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Madden NFL 11 Player Ratings: Top Players at Each Position (K0ACHK)

06:06 AM - June 22, 2010 by Steve_OS

Top Players
C. Johnson HB - 99
P. Willis MLB - 99
D. Revis CB - 99
J. Allen RE - 99
D. Brees QB - 99
P. Manning QB - 99
R. Clady LT - 98
A. Peterson HB - 98

Top Quarterbacks
D. Brees - 99
P. Manning - 99
T. Brady - 95
A. Rodgers - 94
P. Rivers - 94
B. Favre - 92
T. Romo - 90
M. Shaub - 89

Top Running Backs
C. Johnson - 99
A. Peterson - 98
M. Jones-Drew - 96
S. Jackson - 95
F. Gore - 93
D. Williams - 92
R. Rice - 90
M. Turner - 90

Top Fullbacks
T. Richardson - 94
L. Polite - 91
L. Weaver - 90
L. McLain - 90
L. Vickers - 89
O. Mughelli - 88
M. Hedgecock - 86
M. Karney - 85

Top Wide Receivers
A. Johnson - 98
L. Fitzgerald - 97
B. Marshall - 96
R. Wayne - 96
R. Moss - 95
R. White - 93
S. Smith - 92
D. Jackson - 91

Top Tight Ends
Tony Gonzalez - 98
J. Witten - 97
V. Davis - 96
A. Gates - 96
D. Clark - 96
H. Miller - 90
C. Cooley - 89
K. Winslow - 89

Top Left Tackles
R. Clardy - 98
J. Long - 96
J. Thomas - 95
M. Roos - 95
J. Gross - 95
D. Ferguson - 91
J. Brown - 91
B. McKinnie - 90

Top Left Guards
S. Hutchinson - 97
L. Mankins - 95
B. Grubbs - 94
K. Dielman - 93
C. Nicks - 91
E. Steinback - 91
A. Faneca - 91
T. Herremans - 89

Top Centers
N. Mangold - 97
A. Gurode - 92
J. Saturday - 92
S. O'Hara - 91
M. Birk - 91
R. Kalil - 90
J. Brown - 89
D. Koppen - 88

Top Right Guards
J. Evans - 98
C. Snee - 96
L. Davis - 89
D. Joseph - 88
B. Moore - 88
B. Williams - 88
H. Dahl - 87
J. Scott - 85

Top Right Tackles
J. Stinchcomb - 90
D. Stewart - 89
D. Woody - 89
J. Otah - 86
J. Gaither - 86
V. Carey - 86
R. Harris - 85
E. Winston - 85

Top Left Ends
R. Mathis - 95
J. Tuck - 92
R. Seymour - 92
L. Castillo - 88
A. Smith - 87
C. Campbell - 86
S. Ellis - 86
R. Edwards - 85

Top Right Ends
J. Allen - 99
D. Freeney - 97
M. Williams - 95
T. Cole - 95
J. Peppers - 95
H. Ngata - 94
D. Dockett - 94
W. Smith - 90

Top Defensive Tackles
K. Williams - 97
V. Wilfork - 95
J. Ratliff - 94
K. Jenkins - 94
S. Rogers - 93
C. Hampton - 91
A. Franklin - 90
R. Starks - 89

Top LOLB
L. Woodley - 91
S. Phillips - 91
D. Smith - 89
T. Davis - 87
B. Cushing - 87
J. Peterson - 86
B. Orakpo - 85
R. Maualuga - 85

Top MLB
P. Willis - 99
J. Beason - 96
R. Lewis - 94
D. Harris - 91
B. Ruud - 91
L. Fletcher - 91
D. Ryans - 90
J. Vilma - 90

Top ROLB
D. Ware - 97
J. Harrison - 97
E. Dumervil - 93
L. Briggs - 92
T. Suggs - 90
C. Greenway - 88
K. Rivers - 86
C. Matthews - 86

Top Corners
D. Revis - 99
N. Asomugha - 98
C. Woodson - 97
C. Bailey - 95
A. Samuel - 94
J. Joseph - 93
L. Hall - 92
C. Finnegan -92

Top FS
E. Reed - 97
A. Bethea - 95
D. Sharper - 94
N. Collins - 93
O. Atogwe - 92
B. Dawkins - 90
T. Jackson - 88
K. Rhodes - 88

