4-2-5 Zone Pressure Defense

14 formations across 5 groupings.

The 4-2-5 Zone Pressure defense playbook in College Football 27 has 14 formations across 5 families: 4-2-5 (4), Nickel (5), Dime (2), Prevent (1), Goal Line (2). Together they run 189 plays (110 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.

Every play in the 4-2-5 Zone Pressure Defense playbook

4-2-5 — 4 formations, 63 plays

4-2-5 3 High (9 plays)

3 Double Cloud, 3 Double Sky, Cover 3 Match, Cover 4 Quarters, Edge Blitz 2, Edge Blitz 3, Hot Blitz 3, LB Blitz 0, Tampa 2

4-2-5 Over G (18 plays)

Corner Blitz 3, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2, Cover 2 Contain, Cover 2 Man, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9, LB Blitz, Ss Blitz 2, Ss Blitz 3, Ss LB Blitz, Ws Blitz 1, Ws Blitz 2, Ws Blitz 3

4-2-5 Under (15 plays)

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

Nickel — 5 formations, 78 plays

Nickel 3-3 Load Mug (15 plays)

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

Nickel Double Mug (15 plays)

2 Invert Hard Flat, Blitz Loop 3, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 2 Invert, Cover 3 Match, Cover 3 Sky, Field Sim 3, LB Blitz 3, Mid Blitz 0, Nickel 2 Trap, Nickel Dog 3 Buzz, Nickel Overload 3, Nickel Sim 2, Ss Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Nickel Load Dbl Mug (12 plays)

1 DT LB Loop, 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

Nickel Single Mug (15 plays)

1 LB Dog, Blitz Tex 3 Sim 3, Cover 1 Hole, Cover 1 Robber Press, Cover 3 Buzz Match, Cover 3 Match, Cover 4 Palms, Cover 4 Quarters, Cover 6, Cover 9, DB Blitz Tex 3, DT Mike Loop 3, Nickel 2 Trap, Nickel Blitz 3, Tampa 2

Dime — 2 formations, 33 plays

Dime Single Mug (12 plays)

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

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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