Eligible receivers include:

• All defensive players
• Quarterbacks
• Punters
• Placekickers
• Running backs
• Tight ends
• H-backs
• Wide receivers

Offensive players who are eligible wear numbers from 1–49 or 80–89, though in certain situations, other players can report as eligible to the referee before a play. Anyone on the field becomes eligible once the ball has been touched by any defensive player or eligible offensive player.