fullback
noun
full·back
ˈfu̇l-ˌbak 
1
: an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking
2
: a primarily defensive player usually stationed nearest the defended goal (as in soccer or field hockey)
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Aguirre is also expected to give playing time to 17-year-old prospect Gilberto Mora in midfield — possibly in place of Gutiérrez — and to bring in Jorge Sánchez for Reyes at fullback.
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Only the Czech Republic, which lost to South Korea, used the formation in which the two fullbacks also work up toward the midfield, depending on the phase of the game.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Smith oversaw a Miami Dolphins offense that utilized a fullback at the second-highest rate of any team since 2022.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 June 2026
In September 1960, just days before the University of Florida was set to face Florida State, a young Gators fullback named Jon MacBeth found himself at the center of something far bigger than a football game.
—David Mica, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Only the Czech Republic, which lost to South Korea, used the formation in which the two fullbacks also work up toward the midfield, depending on the phase of the game.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Smith oversaw a Miami Dolphins offense that utilized a fullback at the second-highest rate of any team since 2022.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 June 2026
In September 1960, just days before the University of Florida was set to face Florida State, a young Gators fullback named Jon MacBeth found himself at the center of something far bigger than a football game.
—David Mica, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
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fullback
noun
full·back
ˈfu̇l-ˌbak
1
: a football back who usually lines up between the halfbacks
2
: a mainly defensive player (as in soccer or field hockey) who usually plays near the goal to be defended
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