How to Use ballcarrier in a Sentence

ballcarrier

noun

• The Cards were able to work the edges and get speedy ballcarriers in space on the perimeter.
  — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2019
• And with no passing game to speak of, the Cowboys just sat back and watched for the ballcarrier.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2020
• Once again, the line did not execute it, and the ballcarrier again was stopped for a loss.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2021
• The unstoppable ballcarrier is far from the only one in the game this year.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 29 July 2019
• Wishnowsky hits the hole, wraps up the ballcarrier and drives him backward.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• If the only reason the clock was stopped was for a ballcarrier running out of bounds on a scrimmage play, the clock is to be restarted when the ball is set on the ground for the next play.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2019
• Kwity Paye moves like an open-field ballcarrier sometimes in the trenches, which may or may not work at the NFL level but are fun to look at on film.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2021
• Henry is strictly a ballcarrier and needs the scheme and blocking to define his lanes.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 13 June 2018
• Bell was signed in the offseason to be the primary ballcarrier, a bell-cow back who is used to plenty of touches.
  — Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 29 July 2019
• Worse than those 5-yarders, there are the 15-yard personal fouls like hitting a ballcarrier out of bounds by failing to pull up at the sideline.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
• That’s fine; the threat of our passing game and our outside zone-blocking personnel will give any ballcarrier a chance to rush for over 1,500 yards.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 5 June 2019
• None of their running backs has made it through a season as the primary ballcarrier.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2020
• Mostert was clocked at 23.1 mph on that little jaunt, which is the fastest speed registered by a ballcarrier on a scrimmage play over the last five NFL seasons.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2020
• With just three missed tackles so far, Johnson’s proved adept at swallowing up ballcarriers in the open field.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2019
• With the game tied a 4-4 (touchdowns were four points then), an Oregon ballcarrier, H.S. Templeton, fumbles near the goal line.
  — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2019
• Kuechly came steaming around right end to get an Eagles’ ballcarrier, and he was met head-on by guard Brandon Brooks.
  — Peter King, SI.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Brown was Oregon’s most effective ballcarrier for much of the way.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
• And Patriot defenders are trained in the art of punching footballs out of the hands of rival ballcarriers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Zanck was one of six Sea Kings in on three combined sacks, and Huntington Beach ballcarriers were tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage nine times.
  — Daily Pilot, 3 Oct. 2019
• That was followed by a 32-yard touchdown run in which Pasadena’s defense had the Gander ballcarrier hemmed in behind the line of scrimmage.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2019
• On fourth-and-2 from there, the Spartans penetrated the line and stuffed the ballcarrier to stop another scoring threat.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2021
• Both are light years ahead of all other 22-6A ballcarriers in terms of running assignments.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2019
• The team reinstalled tackling drills in practice this week in hopes of improving its ability to bring down ballcarriers in the open field.
  — Ben Bolch, latimes.com, 29 Sep. 2017
• After explaining the strike zone, Quinn talked about its epicenter: the ballcarrier’s near hip.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• But that’s true only if the Wolverines also can open holes for the backs, because the read option doesn’t work if the defense isn’t worried about both potential ballcarriers.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Despite his high school background as a ballcarrier on offense, adapting to the finer points of being a skill player again was the tougher adjustment.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2021
• Other than linebackers Jordan Hicks and Isaiah Simmons, who are tied for second on the team with 19 tackles apiece, most of the ballcarrier bring downs have been made by the defensive backs.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
• Though their gameplan was an open secret, Louisville was repeatedly unable to close ranks around the ballcarrier.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2019
• Then came his senior season, when Scott became the primary ballcarrier ahead of Craft.
  — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 17 May 2018
• Simpson, a junior, was the 10th different receiver to record a reception, and the Gators used six ballcarriers.
  — Jason McDaniel, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019

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