running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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Instead, the 2026 draft saw a running back go third, a middle linebacker go seventh, and nine offensive linemen gone by the end of the first round.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Moments like a crazy fumble by running back Jashaun Corbin after his longest carry of the first half of seven yards.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most compelling moment of the 2026 NFL Draft came in the final round, when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected running back Eli Heidenreich and the pick was announced to the hometown crowd gathered at the event.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Miami also agreed to a deal with former Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Moments like a crazy fumble by running back Jashaun Corbin after his longest carry of the first half of seven yards.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most compelling moment of the 2026 NFL Draft came in the final round, when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected running back Eli Heidenreich and the pick was announced to the hometown crowd gathered at the event.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Miami also agreed to a deal with former Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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