Definition of "tailback" []

• Football The back on an offensive team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. (noun)

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• "With good depth, experience and talent, the only question at tailback is who's going to start?"
• "The junior tailback is eligible to enter the NFL draft after this season and he'd likely be a first-round pick."
• "The junior tailback is now the fourth running back in school history with two 200-yard performances in a season."