Every glove maker publishes its own size chart, and not always from the same measurement: one starts from hand length, another from the circumference of the palm, a third lists the dimensions of the glove rather than of the hand. This guide puts those charts side by side, exactly as the brands publish them, so that one measurement taken at home works everywhere.
Contents · 8 parts
The 2-minute summary
- Two measurements, not one: Cutters sizes on hand length, Nike publishes the circumference of the hand at the knuckles as well.
- The same bands in inches: from S to 3XL, Cutters and Nike quote identical hand-length ranges, 7 to 8.5 inches.
- Barnett measures the glove, not the hand: its tables give glove length, palm width and wrist length, in centimetres.
- Youth has its own chart: Nike stops at 6.75 inches for kids, Cutters goes up to 7 inches, and Barnett sells a Junior version of its FRG-03.
- Lineman gloves are cut wider: at the same size, the palm of Barnett's lineman model measures 0.5 to 0.7 cm more than its receiver glove.
- No brand publishes a between-sizes rule: the only official instruction found is Nike's, and it is about your two hands.
Hand length or hand circumference
Cutters asks you to measure from the bottom of the palm to the tip of the middle finger, then read that length off its chart. Nike publishes two columns for the same size: hand circumference taken at the knuckles, and that same base-of-palm-to-fingertip length. Take both measurements once and you can read every chart behind the football gloves in our listing.
Nike sets out the circumference measurement step by step: a soft tape measure, one end tucked between thumb and index finger, the tape passed around the palm just below the knuckles and kept flat against the skin, the figure noted in centimetres, then the same on the other hand. When the two hands fall into different sizes, Nike says to take the size that fits the larger one.
The adult charts, side by side
Cutters and Nike quote exactly the same hand-length bands from S to 3XL. A length measured against one chart therefore carries straight over to the other, which is unusual between two brands.
| Size | Hand length (Cutters and Nike) | Hand circumference at the knuckles (Nike) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 7 to 7.25 in (17.8 to 18.4 cm) | 7.75 to 8.25 in (19.7 to 21 cm) |
| M | 7.25 to 7.5 in (18.4 to 19.1 cm) | 8.25 to 8.5 in (21 to 21.6 cm) |
| L | 7.5 to 7.75 in (19.1 to 19.7 cm) | 8.5 to 8.75 in (21.6 to 22.2 cm) |
| XL | 7.75 to 8 in (19.7 to 20.3 cm) | 8.75 to 9 in (22.2 to 22.9 cm) |
| 2XL | 8 to 8.25 in (20.3 to 21 cm) | 9 to 9.5 in (22.9 to 24.1 cm) |
| 3XL | 8.25 to 8.5 in (21 to 21.6 cm) | 9.5 to 9.75 in (24.1 to 24.8 cm) |
The inches are what both brands actually publish; their own centimetre conversions differ by a millimetre or two from one brand to the other, which never changes the size you land on. Nike also publishes a women's chart, XS to 2XL, shifted down by roughly one size.
In the catalogue, the Nike Vapor Jet 9.0 runs from S to 3XL on that chart, with both measurements listed size by size on its product page.
Youth sizes
Cutters goes both lower and higher than Nike on the youth side. Its chart runs from Youth-XS (6 to 6.25 in, 15.2 to 15.9 cm) to Youth-L (6.75 to 7 in, 17.1 to 17.8 cm), and the Cutters Game Day Pro alone spans Youth-XS to Adult-XXL. Nike's kids' chart stops at L, 6.5 to 6.75 in of hand length.
Cutters' Youth-L therefore overlaps the bottom of the adult chart: at exactly 7 inches, a hand falls into Youth-L and Adult-S alike. Barnett takes another route and sells its receiver glove as the FRG-03 Junior, in three sizes. At Battle, the Doom Storm receiver glove comes in youth S to XL on top of the adult range, while the lineman model is adult only.
When the chart describes the glove, not the hand
Barnett publishes no hand ranges at all: its tables give the dimensions of the glove, in centimetres. For the FRG-03, five measurements per size plus the weight of the pair, which rises from 48 g in S to 60 g in 2XL. For the lineman FLG-03, three measurements: 18 cm long in S, 20.4 cm in L and 21 cm in 2XL, with a palm width of 10 to 11.5 cm and a wrist length of 9 to 9.9 cm.
One caveat on that table: Barnett follows its centimetres with inch conversions that do not keep up, with the 18 cm S and the 19 cm M both marked "7.5 in". The centimetres are the figures to read.
Lineman: a wider palm, and not always a small size
Comparing two gloves from the same brand shows how much the cut changes. At equal size, the palm of the lineman FLG-03 measures 10 cm in S against 9.5 cm for the receiver FRG-03, and 11.5 cm against 10.8 cm in 2XL: the lineman glove is 0.5 to 0.7 cm wider right across the chart.
The rest of the catalogue points the same way. Among the lineman gloves, the Cutters Force 6.0 starts at M, with no S at all. The Battle Menace is adult only, S to 3XL. The Big Skill 2.0 from Grip Boost runs up to 4XL, one size beyond the same brand's receiver gloves. Among the receiver gloves, charts start at S, and lower still in youth versions.
What the brands do not publish
Two charts are missing. Grip Boost puts its own out as an image only, unreadable except by eye. Battle publishes no measurement table at all: its sizing page is a questionnaire asking for player type, position, preferred fit, height and weight, and returns a size without ever mentioning a centimetre.
None of the brands in the catalogue publishes a rule for a hand that falls between two sizes either. The only official guidance found remains Nike's, about your two hands. On fit, Cutters keeps to a single line: the glove should be snug and secure, neither too tight nor too loose. AFG has tried none of these pairs, so you will find no verdict here on how they feel on the hand.
FAQ
Should I measure hand length or hand circumference?
Both, once. Cutters sizes on length alone, from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger; Nike publishes both columns and explains how to take the circumference at the knuckles.
Is a Cutters M the same as a Nike M?
On hand length, yes: both quote 7.25 to 7.5 inches for an M, and the same bounds all the way to 3XL. Their centimetre conversions differ by one or two millimetres, which does not move the size.
Where does the youth chart end?
It overlaps the adult one. Cutters' Youth-L covers 6.75 to 7 inches and Adult-S starts at 7 inches, so a 7-inch hand fits both. Nike ends its kids' chart at 6.75 inches.
Do lineman gloves take the same size?
The brands run them on the same chart, but the cut differs: at Barnett the lineman palm is 0.5 to 0.7 cm wider at equal size, and some models do not go below M.
Sources
- Cutters, Find the Right Glove (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Cutters, Game Day Pro Receiver Gloves (accessed 22/10/2026)
- Nike, American football gloves size chart (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Nike, how to measure your hand for glove size (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Barnett, FRG-03 receiver gloves (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Barnett, FRG-03 Junior (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Barnett, FLG-03 lineman gloves (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Battle Sports, glove sizing questionnaire (accessed 25/10/2026)
- Grip Boost, Big Skill 2.0 Lineman (accessed 17/10/2026)