Nick Saban is a heck of a coach. And he’s got a heck of a coaching tree. His defensive scheme has trickled both up and down with high school teams now running variations of his match quarters system and more and more NFL teams basing out of two-safety shells. His influence on the game – especially at the college level – has been immeasurable. He has produced a laundry list of big-name coaches at both the college and NFL level. Guys like Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher, Jeremy Pruitt, Will Muschamp, Lane Kiffin, Jason Garrett, Dan Quinn, Mike Mularkey, Pat Shurmur, Steve Sarkisian, and many many more have coached under Saban. He is a fantastic recruiter and teacher.

Nick Saban’s Cover 7 uses zone with man-match principles. At its simplest, the Saban defense creates rules to allow defenders to attach in man coverage based on depth of route and receiver alignment. What’s more, no matter how many top tier players he loses to the NFL draft, his defenses keep on producing. It helps to have a string of 5-star recruits waiting in line, but that doesn’t mitigate the fact that his defensive scheme is incredibly sound.

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