of players in Backyard Football encompasses all 45 playable characters in the game. It includes the eight NFL players and seven Tackling Dummies players. A player is a constituent in the game - a member of a team(s). This list does not include computer-generated players. See List of computer generated players for details. These players, with the exception of the Tackling Dummies team, can be found in the Meet the Players section of the Clubhouse.
NFL Players[]
The game features eight NFL players as kids. They normally have much higher average attribute statistics than other players.
| Name | Nickname | Team | Birthday | Best Attribute(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | "Go Long" | Patriots | 2/14 | Throwing (4) |
| Randall Cunningham | "Run-n-Gun" | Vikings | 3/27 | Throwing (4) |
| John Elway | "Comeback Kid" | Broncos | 6/28 | Throwing (4) |
| Brett Favre | "Country Boy" | Packers | 10/10 | Throwing, Catching (4) |
| Dan Marino | "Dan the Man" | Dolphins | 9/15 | Throwing (4) |
| Jerry Rice | "Mr. Automatic" | 49ers | 10/13 | Catching, Running (4) |
| Barry Sanders | "Barry" | Lions | 7/16 | Catching, Running (4) |
| Steve Young | "Lefty" | 49ers | 10/11 | Throwing, Running (4) |
Regular Players[]
There are 30 regular players that have special attributes separate from computer players.
| Name | Nickname | Birthday | Best Attribute(s) | Thumbnail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jean Blackwood | "Crazy Legs" | 1/26 | Throwing (3) | |
| Lisa Crocket | "Mad Dog" | 12/4 | Blocking (4) | |
| Angela Delvecchio | "Sugar Pop" | 12/20 | Blocking, Kicking (3) | |
| Tony Delvecchio | "Vec" | 7/16 | Throwing, Blocking (4) | |
| Ronny Dobbs | "Spud" | 8/10 | Throwing (3) | |
| Sally Dobbs | "The Boss" | 11/11 | Throwing (4) | |
| Marky Dubois | "Cootie" | 9/6 | Throwing, Catching, Blocking (3) | |
| Kimmy Eckman | "Twinkie Toes" | 6/22 | Blocking (4) | |
| Annie Frazier | "Flipper" | 9/18 | Kicking (4) |  |
| Jorge Garcia | "Bonkers" | 10/7 | Throwing, Kicking (3) | |
| Gretchen Hasselhoff | "Jabberjaw" | 5/31 | Running, Blocking (3) | |
| Ricky Johnson | "Fella" | 2/14 | Kicking (4) | |
| Kenny Kawaguchi | "K-man" | 11/20 | Catching, Runnning, Kicking (3) | |
| Vicki Kawaguchi | "Swan" | 11/5 | Catching (4) | |
| Achmed Khan | "Axeman" | 7/11 | Running, Blocking, Kicking (3) | |
| Amir Khan | "Sticks" | 9/1 | Catching, Kicking (3) | |
| Luanne Lui | "Lulu" | 1/27 | Running (4) | |
| Maria Luna | "Pinky" | 7/23 | Catching (4) | |
| Stephanie Morgan | "Bubbles" | 8/15 | Throwing, Catching, Running, Blocking (3) | |
| Dimitri Petrovich | "Paste" | 6/9 | Blocking, Kicking (4) | |
| Kiesha Phillips | "Flash" | 4/2 | Blocking (4) | |
| Dante Robinson | "Stretch" | 3/3 | Throwing, Running (4) | |
| Pablo Sanchez | "Secret Weapon" | 8/18 | Throwing, Catching, Running (4) | |
| Jocinda Smith | "MVP" | 9/28 | Throwing, Blocking (4) | |
| Ernie Steele | "Funnybones" | 4/21 | Catching (4) | |
| Mikey Thomas | "Nugget" | 10/19 | Throwing, Blocking (4) | |
| Ashley Webber | "Little Smokey" | 2/18 | Throwing, Catching, Blocking (3) | |
| Sidney Webber | "Little Smokey" | 2/18 | Throwing, Catching, Blocking (3) | |
| Pete Wheeler | "Wheelie" | 10/13 | Running (4) | |
| Reese Worthington | "Big Toe" | 5/25 | Catching, Kicking (4) |
Tackling Dummies[]
The Tackling Dummies is a team that is played against whenever you enter practice mode in Season Play. However, they can be unlocked in season mode if the player enters "MRCLANKY" as a coaches' sign-in name.
| Name | Nickname | Birthday | Best Attribute(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Clanky | "Automatic" | 8/2 | Catching, Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 1 | "Model CR796" | 4/1 | Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 2 | "Model CR796" | 4/2 | Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 3 | "Model CR796" | 4/3 | Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 4 | "Model CR796" | 4/4 | Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 5 | "Model CR796" | 4/5 | Throwing, Kicking (4) |
| Practice Bot 6 | "Model CR796" | 4/6 | Catching, Running, Kicking (4) |