Defensive Football Player Types by Position- 62 Multi 8 Defense

This Defensive Football Player Types video covers my 62 Multi 8 youth football player types by position in my Youth Football Defense. These football player types will work for most teams running a 60 or 62 Defense or any other popular youth football Defense. I review each Defensive position and what I look for in a youth football player to play that position.

This is part 3 of 18 in the 62 Multi 8 Defense Video Series. This is a great Defensive Coaching Clinic on Coaching youth football defenses.

Defensive Football Player Types Video

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62 Wide Tackle Defense Diagram with Players

Multi 62 Defense Player Types

The nKob / Ned – Nose Guard

• Weight / Size – Stocky and Heavy
• Must be able to Move with Quick Feet and Penetrate
• Must be able to defeat double teams
• Could be a two Gap player in a 0 Tech head-up over Center or slanted at center
• Down player in any Stack

Gunner – A Gapper / Hybrid Linebacker / SS / MPP

• Lightweight Linebacker / Strong Safety type
• Must be Very Quick
• Nose for Football
• Scrappy with good Penetration skills
• Weight – Medium
• Stacker in the 33 Stack
• Could move to ILB / Monster type player

Dan and Tank – Defensive Tackles

• Must be able to Penetrate Oline Gaps with Quickness using RIP / Swim Tech
• Must be able to Bull Rush OTs and TEs too
• Must be able to beat a double team or lead blocker
• May be contain force man in certain schemes and or shifts especially no receiver sides of O-line
• Weight Med Heavy and Tall

Sam and Will – OLB / DE

• Contain, Contain, Contain – Force Man
• Disciplined, Obedient, Smart, & Responsible
• Very Quick Feet and Hands
• Able to defeat lead blocker
• Never Crashes but Squeezes Inside Runs
• Nose for the Football
• Good Open Field Tacklers
• May also cover TEs and RBs – Screens / Flats
• Weight –Medium to Heavy
• Tall and Long Arms
• Top 4 tacklers on the team

Mike and Rover – Inside Linebackers

• Must have the “Football Mean Gene”
• Must want to hit and be in on every tackle!
• Nose for football – Football Smart
• Very quick and medium fast
• Weight – Medium
• Mike is stronger and heavier
  • Takes on Lead blockers well
  • Mike calls the defense
• Adjust d-line as needed to fill gaps
• Anticipate plays and holes
• Rover is fast and with great pursuit
• They want to hit someone on every play
• Must be a leaders and top tacklers on team

Carl and Bob – Cornerbacks

• Lightweight OLBs and SSs
• Very Fast, Quick feet – Carl is Faster / Stronger
• Must be able to play Zone – Pass Run Read
• Must be able to play Man to Man coverage
• Helps with contain and also attack C gaps
• Great Open Field Tacklers top 6 tacklers
• Weight – Small to Medium

Fred – Free Safety

• Lightweight OLB
• Nose for Football – Football Smart (QB)
• Knows its 3rd and long and probably passing
• Disciplined, Obedient, Responsible
• Must be able to play Man to Man coverage
• Must be able to play Center Field in Cover 1
• Good Open Field Tackler – Saves TDs
• Must be very fast and quick
• Reads Formations and Pass Patterns
• Weight – Small to Medium

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1. Introduction to the 62 Multi 8 Youth Football Defense
2. Defensive Shifts in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
3. Player Types in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
4. 62 Multi 8 Defensive Gaps and Alignments
5. 62×8 Stack Defenses
6. Passing Defensive Formations in the 62×8 Defense
7. Main Blitz Calls in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
8. DB Blitz Calls in the 62×8 Defense
9. Defensive Line Shifts in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
10. More Blitz Calls in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
11. Playing the 62×8 Defense with 7th Grade and Older Players
12. How to Play DE in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
13. How to Play inside linebacker in the 62 Multi 8 youth football defense
14. How to Play Cornerback in the 62 Multi 8 Defense
15. How to Play Defensive Tackle in the 62×8 Defense
16. How to play Defensive Guards; kNob and GunR in the 62×8 Defense
17. How to Play Free Safety / Fred on the 62 Multi 8 Defense
18. Defensive Letter Alphabet Combo Calls in the Multi 6-2 Defense Series

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