The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will feature both men’s and women’s flag football competitions. It’s the first time ever that flag football will be an Olympic sport.
And to make things even more favorable for the host nation, the NFL has voted to allow current players to take part in the Games as members of the flag football team.
That got me wondering… what would the best flag football team made up of only current 2025 SEC football players look like?
Here are the rules of Olympic flag football:
5 players on the field at a time with a roster size of 10. The field is 70 yards by 25 yards. Games are 40 minutes long with 2 20-minute halves. Teams start at their own 5-yard line and get 4 plays to reach midfield and 4 plays to reach the end zone. Running plays are not allowed within 5 yards of the end zone. After scoring a touchdown, teams can go for 1 extra point from the 5-yard line or 2 extra points from the 10-yard line.There you have it.
When crafting a roster, it’s important to build around versatile athletes who not only have great top-end straight-line speed, but also guys who have lateral mobility and evasiveness.
So here’s the all-SEC flag football team I put together for 2025:
Offense
Since the 10-man roster generally is split up between offense and defense, here are my picks for the offensive side of the ball:
Quarterback: LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
Is Sellers the best passer in the SEC? No. But he has the best combination of speed and arm talent that the league has to offer. You can’t have a statue at the QB position in flag football. You also need someone who isn’t just a good runner, but can also make people miss in space. The rising South Carolina star checks all the boxes you’d ever need from a flag football QB.
Running Back: Caden Durham, LSU
Running back is a tricky position to fill. You have to be able to get in the way of the rusher at times. You can run the ball in flag football, but it’s not about bowling over defenders. You need to be able to maneuver in space and make people miss. The SEC has a couple of guys like that. But I’ll give Durham the edge because of his receiving abilities. Last season, the LSU back led all SEC RBs with at least 25 targets in PFF’s receiving grades.
Wide Receiver 1: Ryan Williams, Alabama
Williams was probably the easiest pick here. He has to be on the team. His ability to separate from defenders makes him a must-have on any hypothetical all-SEC flag football squad. He has elite hands, great top-end speed and excellent shiftiness. His ability to freestyle and find weak spots in defenses will make opponents curse the young Alabama star’s name.
Wide Receiver 2: Eric Singleton Jr., Auburn
I debated a guy like Zachariah Branch (Georgia) or Ryan Wingo (Texas) here, but in one of the fiercest competitions on the roster, I’m taking Singleton, who arrives in Auburn after a couple of years at Georgia Tech. I like Singleton’s versatility, as he can play both out wide and in the slot. There won’t really be “slot” receivers in flag football, but it just means Singleton can run any route you ask him to, which is what I’m looking for here.
Center: Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
I also considered Bauer Sharp of LSU here, but give me Stowers out of Vanderbilt as our center. I want a taller guy (Stowers is 6-4), someone who can get in the way of the opposing rusher for a second before going out on a route of his own. Stowers fits that bill. He’s an elite athlete who can work the middle of the field and cause major problems for opposing defenses in the red zone.
Defense
These are my 5 picks for the defense:
Rusher: Harold Perkins, LSU
LSU seems to keep trying to make Perkins into a coverage linebacker for some reason. He’s at his best when you point at the opposing quarterback and tell Perkins to go after him. In flag football, he’d get to do just that. Imagine some poor QB from Algeria or Norway or Belgium taking a snap with Perkins chasing after him. That’s the stuff of nightmares, even in a sport that doesn’t involve full contact.
Cornerback 1: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
McCoy is coming off an ACL injury, but in this hypothetical exercise, he’s a must-have cornerback for my flag football team. The Tennessee star is being mentioned as a potential top-10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft for a reason.
Cornerback 2: Malik Muhammad, Texas
I just don’t see any other country in the world being able to get open against McCoy and Muhammad. Both are potential first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft and both are 6-feet tall and 190-ish pounds. Muhammad can be more of the lockdown guy while McCoy takes on more of a playmaking role.
Linebacker: Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
A second Texas defender makes the cut, as Anthony Hill Jr. is perhaps the best linebacker in the SEC in 2025. You ask Hill to rush the passer? He’s great. You ask him to stop a running back? No problem. Drop back into coverage? Absolutely. That’s the kind of versatility you need on defense for flag football and Hill is the best there is.
Safety: KJ Bolden, Georgia
I considered Michael Taaffe here to make it a trio of Longhorns in the defensive unit, but I like Bolden’s athleticism and versatility just a tad bit more here. The Georgia safety has all sorts of upside. I just want to set him loose on the back end of the defense, reading the opposing QB’s eyes and breaking on the ball.
A hypothetical all-SEC flag football team for 2028 Olympics Saturday Down South.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( A hypothetical all-SEC flag football team for 2028 Olympics )
Also on site :