Padded Football Pants is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 20 bite and 40 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 20 bite and 40 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation.
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.Shorts_FootballPants | Clothing |
Base.Shorts_FootballPants_Black | Clothing |
Base.Shorts_FootballPants_Gold | Clothing |
Base.Shorts_FootballPants_White | Clothing |
4 versions share the name Padded Football Pants, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Padded Football Pants is on 2 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 |
| Crate Sports | Closet (box); Garage storage (box); Pawnshop (box, shelves); and 1 more place | 0.95% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity.
Base.Shorts_FootballPants, Base.Shorts_FootballPants_Black, Base.Shorts_FootballPants_Gold, Base.Shorts_FootballPants_White (variants share the name).
Bite defence 20 and scratch defence 40.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.