Cornerbacks work on opposite sides of the field against different receivers and are asked to do different things.

Sooner or later, they have to make plays and defend against receivers, usually the fastest and most explosive players on the field.

He was even used as a defender against wide receivers.

U.S.C.'s Johnson, meanwhile, finished sixth in the voting, a victim of bias against wide receivers.

A cornerback or safety position on the defensive team; commonly defends against wide receivers on passing plays.

When Moore was unavailable, Hasty worked against other receivers.

Sehorn's counterpart on the other side, Dave Thomas, has had an indifferent preseason and has looked especially vulnerable against speedy receivers.

This was an adaptation, evolved by the courts, of the writ of account which from the thirteenth century had been available against bailiffs, factors and receivers.

All teams sometimes use Cover Two, a defense in which the safeties play deep zones and support the cornerbacks against wide receivers.

"I had a vertical leap of 41 inches and I've played against tall receivers all my life," he said.