pass receiver
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Davis Jr., a junior from South Carolina, was a starting wide receiver and the third-leading pass receiver on the team this season; he caught two touchdowns.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
“I wasn’t 100% sure what I was getting as a pass receiver, but he ran a couple really good routes and caught the ball. So far so good,” Lombardi said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
Yale won, and Oliver Thompson became the pass receiver in football history.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2017
After being the Eagles’ leading pass receiver in his first five seasons, he played primarily on the other side of the ball in 1952, winning all-pro honors as a linebacker and defensive end.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2011
For the Green Bay game, he gave Halfback-Rookie Howie Livingston the unenviable job of minding Don Hutson, the alltime greatest pass receiver.
From Time Magazine Archive
