4-3 Multiple Defense

16 formations across 7 groupings.

The 4-3 Multiple defense playbook in College Football 27 has 16 formations across 7 families: 2-5 (1), 4-3 (5), 5-2 (1), Nickel (5), Dime (1), Prevent (1), Goal Line (2). Together they run 203 plays (107 unique). 4-3 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 4-3 Multiple Defense playbook

2-5 — 1 formation, 15 plays

2-5 Over Wide (15 plays)

Cover 1 Contain, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Robber, Cover 1 Sting Wk, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Fire Man, Free Fire 3, Mike Sam Cross 3, Tampa 2, Thunder Smoke, Will Blitz 3

4-3 — 5 formations, 66 plays

4-3 Odd (9 plays)

Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 6, LB Dogs, Pinch 4 Palms, Strong Slant 3, Tampa 2

4-3 Over (12 plays)

1 Robber Press, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2 Hard Flat, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud Str, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, LB Sting 1, Olb Fire Man, Sam Edge 3, Tampa 2

4-3 Over Wide (12 plays)

Cover 1 Contain, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Robber, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Fire Man, Free Fire 3, Sam Blitz 3, Tampa 2

4-3 Tite Leo (15 plays)

Cover 1 Hole, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, 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

4-3 Under Wide (18 plays)

Cover 1 Contain Press, Cover 1 Fs Fire, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Hole Press, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 1 Slant Crash, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky Wk, Cover 4 Quarters, Free Fire, Fs Fire 3, Mike Sam Crash Press, Sam Blitz 2, Ss Sam Crash Press, Tampa 2, Will Go Fire 3

5-2 — 1 formation, 8 plays

5-2 Normal (8 plays)

Cover 1, Cover 2, DT Loop, Fire Zone 2, Flash Blitz, Pinch, Smash Blitz, Trio Sky Zone

Nickel — 5 formations, 81 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 3-3 Stack (15 plays)

Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Drop, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Drop, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, LB Blitz 0, LB Blitz 1, Nickel 2 Trap, Nickel Blitz 0, Nickel Blitz 3, Ss Mike Blitz, Tampa 2 Nickel Blitz

Nickel 3-3 Wide Jack (18 plays)

Cb Zone Blitz Press, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 LB Blitz, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9 Show 2, Dbl Safety Blitz, Nickel Blitz 3, Over Storm Brave, Tampa 2 Contain

Nickel Single Mug (15 plays)

1 LB Dog, Cov 2 Invert Hard Flat, 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, DT Mike Loop 3, Nickel 2 Trap, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Dime — 1 formation, 18 plays

Dime 3-2 (18 plays)

Cover 1 Contain Spy, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Hard Flat, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Hard Flat, Cover 3 Lock, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Dbl Safety Go, Edge Blitz 3, Hot Blitz 3, Tampa 2, Tampa 2 Drop, Zero Blitz

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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