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defensive back

position in American football and Canadian football
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defensive back

Summary

defensive back is an American football position[1]. It draws 557 Wikipedia views per month (american_football_position category, ranking #14 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • defensive back's instance of is recorded as American football position[3].
  • defensive back is a type of American football position[4].
  • defensive back's Commons category is recorded as American football defensive backs[5].
  • defensive back's sport is recorded as American football[6].
  • defensive back's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American football defensive backs[7].

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Definition and Type

defensive back's instance of is recorded as American football position[3]. It is a type of American football position[4].

Why It Matters

defensive back draws 557 Wikipedia views per month (american_football_position category, ranking #14 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). defensive back. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/defensive-back
MLA “defensive back.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/defensive-back.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_defensive-back_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{defensive back}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/defensive-back}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → American football position
    Topic's main category → Category:American football defensive backs
    Sport → American football
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007552235805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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