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Cover 3 Sky

9 Formations52 Sets56 Plays

Overview

The Cover 3 Sky tag collects every zone shell where the strong safety rotates down into the flat and the free safety spins to the deep middle, leaving three deep defenders and four underneath. Across 9 formations and 52 sets, from Nickel and Dime pass-heavy personnel to 3-4 and 4-3 base looks, this tag surfaces all 56 Cover 3 Sky variants (including the WK version) so you can compare run fits, curl/flat leverage, and hook drops from one place. Competitive players use it to build a consistent single-high shell out of multiple personnel packages, disguise coverage pre-snap from 2-4 Dbl Mug and 3-3 Odd alignments, and pick the exact set where the strong safety fits the run without giving up the seam.

Formations (9)

Formations using Cover 3 Sky
FormationMatching setsAlignmentOpen
3-3-5Defense33
3-4Defense1010
4-2-5Defense22
4-3Defense98
Big NickelDefense22
DimeDefense44
DollarDefense11
NickelDefense2320
QuarterDefense22

Plays (56)

Plays tagged Cover 3 Sky
PlayDiagramOpen
Cover 3 Sky3-3-5 › Over Flex
Cover 3 Sky3-3-5 › Penny
Cover 3 Sky3-3-5 › Penny 3 High
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Cub
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Even
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Odd
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Over
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Over Ed
Cover 3 Sky WK3-4 › Over Solid
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Tite
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Tite 5t
Cover 3 Sky3-4 › Under

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