3-2-6 Defense

15 formations across 6 groupings.

The 3-2-6 defense playbook in College Football 27 has 15 formations across 6 families: 3-4 (2), 3-3-5 (3), Nickel (5), 3-2-6 (2), Prevent (1), Goal Line (2). Together they run 197 plays (113 unique). Nickel is the largest group with 5 formations. Click any formation to see its plays with play art, switch to Diagrams for pre-snap alignments, and use the shift viewer to watch same-personnel formations morph into each other.

Every play in the 3-2-6 Defense playbook

3-4 — 2 formations, 23 plays

3-4 Grizzly (8 plays)

1 Edge Pinch, 3 Edge Pinch, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3 Drop, Mike Blitz 0, Mike Hot Blitz 3, Mike Sim 2, Tampa 2 Show 3

3-4 Tite (15 plays)

Cover 1 Hole, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover G, Field Blitz 3, Hot Blitz 3, Saw Blitz 0, Saw Blitz 1, Saw Blitz 2, Saw Blitz 3, Ss 2 Trap, Tampa 2, Trio Sky Zone

3-3-5 — 3 formations, 42 plays

3-3-5 3 High (12 plays)

3 Double Buzz, 3 Double Cloud, Corner Blitz 2, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Edge Blitz 2, Edge Blitz 3, Hot Blitz 3, Saw Blitz 1, Saw Blitz 3, Tampa 2

3-3-5 Odd Ghost (15 plays)

Cover 1 Dbl Hook, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 2 Tampa, Cover 2 Tampa Drop, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 3 Sky Drop, Cover 6, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, Mid Blitz 1, Mike Will 3, Saw Blitz 1, Tampa Sim Pressure

3-3-5 Stack (15 plays)

Cover 3, Cover 3 Drop, Cover 3 Match, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, Mid Blitz 1, Mike Sam 3, Mike Will 2, Mike Will 3, Saw Blitz 1, Saw Blitz 3, Ss Blitz 0, Ss Hot Blitz 3, Tampa Sim Pressure, Will Sam 3

Nickel — 5 formations, 78 plays

Nickel 2-4 Load Mug (12 plays)

Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 6, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, LB DE Twist 3, Nickel Blitz 1, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Nickel 2-4 Single Mug (15 plays)

1 LB Dog, Blitz Tex 3 Sim 3, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky Press, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9, DT Mike Loop 3, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Nickel 3-3 Dbl Mug (15 plays)

2 Invert Hard Flat, Blitz Loop 3, Buck Zone Blitz, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Field Sim 3, Mid Blitz, Nickel 2 Trap, Nickel Dog 3 Buzz, Nickel Overload 3, Nickel Sim 2, Ss Dog 3, Tampa 2

Nickel 3-3 Mint (18 plays)

Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Mable, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 6 Willie, Cover 9, Double Bracket, LB Cross 3 Show 2, Overload 3 Sky Press, Pinch 0, Sam Mike 3 Press, Tampa 2, Tampa Sim Pressure

Nickel 3-3 Over Jack (18 plays)

2 Invert Lurk, Cover 1 Contain, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 1 Robber, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop Field, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Nickel Sim 2, Over Storm Brave, Overload 3 Seam, Tampa 2

3-2-6 — 2 formations, 39 plays

3-2-6 Sugar 3-2 (12 plays)

Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Drop, Cover 2 Man LB Blitz, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop, DB Fire 2, Dbl Safety Go, DT Mike Loop 0, DT Mike Loop 1, Overload 3 Seam, Ss Zone Blitz, Tampa 2

Prevent — 1 formation, 3 plays

Prevent 3 Deep (3 plays)

Cover 3, Man 3 Deep, Prevent

Goal Line — 2 formations, 12 plays

Goal Line 5-3 (6 plays)

Gaps Ab, Gaps All, Gaps All LB, Gaps B, Gl Man, Mlb Gap A

Goal Line 6-2 (6 plays)

60 Base, 60 Half Out, 60 Out, 60 Out Jacks, 60 Pinch, Guts

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