wide receiver
Downfield target player
A wide receiver is an offensive player in American football who lines up near the sideline and runs downfield to catch passes.
The position requires speed, agility, and reliable hands.
Wide receivers are often a team's primary targets in the passing game: He's one of the best wide receivers in the league.
Passing position in football
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- yardsOutdoor home spaces
- offenseViolation or umbrage
passing · target · snap · formation · huddle · downs · redzone · gridiron
Player on the edge
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- wideoutReceiver split from formation
- primaryChief in importance
- targetObject of pursuit
eligible · playmaker · starter · backup · depth · roster · draft · prospect
Gripping limbs' extremities
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- grabSeize abruptly
- snagUnforeseen complication
- haulPull or carry laboriously
possession · concentration · sideline · juggle · one-handed · contested · over-the-shoulder · diving
Rate of motion
- agilityQuickness and ease
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- quicknessState of being fast
- explosivenessTendency to erupt violently
vertical · leaping · stride · burst · elusiveness · flexibility · coordination · balance
Toward opponent's goal
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- screenDisplay or barrier
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- engageActively participate or connect
sustain · effort · physicality · pancake · assignment
quarterback
Passing position in football
offense · passing · target · snap · formation · huddle · downs · redzone · gridiron · NFL
flanker
Player on the edge
target · eligible · playmaker · starter · backup · depth · roster · draft · prospect · rookie
hands
Gripping limbs' extremities
haul · possession · concentration · sideline · juggle · one-handed · contested · over-the-shoulder · diving · leaping
speed
Rate of motion
- agilityQuickness and ease
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- quicknessState of being fast
explosiveness · vertical · leaping · stride · burst · elusiveness · flexibility · coordination · balance · footwork
slant
Oblique angle or bias
curl · hitch · fade · crossing · seam · dig · comeback · wheel · option · stem
downfield
Toward opponent's goal
engage · sustain · effort · physicality · pancake · assignment
- football positionsquarterback, running back, tight end, linebacker, cornerback
- CFLquarterback, running back, slotback, defensive back, fullback
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- flag footballflags, two-hand touch, quarterback, touchdown, end zone
- Receiverssatellite dish, tuner, analog tuner, handset, earpiece
- backfieldfullback, halfback, quarterback, tailback, running back
wide receiveroffensive lineman
Football player protecting quarterback
lineman · offensive tackle · offensive guard · center · left tackle
wide receivercornerback
Defensive back covering receivers
defensive back · safety · free safety · strong safety · shutdown corner
wide, widen, received, widespread, receiver, receiving, widened, wider, widening