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Ball Carrier

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
runner
plural
Ball Carriers
possessive
Ball Carrier's
pluralpossessive
Ball Carriers'