fullback

noun

full·back ˈfu̇l-ˌbak

: an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking

: a primarily defensive player usually stationed nearest the defended goal (as in soccer or field hockey)

Examples of fullback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Patriots seem to be experimenting with options at fullback, slotting in linebacker Jahlani Tavai for a handful of snaps as the lead blocker at the goal line. —

Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023 Butkus played fullback and linebacker in high school, making 70 percent of his team’s tackles, then led the Fighting Illini to a Rose Bowl victory over Washington in 1964 as a junior. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2023 Rob Lytle, 1976: 1,469 yards A consensus All-American, Lytle played both fullback and halfback as a captain for one of Bo Schembechler's teams. —

Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023 Butkus was playing football for Chicago Vocational High School at the time as a fullback, linebacker, punter and place-kicker. —

Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023 Foster was a fullback in Razorbacks Coach Ken Hatfield's Wishbone offense and played on back-to-back Southwest Conference championship teams in 1988-89. —

Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023 After three seasons working as a fullback and a backup running back, Davis became Washington’s feature back in 1999 and delivered 1,405 rushing yards and an NFL-best 17 touchdowns in the first of his three Pro Bowl seasons. —

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023 The 308-pound defensive lineman lined up as a fullback on a 2nd-and-goal during a second-quarter red zone trip for the Texas offense. —

Corey Smith, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023 The use of a fullback who carries the ball 15 to 20 times a game, especially. —

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