ballcarrier
noun
ball·car·ri·er
| \ ˈbȯl-ˌker-ē-ər
, -ˌka-rē-\
, -ˌka-rē-\
Definition of ballcarrier
: a football player who carries the ball on offense
Examples of ballcarrier in a Sentence
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Madden, another one who missed the memo, is a brand-new running back for the maroon and gold and brand-new ballcarriers aren’t supposed to waltz right into a new season and score a deciding touchdown. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Deer Park opens new campaign by surprising Port Arthur Memorial 25-20," 31 Aug. 2019 JJ Wang, last year’s leading ballcarrier, has graduated and is playing at Furman University. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Saratoga football team aims for another league crown," 29 Aug. 2019 When the Upland linebacker came up and popped a Mission Viejo ballcarrier for a tackle near the line of scrimmage last season, a veteran referee working the game was taken aback. — Los Angeles Times, "Upland’s Justin Flowe is the latest top-level recruit to snub USC," 3 Aug. 2019 The Indiana native has completed 24 of 41 passes for 304 yards with a touchdown and an interception — mostly in mop-up duty — but has lent his athleticism as a receiver and ballcarrier with 14 catches for 62 yards and 76 carries for 506 yards. — Travis Johnson, The Seattle Times, "Penn State QB competition on hold as Stevens gets healthy," 13 Apr. 2019 Yet for all that sophomore Najee Harris offers as a ballcarrier, the Crimson Tide probably would benefit from giving Harris more touches. — Chris Johnson And Eric Single, SI.com, "Top 100 College Football Players of 2018: Nos. 100–51," 18 June 2018 Henry is strictly a ballcarrier and needs the scheme and blocking to define his lanes. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "How the Julio Jones Holdout Must Play Out," 13 June 2018 Since so many of Seattle’s recent early round selections have been offensive linemen, finding a ballcarrier was the surest way to buttress the rushing attack. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "2018 NFL Draft Grades: Analysis of All 32 Teams," 28 Apr. 2018 Then came his senior season, when Scott became the primary ballcarrier ahead of Craft. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, "How Boston Scott, once considered too small for football, became a Saints' draft pick," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ballcarrier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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