roverback

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noun

A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.

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nounroverback (plural roverbacks)

plural roverbacks · alternative rover

  1. American footballA defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.

    Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.

    2009, Bob Boyles, Paul Guido, editors, The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, 2009 edition, page 294
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APA

roverback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roverback

MLA

“roverback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roverback. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roverback,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roverback.

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