Linemen, linebackers or corners: Backyard Athletics asks football's toughest job
Under a Short that only asks the question, the offensive line has the loudest supporters, with cornerbacks and quarterbacks close behind.
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Story of Why this story? The video drew 519 comments in its first day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (29).
What’s the TOUGHEST Position in Football⁉️😳🔥 #footballshorts #footballplayer #footballskills #meme
A Short on Backyard Athletics, a clips channel built on high school football moments, usually collects a few dozen comments on its first day. "What's the TOUGHEST Position in Football⁉️" drew about 500, while its views stayed close to ordinary. The title asks a question, and viewers answered it.
The most popular case is for the linemen. Several commenters argue that the men up front protect everyone else and take the most contact on every play. One points out that when a single lineman slips, the whole line can come apart. Others write out ranked lists, usually linemen first, then linebackers, then running backs.
The defensive backs have their own camp. Commenters who pick cornerback describe a job spent tracking the ball and a fast receiver at the same time, often a step behind, where a foot of space can mean a catch. A smaller group picks quarterback, with one viewer suggesting the answer changes with age: the backs at younger levels, the quarterback higher up. There is also a running joke from those who name "left bench" and "right bench" and say they are glad they never had to play there.
The channel has been asking questions all week, from whether 7v7 beats tackle football to which state is the most overrated, but this is the one people stopped to argue over.
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What viewers say
Lineman we protect everyone else
@Mustang98-d6jSee it on YouTube1 any linemen position 2 linebacker 3 running back
@JaromBrown62See it on YouTubeCorner back easily do how hard it is to spot the ball and have eyes on the receiver and just one foot of separation could be a catch
@CaydenYoung-x5sSee it on YouTube
6 more comments
Line men when no line men no team
@Mandrill-n6xSee it on YouTubeCorner because you go against fast wide receivers almost every single play
@BrockHarrschSee it on YouTubeDB since you’re always 1 step behind the WR
@AbeHam-d9cSee it on YouTubebro it’s db and qb
@FullResetDetailingSee it on YouTubeAny lineman based off of what I’ve seen most of the time when one lineman messes up the whole line falls apart
@JamePo-l8jSee it on YouTubeLeft bench middle bench and right bench. Good thing i dont gotta play those
@imliketht6777See it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Backyard Athletics
- Subscribers
- 259,000 ▲ 4,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 10,196,199
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,088,657 (on a normal day: 1,643,449)
- Video published
- October 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 96,613 (2 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 68,165
The numbers
The comments came in far faster than this channel's usual first day, while the views stayed in its normal range.
💡 Test your knowledge
7v7, the format in another recent Backyard Athletics Short, leaves out which players found in tackle football?
7v7 is a passing game without blocking or tackling, so the offensive and defensive linemen are left out.
