upback

English

Etymology

up +‎ back

Noun

upback (plural upbacks)

1. (American football) A blocking back who lines up approximately 1-3 yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
   • 2009 September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit upback Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.

Synonyms

• punt protector
• personal protector

Anagrams

• back up, back-up, backup