receive a forward pass: only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance beyond the neutral zone...

field on a forward-pass play), into an offensive formation as an eligible receiver, usually as a tight end or as a fullback. This is done by changing...

displays a number in the ranges allowed for eligible receivers. All players of the opposing team are eligible receivers, and once the ball is touched by a player...

Eligible Receiver 97 was a U.S. Department of Defense exercise conducted under what is known as the No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Program. The exercises...

A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football...

only six are eligible. On most plays, the eligible receivers include the quarterback, running backs, fullbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers, while the...

effective blockers. On the other hand, unlike offensive linemen, they are eligible receivers and potent weapons in a team's offensive schemes. The tight end's...

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interference (PI) is a foul that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. Pass interference...

ends. These players are eligible receivers and may play near the linemen (tight ends) or farther away (split end or wide receiver). Most teams play additional...

(Eligible receivers are the ends and the backs, excluding an NFL quarterback lined up "under center." Not all backs are classified as wide receivers.)...

to be sacked passes the ball toward an area of the field with no eligible receiver. Without this rule, the quarterback could almost always avoid a sack...

receivers, so they cannot intentionally touch a forward pass, unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver...

make up the "skill positions" and are also referred to as "eligible receivers" or "eligible ball carriers". The remaining players (known as "interior linemen")...

numbering, quarterbacks are eligible receivers in the NCAA, NFHS and CFL; in the NFL, quarterbacks are eligible receivers if they are not lined up directly...

scrimmage and that the player on the end of the line constitutes an eligible receiver. There are two types on offense: the split end, or wide out, and the...

conflicts with the eligible receiver rule; that is only players that change positions from an eligible position (such as receiver or back) to an ineligible...

offer several advantages to coaches willing to run it. With five eligible receivers, there are a multitude of targets for the quarterback, though he must...

an eligible receiver, called a tackle-eligible play. The only linemen who can receive a forward pass are the ends (tight ends and wide receivers). The...

on short passing plays as they are an eligible receiver. Occasionally, they line up as additional wide receivers. When not running or catching the ball...

find a back to hand the ball off to or an available eligible receiver (including wide receivers, running backs and tight ends) to catch the ball, allowing...

facets of the offense. Due to rules regarding player numbering and eligible receivers, the scheme as originally designed is not usable at most levels of...

a video was released showing Decker telling Allen that he was an eligible receiver, however, Allen stated that it was Dan Skipper who reported, as the...

conflicts with the eligible receiver rule; that is, only players that change positions from an eligible position (such as receiver or back) to an ineligible...

laterals the ball back to the quarterback, who looks to pass to an eligible receiver. A typical football defense is very aggressive to the run, and the...

tasked with preventing any eligible receiver or ball carrier from running between him and the sideline. He funnels receivers toward the middle of the field...

screen pass is a play in gridiron football consisting of a short pass to a receiver who is protected by a screen of blockers. During a screen pass, a number...

confusion in which the Lions tackle was accidentally reported as an eligible receiver by the referee. On March 14, 2024, Skipper re-signed with the Lions...

used as a receiver, especially when the defense blitzes. In selected plays, some teams will have a lineman report as an eligible receiver to line up...

shelved, including one that would have made every offensive player an eligible receiver. Greene, Dan (May 6, 2019). "The XFL: A Second-Chance League and Its...