Top SS
T. Polamalu - 97
A. Wilson - 96
B. Sanders - 89
B. Merriweather - 88
L. Landry - 87
T. Branch - 86
J. Leonhard - 85
B. Pollard - 84

Top Kickers
R. Gould - 95
N. Kaeding - 95
R. Bironas - 93
R. Longwell - 92
S. Gostowski - 91
S. Janikowski - 90
J. Hanson - 89
D. Akers - 89

Top Punters
S. Lechlar - 98
A. Lee - 94
D. Jones - 94
M. Scifres - 93
M. McBriar - 92
D. Colquitt - 91
B. Moorman - 90
S. Koch - 86

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Member Comments

# 21 sportyguyfl31 @ 06/22/10 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nuckles2k2


	I'm seeing tons of love for the Jets there.

The Jets will be absolute hell to play online..if the slow WR releases, coverage warping and magic teleporting powers of DBs of Madden 10
exists.

I love the Jets and all, but Leonhard is an 85? Does this mean that Im going to be able to cover pro bowl TE's man to man with him? LOL

This is EA at its best. Rather then make a excellent defensive unit, play together as a unit, and program the schemes to operate properly, based on their strengths..lets go and overrate every player on that unit.

Revis, Harris and Jenkins are fine..but I am willing to guarantee that the rest of the players will be severly overrated, because that's how EA decides to represent a #1 rated defense.

He's not a Jet anymore, thank god, but I remain absolutely amazed at how Kerry Rhodes consistantly gets rated so high...each and every year.

Do these guys watch football? The man was benched for nearly a month for a journeyman

The guy lines up deeper then any free safety in football, because his range stinks, and he's still a second late on all of his breaks.

Kerry Rhodes is brutal.

# 22 rooney8 @ 06/22/10 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by theant1h3ro


	Peterson being a 98 is a joke....I guess fumbling doesn't decrease your stats.....also Willis being 3 points higher then Beason is laughable....Beason plays in a Tampa 2 system where he is asked to cover much more then Willis and their stats are pretty comparable.....

Yeah I don't agree with alot of them but I guarentee if Beason and Willis were rated the same or if Peterson was lower than 2nd best rb there would be a far bigger fuss. They give ratings the casual fan will agree with.
I would love if they scaled tham back. Shouldn't be so many 97-99's. If A.Johnson is 98 then J.Rice would have to have been 110.

# 23 Darkimpact17 @ 06/22/10 09:23 AM

I think they missed haynesworth...

# 24 nuckles2k2 @ 06/22/10 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31


	The Jets will be absolute hell to play online..if the slow WR releases, coverage warping and magic teleporting powers of DBs of Madden 10 exists. I love the Jets and all, but Leonhard is an 85? Does this mean that Im going to be able to cover pro bowl TE's man to man with him? LOL This is EA at its best. Rather then make a excellent defensive unit, play together as a unit, and program the schemes to operate properly, based on their strengths..lets go and overrate every player on that unit. Revis, Harris and Jenkins are fine..but I am willing to guarantee that the rest of the players will be severly overrated, because that's how EA decides to represent a #1 rated defense. He's not a Jet anymore, thank god, but I remain absolutely amazed at how Kerry Rhodes consistantly gets rated so high...each and every year. Do these guys watch football? The man was benched for nearly a month for a journeyman The guy lines up deeper then any free safety in football, because his range stinks, and he's still a second late on everything. Kerry Rhodes is brutal.

If they give him a high play recognition and man coverage rating, then yes, if not, then no. I'm not going to start throwing stones until I see how the overall rating came about. But like someone said earlier, Jim wrecked havoc in certain blitz schemes because of Revis out there on his island, both in tackling and making plays on the ball in the intermediate passing game. If that leads to a higher awareness, play recognition, and tackle rating...then that's about right. And if those particular ratings weigh heavily for a safety...well you get the elevated overall rating.

I think overall ratings get blown out of proportion anyway, too much focus on that first number instead of the other numbers that actually have more of an impact on the gameplay.

