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Jet Sweep

Singleback·Tight Y Off Flex·11

Sweep Jet Sweep Motion Run Play

Play diagram for Jet Sweep from Singleback Tight Y Off Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetTight Y Off Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Jet Sweep out of Singleback Tight Y Off Flex sends a receiver in jet motion across the formation to take the handoff and attack the edge, with the offensive line executing a lateral sweep blocking scheme to seal the perimeter. This is a pure run play designed to outflank the defense before it can flow, using the motion to gain a numbers advantage on the edge rather than beating a specific man or zone coverage. The primary read is the edge defender or force player: if he crashes hard inside on the motion, cut it back behind the sweep blocks, and if he stays wide, follow the lead blocking through the alley.

Defensive Reads

Watch for cornerback or safety alignment on the motion side before the snap, since a defender crashing down immediately signals a called run blitz or contain call meant to blow up the sweep. If the edge defender or outside linebacker sits wide and reads mesh point patiently, user him to string the play out and force a cutback with no blockers in place. Zone coverages with light boxes and safeties rotating late are most vulnerable, since the sweep only needs one blocker to clear the edge against a soft flow defense. Watch for a nano blitz or fast pursuing linebacker looping outside the tackle, since this defeats the sweep before the ball carrier reaches the corner. Man coverage with press corners jumping the motion man can trigger a busted assignment, so key on whether the defense treats the jet motion as a receiver threat or a run threat.

Usage Tips

Use presnap motion to bait the defense into showing blitz or man coverage rotation before the snap, since fast defensive line shifts toward the jet motion side reveal aggressive edge pressure that this play can exploit if the defender overruns the play.

Call this out of 11 personnel on early downs or in short yardage to keep the defense honest against your pass-heavy sets in this Tight Y Off Flex playbook.

Pair Jet Sweep with PA Jet Sweep and Zone Fake Jet from the same set to keep linebackers and safeties frozen on run fakes, then hit them with the play action shot once they start jumping the sweep motion.

Snap the ball just as the jet motion crosses the formation to maximize the head start and prevent slow defensive backs from tackling for a loss.

Avoid calling this into stacked boxes with extra defenders on the line, since the sweep lacks a lead blocker to handle an extra edge rusher or blitzing linebacker.