Route (gridiron football)

A route is a path or pattern that a receiver in American football and Canadian football runs to get open for a forward pass.^[1]

List of common routes

• Curl route, also called a "Button hook route"
• Drag route, also called an "In route"
• Corner route, also called a "Flag route"
• Fly route, also called a "Go route" or "Streak route"
• Hitch route
• Out route
• Arrow route
• Post route, also there is a "Post Flag"
• Slant route
• Wheel route
• Dig route
• Flat route
• Swing route
• Flare route
• Double Out
• Speed out route
• Angle route
• Sail route
• Seam route

References

1. "Glossary". NFL-360. Retrieved 13 April 2016.