Football player covering a wide receiver, often Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENSIVEBACK Football player covering a wide receiver, often (13) USA Today Jul 7, 2020
6% ALEC Colts wide receiver Pierce (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
6% BROAD Wide (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 18, 2025
6% OSSIE Football player and manager Ardiles (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
6% ODELL Wide receiver Beckham Jr. (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
6% FULLBACKS Some football players (9) Thomas Joseph Nov 6, 2025
6% DEFENSIVEBACKS *Players who cover wide receivers (14) LA Times Daily Mar 23, 2023
5% ABYSS Wide pit (5) TV Dec 7, 2025
5% FAME Wide renown (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
5% MAW Wide mouth (3) New York Times Dec 6, 2025

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