18 formations across 8 groupings.
The 4-3 Press Quarters defense playbook in College Football 27 has 18 formations across 8 families: 46 (1), 4-3 (4), 4-2-5 (1), 3-3-5 (1), Nickel (5), Dime (3), Prevent (1), Goal Line (2). Together they run 215 plays (123 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.
46 Mid Blitz, Cover 1, Engage Eight, Gap Press, LB Blitz 3, Safety Fire, Slant Weak, Slant Weak 3
Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud Press, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Press, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Olb Fire Man
Cover 1 Sting, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky Wk, Cover 4 Quarters, Fs Blitz, Hammer 0 Blast, Saw 0 Blast, Tampa 2
Bracket 9 Switch, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2, Cover 2 Contain, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 6 Invert, Cover 6 Trap, Cover 6 Willie, Cover 9, Double Bracket, Double Bracket Switch, LB Blitz, Pinch Blitz, Ss Blitz 2, Ss Blitz 3
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 DT LB Loop, 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, Redzone DT Drop, Side Blitz, Tampa 2
Bracket 9 Switch, Cov 2 Man Contain, Cov 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 1 Contain, Cover 1 Hole, 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 6 Willie, Cover 9 Sammie, Cover 9 Show 2, Double Bracket, Field Sim 3, Nickel Blitz 3, Over Storm Brave, Tampa 2
1 LB Dog, Blitz Tex 3 Sim 3, Cov 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky Press, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9, DB Blitz Tex 3, DT Mike Loop 3, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2
Cover 1 Contain Spy, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Buzz Match Wk, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Lock, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 6 Willie, DB Fire 2, Double Bracket, Hot Blitz 3, Okie Eagle 3, Tampa 2, Tampa 2 Drop, Zero Blitz
Cov 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Drop, Cover 2 Man, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, DB Blitz 1, DB Blitz 3, Pinch Blitz, Pinch Blitz 3, Sim 3 Match, Sim Pressure 3, Tampa 2
Cover 1 Contain Spy, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Hard Flat, Cover 2 Man, Cover 2 Roll, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, DB Blitz, Dbl Safety Blitz, Dime Blitz 2, Fox Fire Zone Press, Fs Middle Blitz 3, Mug Blitz Tex 3, Mug DT Loop 1, Mug Sim Pressure, Ss Overload 3, Ss Sim Pressure 3, Tampa 2