roverback

English

Noun

roverback (plural roverbacks)

1. (American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
   • 2009, Bob Boyles, Paul Guido, editors, The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, 2009 edition‎^[1], page 294:

     Many of the gifts that made [Brad Van Pelt] a football star at defensive roverback— speed and instinct, for example— did little to serve him as a fire-balling pitcher.

Alternative forms

• rover