RB Saquon Barkley (91)
How can anyone rated 90 or above be considered too low? That’s a fair question, but it’s also Saquon Barkley, so…
Barkley is arguably the best all-around running back in football, yet he finds himself tied for fifth-best in the league with his 91 rating. And as we’ve mentioned throughout this article, the folks at EA Sports defend that by suggesting Barkley didn’t play well enough through his injury last season.
“Our rating are basically coming off what you’ve done last year heading into this year. So if you played through injury and didn’t play well, we have to reflect that because you were out there playing,” EA Sports head ratings adjuster Dustin Smith told ESPN. “Now, doesn’t mean it won’t change as the season goes on. Obviously that is why we do all the roster updates. But if you played through injury and it’s not up to par …”
What damaged Barkley’s overall rating the most was his 78 “ball carrier vision” rating, which was tied for 86th among all running backs, meaning EA Sports believes there are 85 NFL running backs with better vision.
All righty then.