Ineligible Receiver Downfield ARTICLE 10. Scrimmage, he is forced behind the line of scrimmage by an opponent,Īt which time he is again subject to normal blocking restrictions for Stationary until a forward pass is thrown orĬontact with an opponent more than one yard beyond the line of Opponent more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage, he remains More than one yard beyond the line while legally blocking or being Yard of the line of scrimmage during his initial charge: Than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage before the pass has beenĭownfield if, after initiating contact with an opponent within one Including a T-formation quarterback, is not permitted to move more Legal forward pass is thrown, an ineligible offensive player, The player must line up as eligible if he reports as eligible.Īn in eligible player may not catch/or touch a pass, behind or in front of the line of scrimmage unless it is first touched by an eligible receiver or a defensive player. This is done so that the defense can figure out who can go out for a pass and needs to be accounted for. These players have to declare to the referee they intend to be eligible on a play and the referee will announce that player as eligible. They can be on either end of the line of scrimmage (ie a tight end or split end)Īlso in the NFL an eligible receiver cannot wear a number of 50-79 or 90-99 with more specific guidelines by position (Rule 5, Section 3, Article 1). ![]() ![]() They can line up in the backfield (ie running back, quarterback, or receiver).In order to catch a forward pass, a player must be an eligible receiver: In the NFL there is no "screen pass exception", this is a NCAA rule where a player can be down field if the pass in completed behind the line of scrimmage. Once a pass is complete all players may advance at their own If the defensive player breaks the contact with the ineligible player, The penalty is assessed if the ineligible player is more than 1 yardĭown field on a forward pass play unless he is blocking a player that
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