12 formations across 5 groupings.
The 3-3-5 Shell defense playbook in College Football 27 has 12 formations across 5 families: 3-4 (1), 3-3-5 (3), Nickel (5), Dime (2), Prevent (1). Together they run 171 plays (92 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.
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
1 LB Dog, Blitz Tex 3 Sim 3, Cov 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9, DT Mike Loop 3, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2
Blitz Loop 0, Blitz Loop 3, Blitz Loop Sim 3, Cb Bench Sim 2, Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, LB Blitz 6, Nickel Sim 2, Redzone DT Drop, Side Blitz, Tampa 2
Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 6, Cover 6 Willie, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, LB DE Twist 3, Nickel Blitz 0, Nickel Blitz 1, Nickel Blitz 2, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2
1 Double Wr1, 3 Buzz Sting Press, 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, Nickel 2 Trap, Overload 3 Sky Press, Pinch 0, Sam Mike 3 Press, Tampa 2, Tampa Sim Pressure
1 Double Wr1, 2 Invert Lurk, Bracket Switch Willie, Cover 1 Contain, Cover 1 Hole Press, Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 1 Robber, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop Field, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6 Willie, Cover 9 Show 2, Cover G, Dbl Safety Blitz, Double Bracket, Field Sim 3, Over Storm Brave, Overload 3 Seam, Tampa 2