Wednesday was another eventful day for EA Sports College Football 25 and those looking forward to playing the first new NCAA football video game in over 10 years.
College Football 25 unveiled its Top 100 individual player ratings. For Kentucky, defensive end Deone Walker was unsurprisingly rated the Wildcats’ best player. Walker received a 93 overall rating, which makes him the No. 21 highest-rated player according to EA.com. Only Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. was rated higher among defensive ends (95 rating, No. 4 overall).
Walker was one of two Kentucky players to make the Top 100 ratings. Cornerback Maxwell Hairston (No. 61 overall) was the other.
Among individual attributes assigned by EA, Walker received a 71 rating for speed, an 83 rating for acceleration, a 97 rating for strength, and a 96 rating for awareness.
Hairston was given a 91 rating for speed, a 93 rating for acceleration, a 60 rating for strength, and an 88 rating for awareness.
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell and Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II were the three highest-rated players by EA. They each received a 96 overall rating.
Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders was the highest-rated quarterback at No. 17 overall. Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes also had the highest-rated wide receiver in Travis Hunter (No. 6 overall).
College Football 25 will be released in full July 19.
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