Another year, another iteration of Madden football is coming to consoles. Ahead of the official release on August 14, EA Sports is giving gamers and fans alike a look at the important player ratings for the start of the game.<\/p>\n
These ratings are heavily scrutinized. Every franchise’s NFL team will nitpick their players’ ratings and ask them what they think about it for content. While players claim not to care about the video game rating, it is clear that many do. For gamers, the ratings can show you not only your favorite players and how they fare, but also the worst teams in the league for rebuilds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the past, EA Sports released a different position group each day of the week. This year, they are switching it up. They released the 99 Club on Monday, July 28. The rest of the week will consist of daily reveals with rookies, the offense as a whole, defense as a whole and then a full ranking and X-Factor Ability reveal on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf2 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n The Sporting News is tracking the best players by position in Madden 26 as they are leaked or revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n JUMP TO:\u00a0<\/p>\n Madden 26 ratings<\/p>\n EA Sports will be rolling out its ratings throughout the week of July 28. In the past, they have done it by position, but this year, they are doing a different format. It is worth noting that these ratings are\u00a0only\u00a0for franchise and offline modes. MUT ratings will be separate.\u00a0<\/p>\n Get Ready! #Madden26<\/a> Ratings Week kicks off on Monday \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n Who\u2019s in your 99 Club? #Madden26Ratings<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CWt9oNJx8P<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Madden NFL 26 (@EAMaddenNFL) July 25, 2025<\/a>99 Club<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Every year, a select group of players is chosen to have the top overall rating in the game. The exclusive group is called the 99 Club. When it started, it was only four players, but in Madden 26, there are a whopping\u00a0SEVEN\u00a0players in the club, and fans of the game have plenty of problems with who wasn’t included.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year’s 99 Club will be represented by:<\/p>\n Eagles RB Saquon BarkleyEagles OL Lane JohnsonBills QB Josh AllenBengals WR Ja’Marr ChaseRavens QB Lamar JacksonVikings WR Justin JeffersonBrowns DE Myles GarrettSaquon Barkley, RB, Eagles<\/p>\n Ahead of last season, the Giants<\/a> decided to let Barkley walk in free agency. He joined the divisional-rival Eagles<\/a> and went on to put up one of the best offensive seasons in recent memory. Barkley sat out the final game of the season and still managed to post 2,005 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns on the ground while adding another 278 yards and two touchdowns through the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n He finished just 101 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s all-time record for rushing yards in a season. Along the way to winning Offensive Player of the Year, Barkley backwards hurdled over a Jaguars defender, creating an instant viral highlight. A re-creation of it is gracing the Madden 26 cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n Saquon Barkley and his hurdle grace the cover of Madden 26 \ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd85 @EAMaddenNFL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/13v5alJK6S<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2025<\/a>Lane Johnson, OL, Eagles<\/p>\n In front of every great running back is a great offensive line. Johnson is the top option among Philly’s star-studded offensive linemen. The 35-year-old’s career is winding down, but he is currently signed with the Eagles through the 2028 season thanks to options in his deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Josh Allen, QB, Bills<\/p>\n Since the start of the ’99 Club’ with Madden 20, no reigning MVP has started that year’s game with a 99 overall rating. That changes in Madden 26. Bills<\/a> quarterback Josh Allen finished with 3,731 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and six interceptions last year, adding another 531 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns to his resume, which earned him the 2024 NFL MVP Award.<\/p>\n While the argument against him is that he still needs to get Buffalo past its nemesis, Kansas City<\/a>, in the playoffs, he can focus on doing that this year with a 99 rating in Madden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MORE: Early look at Madden 26 new features<\/a><\/p>\n Ja’Marr Chase, WR, Bengals<\/p>\n Chase became the fifth receiver in history to win the WR triple crown, leading all players in receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708), and receiving touchdowns (17) in 2024. Chase doesn’t have the marketable touchdown dance like Justin Jefferson of the Vikings<\/a>, but he showed in 2024 that he was deserving of the highest possible rating to start the Madden 26 game cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n Yet another demonstration of why Ja\u2019Marr Chase is simply the best in the business the footwork at the back of the end zone one-handed. pic.twitter.com\/PjE9jbfikJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike Petraglia (@Trags) July 25, 2025<\/a>Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens<\/p>\n Offense looks like it will be the name of the game in Madden 26. Players will have to deal with a 99 overall Allen and a 99 overall dual-threat Lamar Jackson. To make matters worse, they gave Jackson 96 speed out of the gate. For reference, he is the fastest player in the 99 Club