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slotback

American  
[slot-bak] / ˈslɒtˌbæk /

noun

Football.
  1. an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.

  2. the position played by this back.


Etymology

Origin of slotback

First recorded in 1960–65; slot 1 + back 1

Example Sentences

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Ward fired a pass left to veteran slotback Lincoln Victor, who threw a deep pass down the sideline to tight end Cooper Mathers for a 46-yard gain.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

The Cougars will count on standout slotback Robert Ferrel and tailback Nakia Watson, who’s riding a hot streak late in the year, to deliver.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022

Stribling shifted to the slotback position for a few games in relief of Bell.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

The play was a reverse to slotback Kai Puailoa-Rojas, who pulled up and threw downfield to quarterback Xavier Arline.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

They settled on a group that includes three outside receivers — second-year starters De’Zhaun Stribling and Donovan Ollie, and true freshman Leyton Smithson — and slotback Robert Ferrel.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022