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Breakdown
Jet Sweep out of Singleback Wing Tight 13 personnel puts the motion man in fast lateral motion across the formation before the snap, and the diagram shows the handoff going to that motion player who takes the toss and sprints wide to the edge. The offensive line and wing tight end block down and out to seal the perimeter, creating a horizontal run lane rather than a downhill hit. This is a pure run play with no play-action or RPO tag, designed to attack the edge before the defense can flow, and the primary read is simply getting to the sideline and reading the first perimeter defender to decide whether to bounce outside or cut it up inside the block.
Defensive Reads
Watch the motion man immediately at the snap and key the edge defender or outside linebacker responsible for run fit on that side. If the defense shows a hard edge set with a defensive end staying home instead of crashing inside, the play is likely to get strung out for minimal gain. User linebackers who flow hard with the motion and beat the blockers to the perimeter will blow this play up before it develops. Man coverage shells with corners playing tight technique can be vulnerable if their run support is late, since the edge speed exploits any delay in outside contain. Zone defenses with safeties rotating down late can be susceptible if the flow defenders bite on run action, so check safety depth pre-snap to gauge how fast help arrives to the edge.
Usage Tips
Snap the ball as soon as the motion man crosses the formation to maximize the head start before defenders can react to the edge threat.
Use this against defenses that show light boxes or aggressive inside blitz looks, since the edge speed punishes teams selling out on interior gaps.
Pair this with PA Jet Sweep and Zone Fake Jet later in a drive so the defense has to respect both the outside run and the play-action off the same motion look.
Avoid calling this into defenses with fast flowing linebackers or edge defenders set with outside contain technique, since they can string the run out for a loss.
Best used on early downs or short yardage to keep defenses honest and set up misdirection plays like HB Misdirection or HB Counter Wk from the same formation.
