American footballer who typically receives the ball to instigate a rush play Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue American footballer who typically receives the ball to instigate a rush play last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNNINGBACK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNINGBACK American footballer who typically receives the ball to instigate a rush play (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 9, 2018
3% SOCCER American football? (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 27, 2025
3% FOMENT Instigate (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 24, 2025
3% PASS Football play (4) USA Today Quick Sep 21, 2025
3% E Football play (1) USA Today Quick Sep 21, 2025
2% RUGBY Game played with an oval ball (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 24, 2025
2% ORB Ball (3) Universal Oct 24, 2025
2% REDS Great American Ball Park players (4) The Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
2% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Oct 22, 2025
2% LAUGHABLE Playing with a huge ball is ridiculous (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2025

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