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HB Draw

Shotgun·Trey Open·11

Draw Run Play

Play diagram for HB Draw from Shotgun Trey Open in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Open

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

HB Draw out of Shotgun Trey Open shows a five man protection look at the snap that sells dropback pass before handing off to the HB, who presses the line and reads a designed cutback lane behind the interior blockers. The offensive line pass sets initially to draw the front seven upfield before engaging run blocks, disguising the run behind play action pass shell reads. This is purely a run play designed to punish aggressive pass rush teams and overzealous blitz packages, with the primary read being the HB reading the double team at the point of attack before cutting to whichever side the defensive tackles get pushed upfield.

Defensive Reads

Watch for defensive tackles crashing hard upfield off the snap since that is exactly what this draw is designed to exploit, so a controlled interior rush kills the cutback lane Key linebacker depth before the snap, if they are sitting deep in coverage drops rather than staying square to read run this play hits big, if they are stacked tight to the line at five yards or less it dies quickly User the middle linebacker or closest inside defender immediately after the snap to spy the mesh point instead of biting on the pass set, since AI linebackers are the primary vulnerability this play attacks Look for blitz packages that send extra rushers off the edge, since interior draw blocking can still seal running lanes even when the perimeter is compromised, making this a strong answer to nano blitzes Zone coverages with deep dropping linebackers get shredded by this concept while man coverage with linebackers in run support or blitz packages with disciplined gap integrity shut it down completely

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs against defenses that show heavy pressure indicators like walked up linebackers or overloaded fronts pre-snap since the pass set draw blocking exploits aggressive get off timing

Use this after establishing Curls, Stick, or Y Cross from the same Trey Open set so the defense respects the pass shell and bites on the initial drop step

Avoid calling this against disciplined zone defenses that keep linebackers home and read run fits quickly, since the delayed handoff timing gets blown up by fast flowing linebackers

Mix this in on second and short or after a big pass play to catch defensive coordinators calling coverage heavy checks expecting another shotgun pass concept

Pair this with RPO Alert Draw Stick from the same playbook to keep the defense guessing between the give and the stick route read out of a nearly identical presnap look