Buck Sweep· 11v11 Tackle

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intermediateaka Wing-T Sweepaka Buck Series Sweep

11v11 Tackleonly

The Wing-T's signature play — fullback dive fake, both guards pull, halfback attacks the edge.

The design

How Buck Sweep works

The play the whole Wing-T is built on.
The QB reverse-pivots and puts a deep fake in the fullback's belly as the fullback dives into the playside A/B gap — that is the 'buck'.
The ball goes instead to the HALFBACK, who has taken a deep path behind the line toward strength.
Playside tight end and wingback block DOWN, sealing the interior.
BOTH GUARDS PULL: the playside guard pulls first and kicks out the first defender outside the wing's block, the backside guard pulls second, stays tight, and turns up through the hole to lead on the linebacker.
Center and backside tackle cut off pursuit.
The ball-carrier presses the edge, reads the kick-out, and bounces outside a clean kick or cuts up if the end spills.

Call sheet

Game planYour base call.
Game planRun it both directions early to make the defense declare how it fits the edge — everything else in the series is sold off this picture, so it needs to be on film before the trap and the waggle mean anything.
Game planRead the first defender outside the down-block wall: bounce a clean kick-out, cut inside a wide kick, and get vertical when the alley appears.
Game planTighten the guards' pull path against penetration.
Game planRun it both directions, then use the defense's fit—hard flow, squeeze, or stay-home contain—to select Trap or Waggle next.

Pre-snap to post-snap

Run it both directions early to make the defense declare how it fits the edge — everything else in the series is sold off this picture, so it needs to be on film before the trap and the waggle mean anything.
Read the first defender outside the down-block wall: bounce a clean kick-out, cut inside a wide kick, and get vertical when the alley appears.
Run it both directions, then use the defense's fit—hard flow, squeeze, or stay-home contain—to select Trap or Waggle next.
Playside tight end and wingback block DOWN, sealing the interior.

Cover 0: Anything that develops slowly — pressure gets home first Better answers: Four Verticals, Mesh,

Troubleshooting

Avoid Buck Sweep when the edge cannot be secured by the wing/down blocks or when penetration prevents both guards from pulling cleanly.
If the defense is sitting inside for the trap and refusing to flow with the buck fake, use the series' inside or play-action answer instead of forcing the perimeter.
Fullback fakes the dive at half speed; no linebacker moves and the whole series dies.
Guards pull deep and wide instead of flat and tight — they arrive late and the back loses the race to the edge.
Halfback turns up before the contain defender commits, running into his own down blocks.
Wing treats his down block as a shove; that block is the wall the play runs behind.