Slant route Otherwise known as a “quick slant,” the slant route asks the receiver to run several steps downfield before cutting at a 45-degree angle to the center of the field.

The Jaguars’ route tree in 2024 wasn’t pretty. Of their targeted routes, 44% were thrown to out routes and hitches. To add insult to injury, these routes generally don’t produce much after ...

Here is a guideline to the route tree, explained in geometric terms. The first route is very simple. The receiver runs along a line perpendicular to the line of scrimmage.

RED Chalk Talk: Route Tree (4 of 4) A look at a few different types of routes.

The common NFL route tree developed as a fundamental tenant of the Air Coryell offense. In its simplest form, the route tree is the breakdown of the nine essential routes every NFL wide receiver ...

Jeremy Ruckert has been adding to his route tree, an expansion that could lead to more opportunities in the passing game for the senior tight end.