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Quick Reference
Breakdown
QB Wrap is a designed quarterback run out of Shotgun Wing Slot Wk with 12 personnel, showing two isolated receivers to the left and a condensed formation to the right with a wing and tight end attached. The diagram shows the QB taking the snap and wrapping in a downhill lane behind the interior line, with the O-line stepping to create a gap at the point of attack while the RB motions across the backfield to sell run action away from the QB's actual path. This is a pure run play, not a play-action or RPO, and the primary read is the QB's own designed running lane based on the initial flow and leverage of the defensive front rather than a receiver progression.
Defensive Reads
Watch for defenses that spin a safety down into the box pre-snap, since that eliminates the numbers advantage this play is designed to exploit. Man coverage on the two outside receivers with no extra flow defenders is the ideal shell to attack, since it removes defenders from the run fit entirely. User-controlled defenders sitting at linebacker depth and reading the mesh point can blow this up if they stay disciplined and do not bite on the RB fake. Zone coverages with linebackers sinking into passing lanes create natural running lanes for the QB, since those defenders are removed from the box quickly. A well-timed inside blitz or A-gap pressure can disrupt the wrap before the blocking scheme develops, so check for stacked or bluffed blitz alignments before the snap.
Usage Tips
Call this play on early downs or short yardage situations like 3rd and 2 where defenses expect pass due to the Shotgun alignment and two-receiver split look.
Check the defensive front pre-snap for light boxes or six-man fronts, since QB Wrap thrives when the defense sends extra defenders to cover the two isolated wide receivers.
Pair this with RPO Peek Post or RPO Glance Post from the same set so defenses cannot key on formation tendencies and must respect both the QB run and the passing concepts equally.
Use manual motion sparingly pre-snap to bait linebackers into overcommitting to the RB flow before the QB actually breaks through the designed gap.
Avoid calling this into stacked fronts with extra defenders at the line, since the design relies on numbers advantage created by defenders spinning to cover the outside receivers.
