This post is the first in our six part series on recognizing defensive coverages.

Cover 2 is a 2 safety defense where the safeties split half the field. In cover 2, the corners typically will play a zone coverage (funnel corner), where their responsibility is to re-route the receiver they line up against into the middle of the field where they have support from the safety above them.

Key identifiers for Cover 2:

1. 2 Safeties over the top
2. Corners lined up outside of the receivers (usually 4 yards up,  1 yard out)
3. Corners are locked into the quarterback

Here are the other posts in this series:

• How to Recognize Cover 4
• How to Recognize 2 Man
• How to Recognize Cover 3
• How to Recognize Cover 1
• How to Recognize Cover 0

Wide receivers may also want to study these 3 other videos:

• What is a funnel corner
• How to beat a funnel corner
• How 1 receiver can disrupt an entire defensive scheme