playmaker
noun
play·mak·er
ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 
: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
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The 6-foot-3, 245-pound playmaker, who is from Los Angeles, could make sense as competition for Ja’Tavion Sanders and Mitchell Evans opposite Tommy Tremble this summer.
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Mike Kaye
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Cornerbacks Tennessee’s Colton Hood, San Diego State’s Chris Johnson (mocked to Miami by Reid), Ohio State’s Davison Igbinosun, UM’s Keionte Scott, Arkansas’ Julian Neal, Indiana’s D’Angelo Ponds (his 5-9 height is only negative for an exceptional playmaker), Arizona State’s Keith Adney II.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Even if Engram fares better in his second season with the Broncos, the club needs a young playmaker at the position.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
As an overall playmaker, he’s described as a bigger Jahmyr Gibbs.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mike Kaye
april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Cornerbacks Tennessee’s Colton Hood, San Diego State’s Chris Johnson (mocked to Miami by Reid), Ohio State’s Davison Igbinosun, UM’s Keionte Scott, Arkansas’ Julian Neal, Indiana’s D’Angelo Ponds (his 5-9 height is only negative for an exceptional playmaker), Arizona State’s Keith Adney II.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Even if Engram fares better in his second season with the Broncos, the club needs a young playmaker at the position.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
As an overall playmaker, he’s described as a bigger Jahmyr Gibbs.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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