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The 3–3–5 defense can also be referred to as the 3–3 stack or the spread defense. It is one form of the nickel defense, a generic term for a formation with five defensive backs. Veteran college football defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn is widely credited with being the main innovator of the 3–3–5 scheme. [1]
This naming rule does not always apply when the personnel for a certain formation are lined up in a way that changes the function of the players in the defense. For example, the "3–5–3" actually uses the 3–3–5 personnel but arranges the five defensive backs with "3 deep," thus grouping the other two defensive backs with the linebackers.
3–5–3 3–5–3. The 3–5–3 refers to a defense that has three down linemen (the "3" level), three linebackers and two corners (the "5" level), one free safety and 2 strong safeties (the "3" level). This is similar to a 33 stack, but with players more spread. Also called the "umbrella" defense or "3-deep".
The 3-3-5 defense defensive coordinator Joe Gillespie brought from Tulsa is going to be a new scheme for Michigan to face. “I think they’re a great defense,” Michigan offensive lineman Olu ...
Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter (88), now with the Eagles, holds LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5), now with the Commanders, in the air during the SEC championship game on Dec. 3, 2022 in ...
The "Phillips 3–4", a one-gap version of the 3–4, was also brought into the league by Bum Phillips, head coach of the Houston Oilers in the 1970s. The Phillips 3–4 defense is currently run by the San Diego Chargers as well as the Dallas Cowboys formerly coached by Wade Phillips, the son of Bum Phillips. Wade Phillips replaced Joe Collier ...
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The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in a nickel defense against the Adams State Grizzlies in 2015. In American football, a nickel defense (also known as a 4–2–5 or 3–3–5) is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs, of whom the fifth is known as a nickelback.