Lincoln Riley Shallow Cross
Shallow Cross is a foundational Air Raid passing concept in Lincoln Riley's offense, creating an underneath high-low stretch with a 3-4 yard shallow drag route under a 10-12 yard intermediate square dig.
Part of the Shallow Cross play concept.
The call
| Position | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Left tackle | pass protect against the defensive end. |
| Left guard | pass protect against the defensive tackle. |
| Center | pass protect against interior rush. |
| Right guard | pass protect against the 3-technique tackle. |
| Right tackle | pass protect against the edge rusher. |
| Q | 3-step drop, read high-low progression: Shallow (H) -> Dig (Y) -> Checkdown (R). |
| H | shallow drag route at 3-4 yards depth across the formation. |
| Y | 10-12 yard intermediate square dig route over the shallow crosser. |
| Z | vertical post route to clear deep coverage. |
| X | backside 10-yard dig check route. |
| R | check-release into the weakside flat. |