ESPN Depth Chart Scraper - NFL, NBA, MLB Starters
Pricing
from $1.00 / 1,000 depth chart rows
Scrape ESPN depth charts for every NFL, NBA and MLB team. Get the starter and each backup at every position with player name, jersey and headshot. Filter by team, player, position or depth. Export JSON, CSV or Excel.
recordType
Optional
Always 'depthChartEntry'.
league
Optional
League code: nfl, nba or mlb.
leagueName
Optional
League name, e.g. 'NFL'.
sport
Optional
Sport, e.g. 'football'.
season
Optional
Season the depth chart belongs to. displayName is ESPN's label (e.g. '2026-27' for the NBA), type the phase (Preseason, Regular Season, Postseason).
team
Optional
The team. id is the ESPN team id.
player
Optional
The player. id is the ESPN athlete id; position is the player's own position.
depthChart
Optional
The chart and the position slot on it. name is the NFL formation (e.g. '3WR 1TE') or 'Depth Chart' in the NBA and MLB.
rank
Optional
Depth at the position: 1 is the starter, 2 the first backup. Counted within each column when a position has several (NFL wide receivers).
slot
Optional
Column number when a chart lists a position more than once, e.g. WR 1, 2 and 3 in the NFL '3WR 1TE' formation. Null for every other position.
isStarter
Optional
True when rank is 1.
retrievedAt
Optional
When this run collected the data. Same for every row of a run.
