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Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Ends

12:14 PM - July 27, 2016 by smiley3

EA Sports has continued revealing their Madden NFL 17 player ratings today, as they announce the top 5 defensive ends in the game. More detailed ratings can be seen in the official blog.

Check them out and post your thoughts!

J.J. Watt (Overall 99)
Jurrell Casey (Overall 93)
Brandon Graham (Overall 92)
Mike Daniels (Overall 92)
Olivier Vernon (Overall 91)

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Member Comments

# 1 PhillyPhanatic14 @ 07/27/16 12:20 PM

As an Eagles fan Brandon Graham is crazy overrated. Dude isn't a top 10 defensive end yet. Maybe not even top 15. I don't understand how he is number 3 and gets an absurd 92 rating.

# 2 muckcity @ 07/27/16 12:20 PM

List is terrible, to not have Mo Wilkerson from Jets on it is crazy

# 3 smiley3 @ 07/27/16 12:25 PM

Don't agree either, but I guess changes will be made through out the season

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# 4 seasprite @ 07/27/16 12:30 PM

Shocked to see Graham up there.................

# 5 adub88 @ 07/27/16 12:34 PM

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	Don't agree either, but I guess changes will be made through out the season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

except for Watt, definitely some interesting choices.

# 6 BreakingBad2013 @ 07/27/16 12:36 PM

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	Shocked to see Graham up there.................

Nice!! He's relentless, one of those guys that is always getting near the QB. Doesn't have amazing sack numbers, but his pressures are great.

Same with Vinny Curry in his limited snaps.

# 7 KANE699 @ 07/27/16 12:40 PM

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	Nice!! He's relentless, one of those guys that is always getting near the QB. Doesn't have amazing sack numbers, but his pressures are great. Same with Vinny Curry in his limited snaps.

Curry is a pressure machine, may not be making the sacks every time but he is consistently getting there!

# 8 Hova57 @ 07/27/16 12:41 PM

I don't think we'll see Malcolm unless they break down safety position bring nice to see both our safeties

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# 9 briz1046 @ 07/27/16 12:42 PM

Yes , not sure how Graham gets to be above Wilkerson or Michael Bennett ? Be interested to hear more of the new formula calculations soon hopefully ?

# 10 Ky3217 @ 07/27/16 12:51 PM

How is Ziggy Ansah not on this list? The guy was an absolute monster last season.

# 11 Mauer4MVP @ 07/27/16 12:59 PM

Personally thinking Everson Griffen should be ahead of Mike Daniels. 22.5 sacks over the past two seasons which is 6th best for all positions.

The dude is so underrated.

# 12 NFLfan80 @ 07/27/16 12:59 PM

No Cam Heyward or Wilkerson?

# 13 SolidSquid @ 07/27/16 01:10 PM

I'm interested to see how cpu speed rushers play.

# 14 Mattanite @ 07/27/16 01:15 PM

Graham will be a blip having being position changed from a 3-4 OLB to 4-3 DE... but still surprising after the Devs had said the OVR formula had been reworked.

# 15 underdog13 @ 07/27/16 01:32 PM

Man Watt is soo far ahead of everyone. I like it.

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# 16 Godgers12 @ 07/27/16 01:38 PM

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	Personally thinking Everson Griffen should be ahead of Mike Daniels. 22.5 sacks over the past two seasons which is 6th best for all positions. The dude is so underrated.

Daniels plays in the 34 and is much much better against the run.

# 17 Mauer4MVP @ 07/27/16 01:44 PM

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	Daniels plays in the 34 and is much much better against the run.

No I understand that and he's really good, I just think Griffen is better. I just don't think Daniels is THAT good yet. He tailed off at the end of the year last year.

# 18 Dj_MyTime @ 07/27/16 01:53 PM

I think some of you that this is for both the 3-4 AND 4-3 fronts, by default the speed/acc will boost 4-3 ends past some of the better 3-4 DE's.

Personally I'd like to see more of a break down in Madden or at least with these lists as the responsibilities are different in each scheme.

Still a solid list, but Wilkerson, & Hayward are 3-4 ends so odds are they are top 10.

A split 4-3 DE, and a 3-4 DE list would have likely better represented the true best of so to speak. But this is just to feed anticipation and give us something to discuss for a couple more weeks.

# 19 Nerox23 @ 07/27/16 02:00 PM

No Micheal Bennet or Ziggy... Riiiiiiiiight...

# 20 KANE699 @ 07/27/16 02:20 PM

Bennett is the Best LE in the game

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