Tackle Eligible

[shave-tail]

You are either an eligible reciever or not. 1. you must be wearing an eligible number and 2. must be lined up in the backfield or on the end of the line.

[coachlaratta]

So, as long as you have an eligible number and you are on the end of the LOS you are eligible and you DO NOT have to announce anything...?

What if you line up in the tackle position with a RB's number and then the SE to your side shifts back into the backfield and the wing back on the opposite side shifts up to the line... would this be a legal formation & shift...?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by coachlaratta

So, as long as you have an eligible number and you are on the end of the LOS you are eligible and you DO NOT have to announce anything...?

There is not such thing as "announcing" an eligible player (unless you are in the NFL).

Originally Posted by coachlaratta

What if you line up in the tackle position with a RB's number and then the SE to your side shifts back into the backfield and the wing back on the opposite side shifts up to the line... would this be a legal formation & shift...?

And ineligible number is ineligible no matter where they are located. All that is required is to have 5 players on the LOS with the numbers 50-79 (if not in a scrimmage kick formation). If a use a player numbered from 50-79 in another location other than the line, they cannot become eligible just because of their position.

Peace

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by coachlaratta

So, as long as you have an eligible number and you are on the end of the LOS you are eligible and you DO NOT have to announce anything...?

If he lines up on the end of the line and has an eligible number, he's an end, Coach, not a tackle.

There is no "announcing" in NCAA or NFHS. That's only in the NFL. You must have 5 players numbered 50-79 lined up on the LOS. Those players are not eligible receivers.

[MJT]

Remember though guys, there is one exception to being legal if a player has a eligible number and is in a eligible position. It is...



if he is an exception to the numbering requirement in scrimmage kick formation and then they shift out of that formation. He then remains ineligible throughout the down even if he has an eligible number and is eligible by position.

Coach, if that seems confusing, just don't put a guy with a eligible number in between the ends when in scrimmage kick formation and then shift out of it, having him now in a eligible position.