Hue Jackson’s offense utilizes the H-back role, which is usually filled by a player who is fast enough to evade linebackers, big enough to be mismatches against safeties, and tenacious enough to be an effective blocker in the run game.
This player plays the hybrid role by lining up all over the field. They can line up as a wide receiver, inline in a traditional tight end set, in the backfield as a running back, or behind the tight end in the traditional H-back formation.
The emergence of spread type offenses in college and their bleeding into the NFL have created the need for a dynamic player to fulfill this role, and Jackson’s offense made significant use of this role during his time in Cincinnati.