defensive back

noun

, Football.

1. a defender positioned off the line of scrimmage for the purpose of covering pass receivers and tackling runners who elude linemen and linebackers.

Example Sentences

Maybe the best high school running back to ever come out of Orange County woke up ready to devour the college that had only wanted him if he would play defensive back.

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USC was among the schools that made a fatal mistake in their pitch: They told the high school senior they wanted him as a defensive back, taking them out of the running.

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“I did mention to him defensive back because I was coaching them and I would have loved to have coached him as a safety,” Field said, “but in my heart I knew in his heart he was a running back.”

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“They’re on fire right now, as far as that connection, and we know they’re gonna throw the ball,” Fulton said, “and that’s what you live for as a defensive back.”

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Or, in Molden’s case, the team that didn’t find a place on the field for a defensive back who was only beginning his career.

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