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By definition, a down starts with the snap or when the ball is kick to start a free kick.
The basic issue is the numbering exception. Is there one or isn't there one at the time team-A lines up in a scrimmage kick formation.
With a numbering exception in affect any "eligible" numbered player who has replaced an "ineligible" numbered player and is initially positioned between the players on the end become ineligible from that point even if a shift effectively puts him on the end of the line.
NF treats a shift to put this guy in an eligible position kinder than the NCAA does. By that I mean all you have is a guy who is still an ineligible receiver.
The NCAA also calls this an illegal formation at the snap. That's why you rarely see this as a problem at the NCAA level.
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