to start the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here\u2019s your full breakdown of every 99 OVR player in Madden NFL 26 \u2014 including their full attributes across speed, strength, agility, and more. https:\/\/t.co\/Hbvmo643S2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bRL8i627VR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Jackson has a career-high 4,172 passing yards in 2024 with 41 touchdowns and four interceptions. Despite his winning two MVPs previously and not in 2024, last season was the best passing season of his seven-year career. Jackson added 915 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Jefferson, WR, Vikings<\/p>\n Jefferson was overshadowed by Chase in 2024, but he still had an impressive season. He finished with 103 receptions for 1,533 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jefferson has tallied at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his five seasons so far, and his 10 scores from 2024 tied a career-high. This means that players can expect to drop the Griddy on opponents again in Madden 26. The iconic dance was invented because Jefferson’s mom called him boring on the field. Now, it is one of the most emulated celebrations across sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Jefferson started hitting The Griddy because his mom called him boring \ud83d\udc80 pic.twitter.com\/Zk6sRf1s8o<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Netflix (@netflix) July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n This is the third time that the Vikings’ wide receiver has been named to Madden’s 99 Club to start a season. He was a 74 overall when he was a rookie, but now has been a 99 for three consecutive iterations of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Jefferson earns a 99 overall rating in Madden for the third straight year \ud83e\udd47 https:\/\/t.co\/vgidjgydSm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xSehtLZEEt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) July 28, 2025<\/a>Myles Garrett, DE, Browns<\/p>\n Garrett is the lone defensive player to earn a spot in the 99 Club, with many fans believing that reigning Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II was snubbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Garrett is still one of the best defenders in the league and will terrorize quarterbacks in the game. He notched 14 sacks last season, the second consecutive season that he has finished with that many. Garrett has played in the NFL for eight years and already has 102.5 career sacks to his credit. Bruce Smith’s 200 career sacks are a long way off, but Garrett has forged a strong foundation so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n Myles Garrett in 2024: \ud83c\udfa7 Gahh Damn \u2013 BDifferent<\/p>\n Let me know who else you want to see cut ups from!\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cbn8xHd2I0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 All 22 Parker (@All22Parker) May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n MORE: Why was Saquon Barkley chosen for Madden 26 cover?<\/a><\/p>\n Top 10 overall players<\/a><\/p>\n Here are the top 10 overall players in Madden 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n RatingPlayerTeamPosition99Saquon BarkleyEaglesRB99Lane JohnsonEaglesOL99Lamar JacksonRavensQB99Ja’Marr ChaseBengalsWR99Justin JeffersonVikingsWR99Josh AllenBillsQB99Myles GarrettBrownsDE98TBA\u00a0\u00a098TBA\u00a0\u00a098TBA\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: When does Madden 26 come out?<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 QB Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeam99Josh AllenBill99Lamar JacksonRavens<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking the 13 greatest Ravens players of all time from Lamar Jackson to Ray Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 RB Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeam99Saquon BarkleyEagles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Complete list of Super Bowl MVP winners through the years<\/p>\n Madden 26 WR Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeam99Ja’Marr ChaseBengals99Justin JeffersonVikings<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking the 18 greatest Cowboys of all time<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 TE Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeamTBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking the 18 greatest Patriots players of all time<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 OL Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeam99Lane JohnsonEagles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Breaking down the heaviest players of all time in the NFL<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 DL Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeam99Myles GarrettBrowns\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking the 19 greatest Steelers players of all time<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 EDGE Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeamTBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Looking back at the oldest players ever selected in the NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 MLB Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeamTBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: 16 NFL stars you didn’t know were also drafted by MLB teams<\/a><\/p>\n Madden 26 CB Ratings<\/a>RatingPlayerTeamTBA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking the 15 greatest Bills players of all time<\/a><\/p>\n
\ud83d\udfe4 14.0 sacks
\ud83d\udfe4 3 forced fumbles
\ud83d\udfe4 28 QB hits
\ud83d\udfe4 22 TFL
Still one of the most unblockable forces in football. Here’s every sack from the All-22 \u2014 raw, violent, and relentless.<\/p>\n