Typical defensive coverages include: 0/1: Man coverage with either 0 deep zone players, or 1 deep player (often referred to as ‘man free’) 2: the deepest part of the field is divided into 2 zones 3: the deepest part of the field is divided into 3 zones 4: the deepest part of the field is divided into 4 zones

Football coverage is how the defense counters against the offense’s passing attack. In today’s world of the spread offense, defenses need to be stout in stopping the aerial attack from the offense. Defensive coverages in football include cover 0, cover 1, cover 2, cover 3, and Cover 4.