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QB Wrap

Shotgun·Bunch TE·11
Designed Qb RunRun Play
Play diagram for QB Wrap from Shotgun Bunch TE in Madden 27

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Breakdown

QB Wrap is a designed quarterback run out of Shotgun Bunch TE, built to attack the edge with the quarterback wrapping around the formation while the offensive line and bunch tighten up to seal the point of attack. The diagram shows the QB taking the snap and cutting behind zone blocking on the line, with the bunch receivers and the two outside receivers running off coverage on vertical releases to occupy defenders away from the run lane. This is a run play, not a pass concept, and the primary read for the quarterback is the frontside alley: get downhill, read the first key defender off the edge, and decide whether to press outside or cut it up inside based on how the defense flows.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a heavy box count pre-snap. Eight or more defenders near the line signals a run blitz that can blow up QB Wrap before it develops. Key the frontside defensive end and outside linebacker. If they crash hard down the line, the quarterback should bounce this outside using the wrap action. Man coverage on the bunch receivers is a green light since it pulls defenders away from the run fit and thins out the alley. Zone coverage with a robber or spy defender is the biggest threat, since a spy can sit and read the quarterback the entire play and erase the wrap lane. User-controlled defenders flying downhill on run vision is the number one killer of this play, so watch for a defender peeking the quarterback pre-snap and abandoning coverage responsibility early.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs or short yardage situations where the defense expects pass out of the bunch look, since the tight alignment disguises the run action well.

Check the box count before the snap. If the defense has six or fewer in the box with two high safeties, QB Wrap has a numbers advantage on the edge.

Motion is not present here so rely on linebacker depth at the snap. If linebackers are creeping up expecting run blitz, consider tagging in a different play from the set like HB Off Tackle or Inside Zone as a changeup.

Pair this with play-action shots like Mtn PA Cross Switch or PA Boot Over out of the same Bunch TE look so defenses cannot sit on the run tendency after seeing this play on tape.

Take the cutback lane if the frontside defensive end squeezes hard inside, since the wrap action naturally creates a bounce-out lane if the edge gets too aggressive.

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