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Jet Sweep

Singleback·Doubles·11

Sweep Jet Sweep Motion Run Play

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Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetDoubles

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Jet Sweep out of Singleback Doubles is a pure run play built around pre-snap motion, sending the receiver in motion at full speed to catch a handoff on the edge before the defense can flow horizontally. The blocking scheme relies on the playside tackle, tight end, and wide receivers to seal the edge while the backside pursuit is left to chase, so this is a perimeter speed play rather than a man or zone beater in the passing sense. The primary read is simple: identify the first unblocked defender flowing outside and decide whether to stay attached to the sweep lane or cut it upfield if the edge gets sealed cleanly.

Defensive Reads

Check the alignment of the play side defensive end and outside linebacker before the snap, if they are sitting wide and squared to the line they can blow this up for a loss. Watch for a safety cheating down into the box pre-snap, that usually signals a run blitz or edge-set call designed to string the sweep out. Contain based defenses and disciplined outside linebackers who stay home on jet motion are the best answer to this play, since the ball carrier has nowhere to cut back once the edge is sealed. Overpursuit is the key post-snap read for the offense, if the linebackers and safeties flow hard to the motion side, a cutback lane opens behind the play side guard. User-controlled defenders sprinting to jump the motion man pre-snap are the biggest tell that the defense is selling out on the jet action, which sets up the play-action counterpart perfectly on a later snap.

Usage Tips

Snap the ball right as the motion man crosses the backfield so the defense has no time to diagnose the direction and shift its run fits. Watch the defensive ends and outside linebackers pre-snap, if they are crashing hard inside or if you see a heavy box count, this play can get to the edge before flow arrives. Use this out of the same Doubles personnel as PA Jet Sweep and Zone Fake Jet to build a run-pass conflict, since defenders keying jet motion this snap will bite on the fake next series. Best called on early downs (first and ten or first and short yardage) or in short yardage third downs against defenses that are stacking the box for inside zone or HB Dive. If the corner or safety flies down hard on the motion pre-snap, hot route a receiver to a quick out or bubble concept from the same formation to punish overaggressive edge defenders on a future snap.