jump pass
noun
: a pass made by a player (as in football or basketball) while jumping
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On the next snap, Jefferson feigned a quarterback draw, then floated a jump pass into Knox, who was covered in the end zone. 
Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 Arkansas punter Reid Bauer pulled off one of the best special teams plays of the year last week against Alabama with a jump pass out of field goal formation for a touchdown pass to tight end Blake Kern. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2021 Jackson left his feet, threw a jump pass about 25 yards through the air and was soon celebrating a 42-yard touchdown. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021 The Bulldogs' fourth touchdown came on a short jump pass to tight end Mason Pline, who took it 26 yards to the end zone. Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2021 Arkansas took a page from LSU’s trick playbook when holder Reid Bauer threw a 32-yard jump pass on a fake field goal early in the fourth quarter. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2021 That led to a touchdown, but against Arkansas, a fake field goal jump pass directly resulted in a touchdown. Nick Kelly, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2021 The touchdown came when Coleman, lined up as a Wildcat quarterback, threw a jump pass to Mikel Hines on fourth-down play from the 4. al, 13 Nov. 2021 Snyder broke loose for a 37-yard touchdown to take the lead, and with two minutes left and the Little Giants at the Tigers’ 1-yard line, Morel called a jump pass which Thompson executed, finding Clayborne alone in the end zone behind the scrum. Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 Arkansas punter Reid Bauer pulled off one of the best special teams plays of the year last week against Alabama with a jump pass out of field goal formation for a touchdown pass to tight end Blake Kern. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2021 Jackson left his feet, threw a jump pass about 25 yards through the air and was soon celebrating a 42-yard touchdown. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021 The Bulldogs' fourth touchdown came on a short jump pass to tight end Mason Pline, who took it 26 yards to the end zone. Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2021 Arkansas took a page from LSU’s trick playbook when holder Reid Bauer threw a 32-yard jump pass on a fake field goal early in the fourth quarter. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2021 That led to a touchdown, but against Arkansas, a fake field goal jump pass directly resulted in a touchdown. Nick Kelly, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2021 The touchdown came when Coleman, lined up as a Wildcat quarterback, threw a jump pass to Mikel Hines on fourth-down play from the 4. al, 13 Nov. 2021 Snyder broke loose for a 37-yard touchdown to take the lead, and with two minutes left and the Little Giants at the Tigers’ 1-yard line, Morel called a jump pass which Thompson executed, finding Clayborne alone in the end zone behind the scrum. Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1948, in the meaning defined above
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