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Posted on April 30, 2013 at 05:58 PM.

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Pittsburgh had a great draft, which should help them in Madden NFL 25 later this year.

Everyone who has ever picked up and played a copy of Madden NFL Football knows that certain positions are more valuable than others inside the game. Skill position players usually reign supreme. With that knowledge, let's take a look at some NFL Draft winners and some losers, Madden style.

Winners

Buffalo - The Bills added signal caller EJ Manuel 16th overall on Thursday and then added WRs Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin on Friday. Whether you agree with these particular selections or not, Buffalo just got a whole lot more fun to use in Madden.

Cincinnati - Tyler Eifert & Giovanni Bernard to go along with Andy Dalton, A.J. Green, and Jermaine Gresham? Yeah, sounds pretty good to me.

Jacksonville - Jacksonville added a lot of potential impact players for Madden purposes in the 2013 NFL Draft. Joeckel could be rated the top rookie LT, Cyprien will challenge to start, the WR combo of Ace Sanders and NCAA '14 coverboy Denard Robinson should see the field quite a bit, and they added three CBs that have the chance to stick.

Minnesota - No list of 2013 NFL Draft winners in real life or Maddenwould be complete without the Vikings. Sharrif Floyd could be one of the highest rated rookie DTs, Xavier Rhodes should compete to start, and WR Cordarelle Patterson will do his best Percy Harvin imitation. Add the pair of Penn State linebackers in Hodges and Mauti and I can see myself giving this team some run in Madden NFL 25.

New York Jets - The Jets may not be doing a lot of winning in the near future, but when it comes to drafting players that should translate well to Madden, the Jets won big. CB dee Milliner will likely be the highest rated rookie CB, Sheldon Richardson could be the highest rated rookie DT,and QB Geno Smith will give Jets' fans frustrated with Mark Sanchez a chance to start something new.

Philadelphia - The Eagles added TE Zach Ertz and QB Matt Barkley (nevermind LT Lane Johnson). This should give Eagles fans that are ready to press the reset button a chance to do-so in Madden NFL 25. The S Wolff and the CB Poyer have also been trendy late round names and should help the secondary immediately.

Pittsburgh - It's hard to argue that the Steelers didn't make some very positive additions in the NFL Draft. LB Jarvis Jones should really help the pass rush in Madden, while Le'Veon Bell should chew up the turf at running back. WRs Markus Wheaton and Justin Brown also have a chance to play early at WR and returning kicks. QB Landry Jones provides a young backup for Big Ben.

San Francisco - How could you not like the draft that San Francisco had? Safety Eric Reid will plug-in as an immediate starter. TE Vance McDonald will take departed TE Delanie Walker's spot in two tight end sets. WR Quinton Patton and RB Marcus Lattimore are two exciting player with game breaking potential. Franchise users are particularly thrilled.

St. Louis - The Rams offense will look dramatically different in Week 1 of the 2013-2014 season than it did at the end of the 2012-2013 season, and that is exiting if you use the Rams in Madden. St. Louis added THE playmaker of the draft, Tavon Austin, and later added his West Virginia team mate Steadman Bailey. They also added a potentially explosive player on defense at OLB in Alec Ogletree.

The Redskins didn't exactly need much, but they got little extra for RGIII in Madden.

Losers

Chicago - The Bears failed to land one key skill position player until the 7th round. That said, the two linebackers they drafted early, along with Guard Kyle Long will help the real Bears. The digital version may not reap those same benefits.

Dallas - The Cowboys did get the Baylor WR Terrance Williams, but outside of that and maybe Gavin Escobar, the draft didn't improve the digital Cowboys all that much.

Indianapolis - The Colts added a 4-3 DE in Bjoern Werner to play OLB in a 3-4 scheme. It was a mostly meat and potatoes draft for the Colts, which may benefit the team long-term, but does nothing to enhance their value in Madden NFL 25.

Tampa Bay - The Bucs added QB Mike Glennon to come in and potentially compete with incumbent QB Josh Freeman. Past that, they added a long CB in Jonathan Banks in the 1st round. Not a lot of sizzle for the Bucs when it comes to Madden NFL 25.

Tennessee - Other than the addition of WR Justin Hunter, the Titans didn't add an immediate impact player in Madden, unless G Chance Warmack is rated as the highest rookie Guard. While in real-life it was a good, solid draft, it doesn't do much for the Madden NFL squad.

Washington - The Redskins already have a very exciting young team, so perhaps it isn't fair to call them "losers" here. Still, they didn't draft anyone that will likely make a huge difference in Madden NFL 25, and that's the criteria for this list.

Comments

# 1 The_Wise_One @ Apr 30

Entertaining list, well done

# 2 bigdoc85 @ Apr 30

Now if only you could block FGs in Madden, the addition of Margus Hunt by the Bengals would have been real interesting!

# 3 tfctillidie @ Apr 30

which ever players Donny Moore gives the highest speed rating too.

# 4 ak47jared @ May 1

I would agree with most of what you said. Additionally, I think the raiders and jets were losers and the Patriots were winner.

# 5 NZ Buccaneer @ May 1

Banks was a second round pick for Tampa Bay, with Revis essentially first. Will be way more fun than in the past, with some ability to defend the pass now!

# 6 phenom2311 @ May 1

Gavin Escobar, Terrence Williams, and Joseph Randle will not help the virtual offense of the Cowboys??? Even it does help them greatly, that is still too much talent for the Cowboys to be on the loser list.

# 7 phenom2311 @ May 1

Meant to say "Even if it doesn't help them..."

# 8 The Goonibomber @ May 1

I hope you don't get compensation for writing this

# 9 zkiesel @ May 1

Don't forget that Jacksonville picked up Matt Scott as an undrafted free agent. He could be a real sleeper this season. Good mobility and a good arm.

# 10 jagsrock95 @ May 1

So glad to see the Jags finally put together a solid draft that if all goes well should translate rather nicely in real life and should definitely have an impact in madden. It's nice to finally have depth in the secondary and WR. Add denard and MJD in the back field the future looks bright. Oh and can't forget about the addition of roger's lil bro and matt scott I'm pretty sure at least one of them will challenge for 2nd string if not starter.I'm excited.

# 11 N51_rob @ May 1

Assuming Madden expands the read option playbook and RGIII doesn't lose a lot in the speed category. They will be just fine in Madden 25. Garcon is still a speed threat they added a "fast" TE and a couple of "fast" RBs. Both their DBs are "fast" and they still have Madden "superstar" D. Hall.