wide receiver
noun
: a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba has quickly emerged as one of the NFL’s top wide receivers.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Comfortable in man coverage and good at staying in-phase with wide receivers.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The Jets desperately need wide receiver help outside of Garrett Wilson.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Using pillows for sidelines and couch cushions as defenders, the future wide receiver took on every position of the sport in his one-man games.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Comfortable in man coverage and good at staying in-phase with wide receivers.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The Jets desperately need wide receiver help outside of Garrett Wilson.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Using pillows for sidelines and couch cushions as defenders, the future wide receiver took on every position of the sport in his one-man games.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Wide receiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide%20receiver. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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