If you’ve been following the release of “Madden 21” ratings, you’ve likely seen both fans and some players complain about how people are rated. While the game brings a little controversy every year, I’m still flabbergasted EA Sports hasn’t fixed Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker’s rating for their newest version.
According to the initial “Madden 21” ratings, Tucker is at 87 overall. Though he tops all kickers in the game by at least two points in overall ratings, in real life Tucker is head and shoulders above his competition as the best kicker in the game. So why isn’t Tucker a 99 overall considering he’s the unquestioned top player at his position and arguably the greatest kicker in NFL history?
While each position weighs ratings differently, Tucker seemingly has everything a kicker would need to have a top rating. In “Madden 21,” Tucker has a 98 rating in both kicking power and kicking accuracy, along with a 95 injury rating. Tucker is actually one of the fastest kickers in the video game with his 75 speed rating.
It could be the “awareness” rating is a little low at 71, which typically carries more weight in the overall rating for players. Though we can certainly question and debate how Tucker has middling “awareness” in this game, it seems odd that it would dramatically drop his overall rating from his 98-rated kicking skills.
Kickers and punters have never gotten much love in the “Madden” franchise. But at a time when kickers are finally starting to earn some respect from the general public — largely thanks to the poor kicking in recent years — Tucker’s 87 rating is a slap in the face to the best kicker in the sport.
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