There’s a lot about the upcoming NFL and college football season that remains up in the air, but if there’s one thing that’s for certain, it’s that fans will have Madden.
EA Sports’ ‘Madden 21’ released the ratings for NFL rookie quarterbacks on Thursday, and while the name at the top of the list in overall rating wasn’t shocking, there were question marks surrounding the other standings and numbers.
Here’s a look into some of the ratings for each former SEC quarterback selected in the 2020 NFL Draft and how fair each of them were.
Joe Burrow, LSU (Cincinnati Bengals)
Overall: 76
Speed: 83
Accuracy: 86
Strength: 68
Agility: 82
Awareness: 77
Throw Power: 86
The verdict: It comes as a surprise to absolutely no one that Burrow received the best overall rating considering that he just finished recording one the best seasons by a quarterback in college football history.
His throw power was only the ninth-best of among rookie quarterbacks, which is reflects perhaps his only trait that can’t be classified as elite — arm strength. Burrow may not put the same type of impressive zip on the ball that other rookie quarterbacks like Jacob Eason do, but he makes up for it in quite literally every other category.
Burrow’s awareness rating of 77 led all rookie signal-callers. Overall, the former Tiger’s ratings seem pretty fair, although he is “sneaky fast” and may prove worthy of a higher speed rating.