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HB Sweep

Shotgun·U Off Trips·12

Sweep Run Play

Play diagram for HB Sweep from Shotgun U Off Trips in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetU Off Trips

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

HB Sweep out of Shotgun U Off Trips 12 personnel is a designed edge run that puts the ball in the RB's hands and asks him to bounce it outside behind pulling linemen and edge blockers. The diagram shows the two receivers to the left running vertical stems to clear out the perimeter, while the tight ends and offensive line set the point of attack with the HB taking a lateral handoff and pressing wide before deciding to bend inside or turn the corner. This is a run play with no route combo or man/zone beater elements attached, so the primary read is the RB's aiming point along the line of scrimmage, keying the widest blocker to decide whether to bounce outside or cut up through the alley.

Defensive Reads

Watch for run fits from the defense's edge defenders before the snap, if the DE or OLB is crashing down hard on the tackle box this sweep can get cut off before it develops. Fast flow linebackers who key the pulling guard or tight end will blow this play up, so avoid calling it against aggressive user linebackers who shoot gaps immediately. Cornerbacks playing press or hard outside leverage can force the HB to cut back inside into a crowded box, so look for soft or bailing corners as a green light to bounce it outside. Overloaded defensive fronts or run blitzes with extra men in the box will beat this play unless the offense has numbers to match, check the box count pre-snap. Defenses in nickel or dime packages with lighter boxes are more vulnerable to this sweep since they have fewer defenders to fill run lanes on the perimeter.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a quick glance at the defensive front to confirm whether the edge is set or crashing hard, since this play lives on getting outside contain to overcommit.

Call this out of 12 personnel when you want a numbers advantage on the perimeter, especially against base 4-3 or 3-4 fronts that are light on outside linebackers to the play side.

Manually control the lead blocker or pulling lineman to seal the first defender that shows outside leverage, then let the HB read the alley off your block.

Pair this with Jet Sweep or PA Jet Sweep from the same set so defenses cannot key run direction based on formation tendencies alone.

Best used on early downs (1st and 10 or 2nd and short) when defenses are more likely to sit in base personnel instead of loading up with extra DBs for the pass.