3-3-5 Zone Pressure Defense

13 formations across 5 groupings.

The 3-3-5 Zone Pressure defense playbook in College Football 27 has 13 formations across 5 families: 3-4 (2), 3-3-5 (5), Nickel (4), Dime (1), Prevent (1). Together they run 195 plays (101 unique). 3-3-5 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 3-3-5 Zone Pressure Defense playbook

3-4 — 2 formations, 24 plays

3-4 Grizzly (9 plays)

1 Edge Pinch, 3 Edge Pinch, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3, 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 — 5 formations, 81 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 Over Flex (18 plays)

1 Double Wr1, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 1 Ss Blitz, 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, Cover 9, Edge Blitz 0, Hot Blitz 3, Nickel Sim 3, Over 3 Sting, Tampa 2

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 — 4 formations, 66 plays

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)

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 Dog Meg, 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)

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

Dime — 1 formation, 21 plays

Prevent — 1 formation, 3 plays

Prevent 3 Deep (3 plays)

Cover 3, Man 3 Deep, Prevent

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