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| x Quarterback |
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Bill Kenney |
Quarterback (originally called blocking back) is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders...
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| Arnie Herber | |||
| Cleo Lemon | |||
| Randy Wright | |||
| Willie Thrower | |||
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| x Running back |
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Blair Thomas |
A running back (RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch...
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| Johnny Bright | |||
| James Allen | |||
| Edgar Bennett | |||
| Marquis Weeks | |||
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| x Wide receiver |
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Marty Booker |
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin...
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| Lamar Thomas | |||
| Tai Streets | |||
| Darrell Jackson | |||
| Gary Ballman | |||
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| x Defensive end | Alvin McKinley |
Defensive End (DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position...
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| Larry Eisenhauer | |||
| Gino Marchetti | |||
| Dave Ball | |||
| James Hall | |||
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| x Linebacker |
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Odell Thurman |
A Linebacker (LB) is a position in American and Canadian football that was invented by football coach Fielding Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards (4 m)...
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| Tyrus McCloud | |||
| Ike Reese | |||
| Tracy White | |||
| Johnny Bright | |||
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| x Tight end |
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Marv Cook |
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is sometimes the last man on the offensive line, but has a slightly different build and, in some cases, a different role than other linemen. The role of tight...
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| Mark Anelli | |||
| Jay Novacek | |||
| Johnny Brewer | |||
| James Adkisson | |||
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| x Defensive back | Fred Smoot |
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs (DBs) are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take...
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| Mike Bass | |||
| Brock Marion | |||
| Mike Brown | |||
| Andre Waters | |||
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| x Safety | Tank Williams |
Safety (S) is an American and Canadian football position played by a member of the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards behind the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position in a typical...
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| Carlton Williamson | |||
| Vann McElroy | |||
| Brig Owens | |||
| Jerry Logan | |||
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| x Cornerback |
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Kelvin Hayden |
A cornerback (CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. Similarly to...
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| Steve Gregory | |||
| Daylon McCutcheon | |||
| Skip Thomas | |||
| Ray Griffin | |||
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| x Center | Geoff Hangartner |
Center (C) is a position in American football and Canadian football (spelled centre in Canadian English).
The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "snaps")...
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| Lou Palazzi | |||
| Dusty Zeigler | |||
| Nick Hardwick | |||
| Charley Brock | |||
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| x Defensive tackle | Jonathan Lewis |
Defensive tackle (DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. The defensive tackle(s) lines up toward the center of the field, and is flanked by the defensive ends. With the defensive ends, they comprise the defensive...
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| Michael Quarshie | |||
| Walter Johnson | |||
| Brad Culpepper | |||
| Marty Lyons | |||
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| x Offensive tackle | Jackie Slater |
In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles (OT, T) are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football.
A tackle is the...
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| Willie Anderson | |||
| Jon Stinchcomb | |||
| Troy Reddick | |||
| Jonathan Ogden | |||
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| x Placekicker |
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Raul Allegre |
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs.
The kicker initially was not a specialized...
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| Tony Zendejas | |||
| Mike Cofer | |||
| Damon Duval | |||
| John Michael Carney | |||
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| x Middle guard |
A middle guard is a position of a defensive player in American football. This position is rare today and was more commonly used during the 1960s and 1970s. The closest related positions in today's American football would be nose guard or defensive...
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| x Guard |
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Tony Moll |
In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.
The guard's job is to protect quarterback from the incoming defensive line and linebackers during...
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| Mo Collins | |||
| Jake Kupp | |||
| Gene Upshaw | |||
| Will Shields | |||
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| x Holder |
In American football the holder is the player who receives the snap during field goal and extra point attempts. The holder is usually positioned between seven and eight yards behind the line of scrimmage. The holder kneels down and places the hand...
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| x Nose guard |
Nose guard is a defensive position in American football. In five-lineman situations, such as a goal-line formation, the nose guard is the innermost lineman, flanked on either side by a defensive tackle or defensive end. The nose guard lines up...
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| x Punter |
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Lee Johnson |
A punter (P) in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This...
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| Rich Camarillo | |||
| Dave Mann | |||
| Mike Scifres | |||
| Charley Trippi | |||
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| x Gunner | Steve Tasker |
In American football, a gunner (also often referred to as a "shooter") is a player on kickoffs and punts who specializes in running down the sideline very quickly in an attempt to tackle the kick returner or the punt returner. Gunners must have...
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| Kassim Osgood | |||
| x Dimeback |
In American football, a dimeback is a cornerback who serves as the sixth defensive back (fourth cornerback) on defense. The third cornerback on defense is known as a nickelback. The dimeback position is essentially relegated to backup cornerbacks...