I was just merely stating that it's nice to see a few of the Jets get ranked a little more appropriately (namely D-brick and Harris)

# 25 canes21 @ 06/22/10 09:25 AM

Yea, EA didn't give the Skins any love. McNabb becomes a Redskin an is instanly out of the top 10. Then they completely drop Hayneswroth 10+ points. Sure, his stats were not the best last year, but he had a big impact. The Redskins doubled their sack total from the year before thanks to Haynesworth. He go all the attention and made it easy for the rest of the line to get pressure. Also, Cooley is a lot better than they have him in my opinion. Sure he broke his ankle, but he is still one of the top TE's in the league. I think a 93 suits him.

Call me a homer, but I am just stating my opinion. I also think the Jets get too much credit. Asomugha is better than Revis in my eyes.

# 26 kenlovin @ 06/22/10 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CreatineKasey


	No Haynesworth? Under an 89... MJD is a bit high. Same with Gore IMO. Roethlisberger under an 89... Shaub is NOT a better QB than him.

I'm a Texan fan an I have no idea why schaub is rated so high in this game. He has done absolutely nothing at all since he's been here and his previous stint was a back up bso I don't now where they're getting the merit for such a high rating.

# 27 sportyguyfl31 @ 06/22/10 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nuckles2k2


	If they give him a high play recognition and man coverage rating, then yes, if not, then no. I'm not going to start throwing stones until I see how the overall rating came about. But like someone said earlier, Jim wrecked havoc in certain blitz schemes because of Revis out there on his island, both in tackling and making plays on the ball in the intermediate passing game. If that leads to a higher awareness, play recognition, and tackle rating...then that's about right. And if those particular ratings weigh heavily for a safety...well you get the elevated overall rating. I think overall ratings get blown out of proportion anyway, too much focus on that first number instead of the other numbers that actually have more of an impact on the gameplay. I was just merely stating that it's nice to see a few of the Jets get ranked a little more appropriately (namely D-brick and Harris)

Thats the problem..the player's overall ability, needs to be the dominant factor as to how he effects the game.

We all know that Taylor Mays, for example, is going to be an absolute monster, when the book on him is that he is stiff, has poor range, and isnt a physical tackler.

In the hands of a good user controller..forget it..he is going to be the best defender on the field.

As far Leonhard goes...he's a scrapper. He's a good tackler, He's heady, good blitzer, and he's tough. I would give him ratings that reflect that..but I absolutely would not give him a overall that makes him one of the top half dozen players at his position, because thats not who he is.

# 28 nuckles2k2 @ 06/22/10 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31


	Thats the problem..the player's overall ability, needs to be the dominant factor as to how he effects the game. We all know that Taylor Mays, for example, is going to be an absolute monster, when the book on him is that he is stiff, has poor range, and isnt a physical tackler. In the hands of a good user controller..forget it..he is going to be the best defender on the field.

What do you consider overall ability tho? If you drop someone's awareness rating then it cuts into that overall number, but the player still has the same physical ability. That's the problem, because awareness is pretty much useless when the user is controlling someone and it weighs too heavily on a player's overall number.

You could create a runningback with a low ball carrying ability, agile, vision, break tackle ability, etc.
Give him decent speed and acceleration and a 99 awareness and that player will probably approach an 80 overall if not clear it.

# 29 Morning Thunder @ 06/22/10 09:46 AM

I wish there was more variety in speed and acceleration ala NCAA

# 30 RayAllen20 @ 06/22/10 10:04 AM

Sure I'm a Jets fan, but I don't think we were rated too highly.

All last year our offensive line was the #1 line in the NFL. Thomas Jones was the best back in the AFC because of it, and while Jones is good, a lot of the credit goes to Tony Richardson and our offensive line.

Our defense was also #1 in the NFL last year, a lot because of Darrelle Revis, who was absolutely dominant last year. But David Harris played very good at linebacker, and so did many others getting pass rush. Kris Jenkins was a dominant nose tackle last year, but was out for the season last year.

Our weaknesses made us 5-7 at one point. Sanchez was terrible then, but really improved in the playoffs. Still should be around a 79. Also, our other cornerbacks were pretty bad. Cromartie is a real step up from Sheppard imo.

EDIT: Kerry Rhodes is very overrated though, he was pretty bad last year, except for the end of the year. But then again you have to see specific ratings to complain. Overall, I don't see much ratings that jump out at me.

