3-3-5 Tite Defense

15 formations across 6 groupings.

The 3-3-5 Tite defense playbook in College Football 27 has 15 formations across 6 families: 3-4 (4), 3-3-5 (4), Nickel (3), Dime (2), Prevent (1), Goal Line (1). Together they run 214 plays (100 unique). 3-4 is the largest group with 4 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 Tite Defense playbook

3-4 — 4 formations, 44 plays

3-4 Even (9 plays)

Cov 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cross Fire 3, Pinch Buck 0, Tampa 2, Will Fire 3 Seam

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 (12 plays)

Cover 1 Hole, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Drop, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Saw Blitz 0, Saw Blitz 1, Saw Blitz 3, Ss 2 Trap, Tampa 2, Trio Sky Zone

3-4 Tite 5 Tech (15 plays)

Cover 1 Fs Fire, Cover 1 Hole Wk, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Dbl Safety Blitz, Fs Slant 3, Mlb Cross Fire 3, Pinch Buck 0, Saw Blitz 1, Tampa 2, Weak Blitz 3

3-3-5 — 4 formations, 68 plays

3-3-5 3 High Over (6 plays)

3 Double Cloud, Cover 2 Lurk, Cover 4 Quarters, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, Tampa 2

3-3-5 Penny (15 plays)

3 Sam Will Blitz, Corner Blitz 2, Cover 1 Robber, Cover 3 Buzz, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 9, Cover Hole 1, Hot Blitz 3, Mike Blitz 0, Mike Blitz 1, Saw Blitz 1, Slot Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Nickel — 3 formations, 60 plays

Nickel 2-4 Single Mug (15 plays)

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

Dime — 2 formations, 33 plays

Dime 3-2 (18 plays)

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, Dbl Safety Go, Double Bracket, Edge Blitz 3, Hot Blitz 3, Tampa 2, Tampa 2 Drop, Zero Blitz

Dime 3-2 Single Mug (15 plays)

1 LB Dog, Blitz Tex 3, Bracket Switch Willie, Cov 3 Buzz Show 1, Cover 1 Games, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 2 Man, Cover 4 Palms, DB Blitz, DB Blitz Tex 3, Dbl Safety Blitz, Dime Blitz 2, Double Bracket, Tampa 2

Prevent — 1 formation, 3 plays

Prevent 3 Deep (3 plays)

Cover 3, Man 3 Deep, Prevent

Goal Line — 1 formation, 6 plays

Goal Line 5-3 (6 plays)

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

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