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| x Nose tackle | Isaac Sopoaga |
Nose tackle (NT) is a defensive alignment position for a defensive lineman in American and Canadian football. The nose tackle aligns across the line of scrimmage from the offense's center before the play begins.
In a traditional 4-3 defensive set,...
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| Russell Maryland | |||
| Mike Lodish | |||
| Tim Krumrie | |||
| Fred Smerlas | |||
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| x Long snapper | Jon Dorenbos |
In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible.
During field...
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| Ken Amato | |||
| Patrick Mannelly | |||
| Greg Warren | |||
| Matt Katula | |||
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| x Quarterback (Defensive) |
The defensive quarterback is the seventh defensive back on the field. He is usually the fifth cornerback or a second or third safety. Since he will usually only be on the field when the defense is absolutely sure that the offense will pass, the...
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| x Punt returner | Charley Trippi |
Punt returner (PR) is a position on special teams in American football.
The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position (or a touchdown if possible) by returning it. Before catching the...
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| Mel Gray | |||
| Skyler Green | |||
| Billy Johnson | |||
| Roell Preston | |||
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| x Lineman |
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John Ward |
Lineman in American football. (See also American and Canadian football position names.) Linemen are the front players of the offense or defense of any play during the game. By rule, there are always at least five offensive linemen, not including the...
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| Bob Sapp | |||
| Earl Faison | |||
| Houston Antwine | |||
| Bill Willis | |||
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| x End | Ron Kramer |
An end in American football is a player who lines up at either end of the line of scrimmage. Rules state that a legal offensive formation must always consist of seven players on the line of scrimmage. An end who lines up close to the offensive line...
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| Bob Allman | |||
| Malcolm Kutner | |||
| Art White | |||
| Joe Abbey | |||
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| x Fullback | Sam Cunningham |
Fullback or Full back may refer to:
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| Leonard Weaver | |||
| Heath Evans | |||
| Cory Schlesinger | |||
| Madison Hedgecock | |||
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| x H-back | Chris Cooley |
An H-Back (not to be confused with a Half-Back) is an offensive position in American football, and is also known as power back. The position is a hybrid of a fullback and a tight end. The position was made notable in the NFL by the Washington...
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| James Jenkins | |||
| Jack Banta | |||
| Eddie Saenz | |||
| John Paul Foschi | |||
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| x Nickelback |
In American football, a nickelback is a cornerback who serves as the fifth (in addition to the typical four) defensive back on the defense. A base defense contains four defensive backs, consisting of two cornerbacks, and two safeties. Adding an...
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| x Kick returner | Dwight Stone |
In American and Canadian football, a kick returner (KR) is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess...
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| Chris Carr | |||
| Charley Trippi | |||
| Mel Gray | |||
| Skyler Green | |||
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| x Defensive lineman | Joe Jackson |
A defensive lineman is any of the down positions on the defensive side of Canadian and American football. Although alignments vary, the most popular consist of either 3 or 4 down linemen. On a 3 lineman set, there are 2 Defensive Ends which bookend...
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| Bill Willis | |||
| Manny Fernandez | |||
| Gene Brito | |||
| Bruce Clark | |||
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| x Offensive Lineman | James Campen | ||
| Fred Thurston | |||
| Jeff Uhlenhake | |||
| Ron Stone | |||
| Greg Koch | |||
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| x Return specialist | Willie Ponder |
A Return Specialist is a player in American football and Canadian football who specializes in returning punts and kicks.
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| Chris Johnson | |||
| Donny Anderson | |||
| Yamon Figurs | |||
| Charley Trippi | |||
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| x Halfback |
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Darren McFadden |
A halfback or tailback is an offensive position in American, and college football who lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. It is generally agreed upon that the days of the "every down" back are...
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| Wade Betschart | |||
| Olie Cordill | |||
| Chuck Ortmann | |||
| Jim Thomason | |||
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| x Fullback | Marcel Reece |
In American football, a fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays.
Many of...
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| Mike Tolbert | |||
| Spencer Larsen | |||
| Jeff Cothran | |||
| Frank Mestnik | |||
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| x Kickoff specialist |
Kickoff specialist (KOS) is a position in American and Canadian football. Kickoff specialists are members of the special teams. They are responsible to kick the ball in the kickoff. These players tend to have a strong leg, but do not have the...
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| x Slotback |
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Jason Clermont |
Slotback is a position in Gridiron football (primarily Canadian football but also in American football). The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and...
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| Cory Rodgers | |||
| Terry Vaughn | |||
| David Azzi | |||
| Emanuel Tolbert | |||
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