# 31 sportyguyfl31 @ 06/22/10 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nuckles2k2


	What do you consider overall ability tho? If you drop someone's awareness rating then it cuts into that overall number, but the player still has the same physical ability. That's the problem, because awareness is pretty much useless when the user is controlling someone and it weighs too heavily on a player's overall number. You could create a runningback with a low ball carrying ability, agile, vision, break tackle ability, etc. Give him decent speed and acceleration and a 99 awareness and that player will probably approach an 80 overall if not clear it.

True. In general I always feel that sports game rate players too high all across the board.

I dont know what ratings skew the overall the most, but if I was going to create Leonhard I would give him low to mid 80's in awareness, and play recognition, since that is his biggest strength..he's strong for his size and is a good tackler so I would be generous with those ratins as well, and give him a decent block shedding rating to reflect his blitzing ability.

I'd make him average at best in terms of speed, man coverage, agility, and give him a decent zone coverage rating.

Now I have no idea what that combo would produce..it might very well proiduce an 85 for all I know..or it could produce a 75, but I think ratings need to focus on what specifically a player can do.

# 32 coogrfan @ 06/22/10 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kenlovin


	I'm a Texan fan an I have no idea why schaub is rated so high in this game. He has done absolutely nothing at all since he's been here and his previous stint was a back up bso I don't now where they're getting the merit for such a high rating.

Nothing?

2009: 396 of 583 for 4770; 29 tds 15 ints; qb rating of 98.6

# 33 Brandwin @ 06/22/10 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliDude916


	MLB - Patrick Willis - 99 - 1st TE - Vernon Davis - 96 - 3rd P - Andy Lee - 94 - 2nd RB - Frank Gore - 93 - 5th DT - Aubrayo Franklin - 90 - 7th Beautiful!!!

Yeah buddy!

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Originally Posted by R9NALD9


	hell yeah baby, seems the 49ers are going to be really fun to play with this year! !

I agree. The defense is going to be one of the better D's in Madden and their offense overall should be around mid teens. Other than Alex Smith (probably about a 77) we will have Crabtree and Morgan in the low to mid 80's I would think, at very worse.

# 34 Checmate101 @ 06/22/10 10:21 AM

Wonder what McNabb rating is then...soon as we get him, they got him throwing balls in the dirt and dropping his rating..lol.

and can't wait to see where they put Haynesworth

# 35 Palo20 @ 06/22/10 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by stlstudios189


	LOLB is the weakest position in the nfl according to Madden

According to Madden, LOLB is actually a position in the NFL. I guess it is in most 3-4 schemes.

# 36 nuckles2k2 @ 06/22/10 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31


	True. In general I always feel that sports game rate players too high all across the board. I dont know what ratings skew the overall the most, but if I was going to create Leonhard I would give him low to mid 80's in awareness, and play recognition, since that is his biggest strength..he's strong for his size and is a good tackler so I would be generous with those ratins as well, and give him a decent block shedding rating to reflect his blitzing ability. I'd make him average at best in terms of speed, man coverage, agility, and give him a decent zone coverage rating. Now I have no idea what that combo would produce..it might very well proiduce an 85 for all I know..or it could produce a 75, but I think ratings need to focus on what specifically a player can do.

Yea I agree.

By the way, different ratings weigh more heavily than others based on position, I believe the only ratings that carry the same weight across the board are awareness (being the heaviest), speed and acceleration.

# 37 Palo20 @ 06/22/10 10:27 AM

B. Merriweather should be a FS.

# 38 ThaShark28_316 @ 06/22/10 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kenlovin


	I'm a Texan fan an I have no idea why schaub is rated so high in this game. He has done absolutely nothing at all since he's been here and his previous stint was a back up bso I don't now where they're getting the merit for such a high rating.

You can't be serious.

Dude led the league in yards last year with no running game and we were still trying to feature it. The reason his rating's an 89, is probably because the Texans haven't made the playoffs.

They better fix his deep ball accuracy.

# 39 BCJMU99 @ 06/22/10 10:39 AM

I guess injuries weren't factored in some of these overall ratings. I see many players that were out more than half the season last year but maintained a very high rating (T Jammal Brown, T Jordan Gross, etc.)

# 40 NYYanks26 @ 06/22/10 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Checmate101


	Wonder what McNabb rating is then...soon as we get him, they got him throwing balls in the dirt and dropping his rating..lol.

Did you watch him play last season?

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