Receiver
What is Receiver?
This is a position in football; they are tasked with catching the ball and blocking when necessary. In the National Football League, the receivers are some of the fastest, most skilled players on a team. They must have great hands in order to be able to catch the ball in any situation. Many receivers are also taller than the average football player, which enables them to reach balls thrown high in the air. At the beginning of a play, receivers are positioned outside the offensive line, to the left and/or right side.
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When the ball is hiked, receivers will either run the route described in the play, or block the defender assigned to them. The latter occurs when a running play is called, or when the receiver is not thrown the ball and must prevent their defender from getting to the receiver that did catch the ball. If the receiver is being tasked with catching the ball, they will run the route drawn up in the play. Many modern receivers wear gloves to help them catch the ball. One of the best receivers of all time is Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
Related Terms
- Hot Receiver
- Ineligible Receiver
- Slot Receiver Y Receiver
- Split End (X Receiver)
- Open Receiver
- Primary Receiver
- Wide Receiver
- Double Reverse
- Eligible Receiver
- Hands Team
- Hook and Ladder
- Incomplete Pass
- Ineligible Receiver Down Field
- Bump and Run
- Comeback Route
- Curl
- Cut
- Slot
- Square In
- Stiff Arm
- Hitch and Go
- Turn In
- Turn Out
- Unbalanced Line
- Wing Back
- Zone Blitz
- Offensive Holding
- Offensive Pass Interference
- Package
- Pass Defender
- Pass Interference
- Pass Pattern
- Passing Touchdowns
- Side Zone
- Split End
- Receiving Touchdown
- Receiving Yards
- Receptions
- Route
- Targets
- Targets Percent Caught
- Illegal Touching
Related Stats
- Drops
- NFL Fantasy Football Points Leaders PPR Scoring
- Player 100 Plus Receiving Yard Games
- Player Receiving First Downs and First Down Percentage
- Player Receiving Fumbles and Fumbles Lost
- Player Receiving Statistics
- Player Receiving Touchdowns and Receiving TD Percent
- Player Receiving Yards At The Catch YAtC
- Player Receiving Yards Per Game
- Player Receiving Yards Per Reception
- Player Total Receiving Yards Statistics
- Quarterback Air Yards
- Team Receiver Drops Percentage
- Team Receiving Statistics
- Team Receiving Touchdowns
- Team Receiving Yards Per Attempt
- Team Receiving Yards Per Game
- Team Targets Percent Caught
- Yards after the Catch