Madden 18 To Feature Position Specific Defensive Hot Routes

Madden 18 will have defensive hot routes and adjustments specific to your players’ positions. In previous Madden games, every defensive player on the field had the same set of hot routes that you could assign.

It made no sense for a defensive tackle to be assigned to a deep blue zone 30+ yards downfield. EA Sports has changed the hot routes so that depending on where your players line up, they have a specific group of hot routes that you can perform with them.

Here is a full list of the hot routes that each position will be able to do in Madden 18.

Outside Defensive Back

Outside Third Deep Zone (Cover 3 Deep Outside Deep Zone)

Cloud Flat

Hard Flat

Soft Squat

Man Coverage

Blitz

Deep Half Zone (Cover 2 Invert zone)

Outside Quarter Deep Zone (Outside Cover 4 Deep Zone)

Slot Defensive Back

Seam Flat

Vertical hook

Hard Flat

Curl Flat

Man Coverage

QB Spy

Blitz

Bluff Blitz

Deep Half Safety (Cover 2 & Cover 4 Looks)

Deep Half Zone (Cover 2 Deep Zone)

Hook Curl

Inside Third (Cover 3 Middle Deep Zone)

Curl Flat

Man Coverage

Blitz

QB Spy

Inside Quarter Zone (Inside Cover 4 Deep Zone)

Deep Middle Safety (Cover 1 & Cover 3 Looks)

Deep Middle Third Zone (Cover 3 Middle Deep Zone)

Middle Read Zone

Outside Third Deep Zone Left

Deep Half Left

Man Coverage

Blitz

Outside Third Deep Zone Right

Deep Half Right

Inside Linebacker

Middle Third Deep Zone

Middle Read

Hook Curl

Curl Flat

Man Coverage

Blitz

QB Spy

Bluff Blitz

Outside Linebacker and Four Man Line DE

Seam Flat

Vertical Hook

Hard Flat

Curl Flat

Man Coverage

Blitz

QB Spy

Bluff Blitz

Defensive Tackles and Three Man Line