noun
- running backs in football who are small, quick, and elusive
Usage: sports; American football
Examples
- The team’s scatbacks were perfect for third-down situations.
- Coach preferred using scatbacks in passing plays.
- The scatbacks could slip through tight spaces in the defense.
- Modern offenses rely heavily on versatile scatbacks.
- These scatbacks excel at catching passes out of the backfield.
- The rookie scatbacks brought speed to the running game.