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HB Dive

Shotgun·Y Off Trips·11

Dive Run Play

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Play diagram for HB Dive from Shotgun Y Off Trips in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Off Trips

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

In 2 playbooks

Shotgun Mix Spread Classic

Breakdown

HB Dive out of Shotgun Y Off Trips is a straight downhill run play with the HB lined up next to the QB, taking a quick handoff and hitting the A gap immediately behind the center. The offensive line blocks a standard dive scheme, with the center and guards climbing to the second level to seal off linebackers while the TE and trips receivers occupy the perimeter defenders through their alignment. This is a run play designed to attack light boxes and beat aggressive perimeter coverage, with the primary read being a one cut decision at the line of scrimmage based on which gap the defense vacates first.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap identify if the middle linebacker is stacked tight over the center, which signals a strong A gap plug that this play struggles against Watch safety depth, a single high safety cheating down into the box telegraphs run support and should trigger an audible to a pass concept Post-snap key the defensive tackles, if they are shooting gaps aggressively rather than reading, this play can gain extra yardage on the cutback User controlled defenders sitting in the A gap or B gap pre-snap are the biggest threat, force a hot route or motion to see if they follow This run gets shut down by nano blitzes with a linebacker crashing downhill untouched, so avoid calling it against known nano packages without a protection check

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap and only run this out of light boxes with six or fewer defenders in the tackle box

Use this play on early downs to keep the defense honest after showing pass heavy formations out of Y Off Trips

Hot route the HB to a stretch aiming point if you see the defense stacking the middle linebacker straight over center

Pair this with RPO Bubble Y Pop and RPO Glance Post from the same set so defenses cannot sit on run reads without conceding the perimeter

Use HB Dive on second and short after a play-action shot play like PA Zone Shot to catch defenders still respecting the pass