First Madden 21 Ratings Released For Local Players In NFL
Jul 14, 2020, 10:59 AM | Updated: 11:30 am
Atmosphere at the 20th Anniversary of Madden NFL Franchise Celebration Hosted by EA Sports at STK/CoCo De Ville in West Hollywood, CA on August 7, 2008. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Electronic Arts released the first Madden 21 ratings for a handful of NFL players with ties to the state of Utah.
The game developer will release the full list of player ratings at a later date but a number of locals in the league have already had their Madden 21 ratings revealed.
When rookie ratings were made public, a pair of former Utah football stars and a former Utah State standout were among the first NFL players to discover their Madden 21 ratings.
July 13-17, ESPN will exclusively reveal #Madden21 player ratings on @GetUpESPN, @SportsCenter, @FirstTake & #NFL Live
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— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) July 9, 2020
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Former Utah Utes
Tyler Huntley – Quarterback – Baltimore Ravens
Overall – 58
Speed – 86
Acceleration – 89
Strength – 53
Agility – 86
Awareness – 54
Catching – 46
Carrying – 60
Throw Power – 86
Following the 2020 NFL Draft, the former Utah quarterback signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
Huntley is expected to battle for a backup QB spot with the Ravens behind starter and NFL MVP Lamar Jackson.
Tyler Huntley was 22 of 29 (76% comp) for 341 yards and 4 touchdowns, no INT's vs. USC. In his last 3 games Tyler has completed 77 percent of his passes for 741 yards, 7 touchdowns and just one pick. Here are his 5 TD's against the Trojans đš #Utes pic.twitter.com/HV9FYQbIrN
— Jeremiah Jensen (@JJSportsBeat) October 21, 2018
Zack Moss – Running Back – Buffalo Bills
Overall – 70
Speed – 86
Acceleration – 88
Strength – 77
Agility – 84
Awareness – 72
Catching – 66
Carrying – 90
Throw Power – 33
The Buffalo Bills selected the former Utes running back with the 86th overall pick during the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
During his time at Utah, Moss broke multiple school records including career rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and carries.
When Zack Moss sees the end zone… look out! đ¤#goutes #NIUvsUTAH pic.twitter.com/WxoUse4Aji
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) September 7, 2019
Former BYU Cougars
Taysom Hill – Quarterback – New Orleans Saints
Overall – TBA
Speed – 90
Hill joined the New Orleans Saints in 2017 after the Green Bay Packers waived him prior to the start of the regular season. Since then, the former BYU QB has served as a backup and multiple position player for the Saints. For the first time in his NFL career, Hill will enter the season as Drew Brees’ primary backup.
Although his full rating has yet to be announced, Hill’s speed is the third-fastest among QBs in Madden 21.
These are your Top 5 fastest QB's in #Madden21 đ¨
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— Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) July 13, 2020
Former Utah State Aggies
Jordan Love – Quarterback – Green Bay Packers
Overall – 71
Speed – 81
Acceleration – 86
Strength – 62
Agility – 77
Awareness – 65
Catching – 21
Carrying – 67
Throw Power – 90
The Green Bay Packers selected the former Utah State quarterback with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Love is projected to backup future hall of fame QB and Packers legend Aaron Rodgers.
He ended his Aggie career with school records of 9,003 yards of total offense and 12 career 300-yard passing games.
Madden NFL 21
Additional Madden 21 player ratings will be announced on Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m. (MDT) on ESPN.
Madden 21 is currently available for pre-order on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Steam. The game comes in three different versions:
- Madden NFL 21 ($59.99)
- Madden NFL 21 Deluxe Edition ($79.99)
- Madden NFL 21 MVP Edition ($99.99)
Go all out in #Madden21
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— Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) June 16, 2020
The game is scheduled to be officially released on August 28.
