A fullback in a football game is a position located in the offensive backfield areas. This position is one of the two running back positions during a football match and works along with the halfback. Fullbacks play as running backs. However, running backs nowadays are usually referred to as the halfbacks or the tailbacks. In modern football games, fullbacks are rarely seen carrying the ball during gameplay. In the past, for offensive tactics during a match, fullbacks are the ones who are designated to carry the ball.
Popular American Fullback Players
Fullbacks are usually seen as the most offensive tactic players in football. They play different roles during gameplay. Fullbacks can pass catchings, do blocks for the quarterbacks and the running backs as well as a power running. There are plenty of well celebrated American football fullbacks in the history of the game. Among the popular names include Levi Jackson, the first-ever African-American football captain at Yale University. Jim Brown from Cleveland Browns from the NFL is another popular power fullback player in football history. Other popular names in football history who played fullback include Jim Taylor, Christian Okoye, Franco Harris, and Marion Motley.
Biggest Fullback Names in NFL
Jorvorskie Lane is one of the biggest names in the NFL when it comes to fullback. He is also considered to be one of the heaviest NFL fullbacks at 277 pounds. He played fullback when he was still in Miami and Tampa Bay. One of his most memorable plays was when he hit one big run for 54 yards. He is popularly known as J-Train Lane. He did not make it that big in the NFL but has a total of 2,193 career rushing yards and a total of 49 touchdowns during his whole career. He was at Texas A&M when he managed to reach these statistics. Some see the fullback as a dying position. Fullbacks use their heads, while most of the players use their hands. Most fullbacks are expected to do head-knocking during gameplay. Currently, there are about 14 fullbacks playing in the 32 teams of NFL. On average, a fullback player is signed for a multi-year deal and receives an average salary of $1.6 million.
