Option Route

The Option Route tag flags every play that includes a receiver running a choice or option concept, where the route stem breaks based on the leverage of the defender covering him instead of following a fixed path. Spanning 8 formations, 112 sets, and 176 plays including Y-Option Wheel, Choice Shallow Cross, Digs H Option, and Texas X-Choice, this tag covers everything from Flexbone and Strong I to Empty Bunch Open, so you get both play-action and quick-game versions of the same read. Filter by Option Route when you want built-in man beaters and zone beaters on the same concept, since the choice runner sits down against zone and separates on the break against man, letting you attack any coverage without burning a pre-snap hot route.