running back

noun

, Football.

1. an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.

Example Sentences

Mission Viejo rotates two quarterbacks, has top receivers, a top running back and a great secondary.

From Los Angeles Times

For the third game in a row, running back Kyren Williams did not score a touchdown.

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Robinson was with the Rams in 1983 when they used the No. 2 pick on the star running back from Southern Methodist.

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Freshman running back Derrick Jackson will be tough to stop.

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A high-ankle sprain kept Gus Edwards idle for four weeks, but the running back has a full tank of gas as the Chargers get into the heart of their schedule.

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Related Words

• fullback
• halfback
• tailback