: a player who has some but not all of the necessary characteristics for each of two or more positions (as in football or basketball)
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Hemingway is a tweener at 6-3, 284 pounds, but the Raiders will give him a go at defensive tackle.
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Tashan Reed, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Like Simmons, a fellow Clemson alum, Beasley was a bit of a tweener at the top level.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Georgia edge defender Jalon Walker is a tweener at only 6-1, 243 pounds and also lacks length with 32-inch arms.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
In 2022, Holmes drafted Aidan Hutchinson in the first round and Josh Paschal — more of a tweener at edge/DT — in the second.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tashan Reed, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Like Simmons, a fellow Clemson alum, Beasley was a bit of a tweener at the top level.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Georgia edge defender Jalon Walker is a tweener at only 6-1, 243 pounds and also lacks length with 32-inch arms.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
In 2022, Holmes drafted Aidan Hutchinson in the first round and Josh Paschal — more of a tweener at edge/DT — in the second.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Tweener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweener. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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