NFL Penalties and Yardage
Below is a list of some of the most popular NFL penalties along with the yardage of each penalty. If you click on the name of each penalty, it will give you the description of the penalty, the complete yardage information for both the NFL and College Football and the signal the referee uses.
| Penalty | Yards |
| Blocking Below the Waist | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Block in the Back | 10 Yards |
| Chop Block | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Clipping | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Delay of Game | 5 Yards |
| Encroachment | 5 Yards |
| Facemask | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| False Start | 5 Yards |
| Helmet to Helmet Hit | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Holding | Offense 10 Yards - Defense 5 Yards Automatic First Down |
| Horse Collar Tackle | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Illegal Formation | 5 Yards |
| Illegal Forward Pass | 5 Yards from Spot of Foul and Loss of Down |
| Illegal Motion | 5 Yards |
| Illegal Substitution | 5 Yards |
| Ineligible Receiver Downfield | 5 Yards |
| Intentional Grounding | 10 Yards or Spot of Foul(Whichever is Farther Back) and Loss of Down |
| Offside | 5 Yards |
| Pass Interference | Offense 10 Yards - Defense Spot of Foul(1 Yard Line if in End Zone) |
| Personal Foul | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Roughing the Passer | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Roughing the Kicker | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 15 Yards and Automatic First Down |