How the NFL communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/nfl, r/nflmemes and r/NFL_Draft together account for 94% of the combined membership. r/nfl is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 205 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/Oldschool_NFL: 13 posts a day from 38.8K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/nfl grew fastest recently (+0.08%, +9.7K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/nfl, founded in 2008, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/Oldschool_NFL (2023).
The 10 biggest NFL subreddits
r/nfl 12,909,974 members · ~205 posts/day · +9.7K since Oct 19 · since 2008The place to discuss all NFL related things
r/nflmemes 1,216,171 members · ~29 posts/day · +454 since Oct 19 · since 2012NFL Memes, how they should be
- Nr/NFL_Draft 782,052 members · ~4.1 posts/day · since 2011
National Football League's Draft Of College American Football Players!
- Er/eagles ↗ 352,289 members · ~42 posts/day · since 2008
A fan community for the NFL Team the Philadelphia Eagles!
- Dr/detroitlions ↗ 280,438 members · ~68 posts/day · since 2010
The official subreddit for Detroit Lions football. NFL, National Football League, NFC North, NFC Central, Black and Blue Division]
- Ar/American_Football ↗ 83,978 members · ~4.7 posts/day · since 2014
Welcome to r/American_Football, the community for any and all football fans on reddit.
- Nr/NFLNoobs ↗ 79,785 members · ~11 posts/day · since 2014
If you want to learn more about American football, this is the place.
- Fr/footballstrategy ↗ 65,663 members · ~6.9 posts/day · since 2012
A subreddit for American Football fans, coaches, and players to learn about the strategy and tactics of the game
- Or/Oldschool_NFL ↗ 38,781 members · ~13 posts/day · since 2023
The NFL today is almost like a different game compared to the way it was played back in the day. The players were often bloody and muddy, the quarterbacks weren’t treated like fragile primadonnas, and the logos and lore were lege…
- Ar/AroundTheNFL ↗ 28,891 members · ~0.9 posts/day · since 2014
A subreddit full of heroes - a place for fans of the Around The NFL Podcast to talk about our favorite podcasters, writers, guests and lunatics.
Choosing where to post
If you have a question, start in r/NFLNoobs: it is set up for exactly that, and with about 11 new posts a day there are plenty of people around to answer. Asking the same thing in r/nfl often gets it removed or lost among the 205 daily posts. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/NFL_Draft has 782.1K members but only about 4.1 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 190.7K members — while r/nfl gets about 205 a day, one for every 63.1K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/NFL_Draft; r/nfl is better when you want quick replies. Jokes and memes have their own home in r/nflmemes; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/nfl lists 10, against 4 in r/NFL_Draft, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which NFL subreddit has the most members?
r/nfl is the largest, with 12,909,974 members, followed by r/nflmemes (1.2M) and r/NFL_Draft (782.1K).
Where are the most new NFL posts?
By new posts per day, r/nfl leads with about 205, ahead of r/detroitlions (68). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which NFL subreddit is best for questions?
r/NFLNoobs is the one built around questions and advice, with about 11 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many NFL communities are on this list?
We list 10 active, safe-for-work NFL communities with at least 25,000 members each, 15.8M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest NFL subreddit?
r/eagles, created on May 27, 2008.
Are these NFL subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 30, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.