Football Shoulderpads is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 100 bite and 100 scratch defence where it covers you. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Protective Gear Clothing & armour
It gives 100 bite and 100 scratch defence where it covers you. It weighs 4.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Shoulderpads_Football | Protective Gear |
Base.Shoulderpads_FootballOnTop | Protective Gear |
2 versions share the name Football Shoulderpads, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Football Shoulderpads is on 5 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Store Football | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 6.5% | 4 |
| School Gym Sports Gear | School gym storage (box, crate, shelves) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Sport Store Padding | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Closet Sports Equipment | Closet (shelves) | 0.98% | 2 |
| Crate Sports | Closet (box); Garage storage (box); Pawnshop (box, shelves); and 1 more place | 0.48% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Divide Shoulder Pads, Spike Large Armor.
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity.
It weighs 4 in Build 42.
Base.Shoulderpads_Football, Base.Shoulderpads_FootballOnTop (variants share the name).
Bite defence 100 and scratch defence 100.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.