How To Throw a Bullet Pass in College Football 25

Believe it or not, there are different types of throws you can do in College Football 25 aside from the standard throw that always seems to have a 50/50 shot of being intercepted. For whatever reason, quarterbacks sometimes throw the standard pass right where you don’t want the ball to go. To help avoid that from happening, you can use a couple of different throws, one of which being the bullet pass.

The bullet pass is designed to be a faster throw that you use to really zip the ball into a tight space or to make sure a receiver can break free from a trailing defender. However, if you don’t know how to throw the bullet pass in College Football 25, all of its situational usage goes right down the drain. I’ll explain how to throw a bullet pass and when you want to use it on the field in the guide below.

What Is a Bullet Pass In College Football 25?

Before we get too far into how to throw a bullet pass and its best uses, let’s first establish what a bullet pass actually does. When you throw a bullet pass, you’re prioritizing the speed of the ball over everything. A bullet pass makes the ball arrive at its destination much faster than either a standard or lob pass.

This can be great for any short routes or if a receiver is open in the middle of the field when a defense is playing a lazy zone. However, the farther away a receiver is, the less effective a bullet pass is. If a receiver is too far away, your quarterback won’t even throw a bullet pass, regardless of whether you press the right buttons or not. Receivers racing down the sidelines 20 yards away can’t be the recipient of a bullet pass, as quarterbacks can’t throw it that far with the speed of a bullet pass.

It should also be noted that bullet passes have a higher chance of being inaccurate compared to the other types of passes. If you wait too long to initiate a bullet pass, your throw will likely be inaccurate and hit the ground before the ball reaches your receiver or it will be behind/in front of them.

So there’s certainly a learning curve with how to use the bullet pass, but I’ll go over that more later in the guide.

How To Throw A Bullet Pass In College Football 25

Now it’s time to get into the logistics of throwing the bullet pass. College Football 25 doesn’t offer much in the way of a tutorial for the different types of passes, but fear not, as you can look at the steps below to effectively throw a bullet pass whenever you want:

• Line up on offense in College Football 25 and choose a passing play, preferably one with shorter routes where you know a receiver is going to open close to the line of scrimmage
• Snap the ball and look at the icon over your intended receiver’s head
• When you want to throw the ball to that receiver, press and hold the receiver’s icon for one to two seconds. This should fill up the passing meter most of the way (until it turns yellow), turning the pass into a bullet pass
• You don’t want to hold the button too long, though, as the longer you wait, the more inaccurate your pass will be

Unlike with a lob pass, you don’t need to press any additional buttons while holding the receiver’s button for a bullet pass. All you need to do is ensure you give your quarterback around one or two seconds before you intend to release the pass. If you have a blitzer baring down on you, a bullet pass might not be the best idea, as the time it takes to initiate the pass will likely take too long before you’re sacked.

Best Situations For A Bullet Pass In College Football 25

Finally, when should you be using the bullet pass in College Football 25? It’s certainly the most niche type of pass available for a quarterback, so when is the right and wrong time to use it?

For the most part, you want to use a bullet pass when you have a close receiver that has defenders around them, but not too close. The best time for a bullet pass is when you want to slip a ball in between defenders, as the pass is fast enough to get to your receiver without the defenders being able to reach in and break it up. If you time the pass correctly, you can hit a receiver that’s split a zone and lead them up the field with a pass, allowing them to accrue some serious YAC.

You can also use a bullet pass to get the ball to a stationary receiver on the field. By delivering a faster pass to a receiver on a stick route, for example, you allow them more time with the ball before they’re swarmed by defenders.

On the flip side, you don’t want to use a bullet pass to get the ball to a receiver that’s too far away, as we previously explained, or when a defender is too close to a receiver. Just because the pass is fast doesn’t mean defenders still can’t intercept it, so if a defender is too close, they’re likely going to take the pass the other way.

To sum up, the bullet pass is best to zip the ball between defenders when a receiver is running a short route or to get the ball to a stationary receiver so they have more time to make a move. A bullet pass is intended to be a short throw, so as long as you use it properly, you’ll allow your receivers to gain some serious yards in College Football 25.