espn_cfb_positions: *ESPN College Football Positions Index*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

ESPN College Football Positions Index

Description

Get the catalog of player positions ESPN tracks for college football – the position names, abbreviations, and ids used throughout ESPN's athlete and roster resources.

Usage

espn_cfb_positions()

Details

Wraps the ESPN core-v2 endpoint sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/college-football/positions. The index returns one ⁠$ref⁠ per position (~74); this wrapper dereferences each and returns one row per position. ESPN's position table is a tree – specific positions (e.g. left tackle) roll up under broader ones (e.g. offensive line). The leaf flag marks the most specific positions; parent_id (when present) reconstructs the grouping.

Value

A data frame with one row per position:

col_name	types	description
position_id	character	ESPN position id.
name	character	Position name (e.g. Quarterback).
display_name	character	Human-readable position name.
abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation (e.g. QB).
leaf	logical	TRUE for a most-specific (leaf) position.
parent_id	character	ESPN id of the parent position (NA at the root).
position_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the position resource.

See Also

Other ESPN CFB Functions: espn_cfb_award(), espn_cfb_awards(), espn_cfb_clear_cache(), espn_cfb_coach(), espn_cfb_coach_record(), espn_cfb_coaches(), espn_cfb_franchise(), espn_cfb_franchises(), espn_cfb_futures(), espn_cfb_game_broadcasts(), espn_cfb_game_drive_plays(), espn_cfb_game_drives(), espn_cfb_game_leaders(), espn_cfb_game_odds(), espn_cfb_game_pbp(), espn_cfb_game_play(), espn_cfb_game_player_box(), espn_cfb_game_player_statistics(), espn_cfb_game_powerindex(), espn_cfb_game_predictor(), espn_cfb_game_probabilities(), espn_cfb_game_situation(), espn_cfb_game_status(), espn_cfb_game_team_leaders(), espn_cfb_game_team_linescores(), espn_cfb_game_team_records(), espn_cfb_game_team_roster(), espn_cfb_game_team_statistics(), espn_cfb_game_teams(), espn_cfb_groups(), espn_cfb_pbp_v2(), espn_cfb_player(), espn_cfb_player_career_stats(), espn_cfb_player_eventlog(), espn_cfb_player_gamelog(), espn_cfb_player_overview(), espn_cfb_player_seasons(), espn_cfb_player_splits(), espn_cfb_player_stats_v3(), espn_cfb_players(), espn_cfb_position(), espn_cfb_powerindex(), espn_cfb_qbr(), espn_cfb_rankings(), espn_cfb_recruits(), espn_cfb_season_info(), espn_cfb_season_types(), espn_cfb_season_weeks(), espn_cfb_seasons(), espn_cfb_standings(), espn_cfb_team(), espn_cfb_team_ats(), espn_cfb_team_awards(), espn_cfb_team_coaches(), espn_cfb_team_events(), espn_cfb_team_leaders(), espn_cfb_team_powerindex(), espn_cfb_team_ranks(), espn_cfb_team_record(), espn_cfb_team_roster(), espn_cfb_team_schedule(), espn_cfb_teams(), espn_cfb_unnest_plays(), espn_cfb_venue(), espn_cfb_venues(), espn_cfb_week_rankings()

Examples

  try(espn_cfb_positions())

cfbfastR documentation built on Aug. 24, 2026, 5:13 p.m.