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HB Mid Draw

Shotgun·Spread Y-Slot Wk·11

Draw Run Play

Play diagram for HB Mid Draw from Shotgun Spread Y-Slot Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Y-Slot Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

HB Mid Draw out of Spread Y-Slot Wk shows four receivers stretched wide (two to each side) with the HB aligned in the backfield next to the QB in Shotgun. At the snap the line shows pass protection briefly before opening a lane up the gut, and the HB takes a delayed handoff and presses the middle of the line behind that draw blocking scheme. This is a base run play designed to draw pass rushers upfield with the shotgun pass-set look, and the primary read is the HB pressing the initial hole and reading the play side gaps created by the delayed rush, then bending outside if the middle clogs.

Defensive Reads

Watch the defensive tackles at the snap, if they are shooting gaps hard and ignoring the draw fake this play can hit big since the interior will vacate. Check linebacker depth pre-snap, stacked or blitzing linebackers who key the backfield quickly will close the draw lane before it opens. Man coverage on the outside receivers with no extra underneath help is a green light since the defense is committing bodies away from the box. Look for a spy or a defender sitting in the middle of the field post-snap, that defender is the primary threat to blow up this play before the back can press the hole. Heavy zone shells with linebackers dropping into short zones can still be attacked here since their eyes go to route concepts rather than the delayed run action.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or third and short when the defense is showing an aggressive pass rush look, since the draw action punishes upfield DE and DT charges.

Check the box count before the snap, if the defense has five or more defenders crashing downhill this play loses value, so bail to a quick game or RPO instead.

Pair HB Mid Draw with RPO Peek Slant and RPO Zone Peek from this same set so the defense has to respect both the run action and the quick passing game off similar shotgun spacing.

Avoid calling this against known blitz-heavy user defenses that key the backfield immediately after snap, since the delayed mesh point can get blown up before the hole develops.

Use it as a changeup after a series of Dagger or Four Verticals calls to slow down aggressive pass rush timing and reset the defensive line's get off.