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Cover 4

9 Formations53 Sets85 Plays

Overview

The Cover 4 tag collects every quarters-based zone shell in the game, spanning 85 plays across 9 formations and 53 sets from Nickel and Dollar to 4-3, 3-4, and Quarter personnel. These calls split the deep field into four vertical zones with the corners and safeties reading route stems, making them the go-to answer against verticals, corner routes, and post concepts while keeping run support honest with match principles on the number two receiver. Filter by this tag to build a coverage-heavy scheme, find Cover 4 Palms and Quarters variants that pair with your favorite pre-snap adjustments, or stack complementary shells so your opponent cannot key one look after every snap.

Formations (9)

Formations using Cover 4
FormationMatching setsAlignmentOpen
3-3-5Defense63
3-4Defense119
4-2-5Defense32
4-3Defense119
Big NickelDefense32
DimeDefense1710
DollarDefense42
NickelDefense2814
QuarterDefense22

Plays (85)

Plays tagged Cover 4
PlayDiagramOpen
Cover 4 Drop Field3-3-5 › Over Flex
Cover 4 Palms3-3-5 › Over Flex
Cover 4 Quarters3-3-5 › Over Flex
Cover 4 Palms3-3-5 › Penny
Cover 4 Quarters3-3-5 › Penny
Cover 4 Drop3-3-5 › Penny 3 High
Cover 4 Quarters3-4 › Cub
Cover 4 Drop Show 23-4 › Odd
Cover 4 Quarters3-4 › Odd
Cover 4 Quarters3-4 › Over
Cover 4 Quarters3-4 › Over Ed
Cover 4 Quarters3-4 › Over Solid

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