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HB Draw

Shotgun·Double Stack·11

Draw Run Play

Play diagram for HB Draw from Shotgun Double Stack in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetDouble Stack

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

HB Draw out of Shotgun Double Stack shows both stacked WR pairs releasing vertically off the snap to hold the corners deep and clear the intermediate zones for the delayed handoff. The offensive line sells pass protection for a beat before opening run lanes, with the running back taking a soft counter step before hitting the hole once the front commits upfield. This is a pure run play designed to punish aggressive pass rushers and zone defenses that drop their linebackers into coverage too fast, and the primary read is the interior gap discipline of the defensive tackles and mike linebacker before deciding to stick it inside or bounce it outside.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify if the defense is in a two high shell with soft linebacker depth, since that alignment gives the draw room to develop before help arrives. Watch for a spy linebacker or a defender staying home in the box, as disciplined gap defense is the best counter to this play. Man coverage on the outside stacks is a green light since those cornerbacks and safeties are occupied with the vertical releases and cannot help in the run fit. Blitz packages that send extra rushers up field actually help the draw hit bigger, since those defenders are running themselves out of the play. If the defense shows Cover 3 or Cover 4 with linebackers reading run first and flowing hard downhill immediately after the snap, this play gets stuffed at or near the line of scrimmage.

Usage Tips

Call this play when the defense shows a lot of pre-snap pressure indicators like walked up linebackers or overload fronts, since draw plays punish teams that sell out on the pass rush.

Watch the defensive line get up field before committing to your gap read, patience through the mesh point is what makes this run hit for explosive yardage.

Use this on early downs like first and second and ten to keep the defense honest after showing pass heavy formations like Double Stack with four verticals or Smash.

If the user linebacker sits at the mesh point and refuses to bite, hot route your fullback or extra blocker to seal him instead of forcing the run into a stacked box.

Mix this in after running Empty Bubble Screen or Empty Fk Bubble Post from the same set so defenses respect the quick game and start jumping routes, opening up the delayed draw.