What is Bijan’s rating for the upcoming Madden NFL 25 video game?
The NFL season will officially begin on Sept. 5 when former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy will make his debut against the Baltimore Ravens and former kicker Justin Tucker.
Each offseason leading up to the start of the NFL preseason, EA Sports releases its launch ratings for players. With Madden NFL 25 set to release on Aug. 16, we continue to look at former players and their ratings. We have already seen the numbers for wide receivers and safeties, next up are the running backs. A position that the Texas Longhorns football program knows how to develop.
The current crop of running backs is led by the 2022 Doak Walker Award winner, Bijan Robinson.
Former Texas Longhorn running back’s Madden rating:
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Bijan Robinson: Overall 82
Jonathon Brooks: Overall 77
D’Onta Foreman: Overall 76
Roschon Johnson: Overall 72
Keilan Robinson: Overall 67
Keaontay Ingram: Overall 67
Bijan also has a speed rating of 91 and agility of 89 that will help you make defenders miss in the open field. Much as he was able to do when wearing the Burnt Orange.
Stay tuned as the rest of the player ratings are released throughout the week.
Which Longhorns had the highest ratings among WRs, Safeties?
The NFL season is fast approaching which means another edition of the Madden NFL video game will be available in the coming weeks. Madden NFL 25 is set to be released on Aug. 16.
This week EA Sports is releasing player ratings. Each day new positions will be released. On Monday it was the safeties and wide receivers that were released. In total, 11 former Texas Longhorns were listed among the player ratings released.
The highest ratings among former Longhorns were both on the defensive side. Brandon Jones and DeShon Elliott are both rated at 78 overall. Xavier Worthy and Devin Duvernay came in at 75 overall for the wide receivers.
Former Texas Longhorns Madden ratings for Wide Receivers and Safeties
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Wide Receivers:
Xavier Worthy: Overall 75
Adonai Mitchell: Overall 72
Jordan Whittington: Overall 68
Collin Johnson: Overall 69
Lil’Jordan Humphrey: Overall 66
Devin Duvernay: Overall 75
Safeties:
Brandon Jones: Overall 78
P.J. Locke: Overall 71
Caden Sterns: Overall 73
Brenden Schooler: Overall 62
DeShon Elliott: Overall 78
Stay tuned as the rest of the player ratings are released throughout the week.
At the Colts practice on Sunday, Mitchell made a remarkable catch that left his teammates speechless.
During his college career, Adonai Mitchell was a human highlight reel while spending time with the Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs. Less than six months after being selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts, Mitchell has already shown why fans have high expectations. At the Colts practice on Sunday, Mitchell made a remarkable catch that left his teammates speechless.
With Anthony Richardson under center, Mitchell used his quickness to create separation and hauled in a difficult throw that was the highlight of the day. After losing his helmet when making contact with the ground, Mitchell got right back up and tried to energize Colts fans in the stands.
🚨INSANE🚨#Colts rookie wide receiver Adonai Mitchell WITH AN INSANE CATCH at Indy camp today.
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AD HAD BEEN A STUD SO FAR… many inside the Indianapolis building believe they got a stud in Mitchell at the 52nd overall pickpic.twitter.com/HvkMOWYwjI
It was a welcome sign for the Colts, as the former second-round pick is expected to be a big part of the offense. Mitchell is coming off a highly productive season with the Longhorns, where he recorded 845 receiving yards in 14 games. He was also a scoring machine, adding 11 touchdowns to his resume.
While Mitchell has yet to play an NFL game, he has already received comparisons to a Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who has made a name for himself. NFL analyst Lance Ziegler compared the former Texas star to George Pickens. That is due to Mitchell’s physical abilities and tendency to make extremely tough catches.
As practices continue to ramp up and the start of the NFL season draws closer, Mitchell will be an exciting player to watch.
Former Longhorn Sam Cosmi ranked a Top 10 OG in the NFL by PFF
The Washington Commanders made one of the best selections of the 2021 NFL draft and probably didn’t even realize it at the time as they used their second-round pick, No. 51 overall, on former Texas Longhorns OL Sam Cosmi.
During Cosmi’s four-year collegiate career, he started 34 games for the Longhorns and was named Second-team All-Big 12 in 2019 and First-team All-Big 12 in 2020.
As a rookie, Cosmi started the Commanders’ season opener as a right tackle, but over the course of his career, he’s moved to being an interior guard. Cosmi has missed some time in his professional career due to a couple of different injuries, but when he’s been healthy he has been among the best guards in the league.
Heading into the 2024 season, Pro Football Focus ranks Cosmi as the No. 3 OG in the entire NFL behind only Atlanta’s Chris Lindstrom and Kansas City’s Joe Thuney.
Cosmi is entering the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, so I would expect Washington to try and extend him before the season begins as they won’t want to risk losing him in free agency next summer.
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Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson is expected to see a larger role in the offense in 2024.
When the Atlanta Falcons selected former Texas Longhorns superstar running back [autotag]Bijan Robinson[/autotag] No. 8 overall in the 2023 NFL draft, they knew he was going to be a key piece of the offense from year one.
As a rookie, Robinson accumulated 214 carries and 58 receptions for a combined 1,463 yards and eight touchdowns while appearing in all 17 games.
Despite bringing in QB Kirk Cousins via free agency and drafting QB Michael Penix No. 8 overall, Robinson is expected to see his load increase in year two. The Falcons have a ton of talent at the skill positions between TE Kyle Pitts, WR Drake London and WR Darnell Mooney, but with a new regime coming to Atlanta with head coach Raheem Morris they will get back to the basics and lead on their best player, Bijan.
Robinson is obviously a phenomenal player out of the backfield as he averaged 4.6 YPC last season, but he believes he will get back to being more of a true running back like we saw in Austin. When asked what he thinks that role might look like, Robinson said, “More so like how they use Christian (McCaffrey) down their in San Fransisco. So, that’s what kind of like the plan is here.”
McCaffrey was named the NFL’s 2023 Offensive Player of the Year as he led the league in rushing yards as well, so that should be a great sign for Robinson can do moving forward. However, McCaffery is still a massive asset out of the backfield for the Niners offense as he had 67 receptions for 564 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Two former Texas Longhorns will be gearing up for training camp in July as they prepare for the 2024 NFL season. Both Samuel Cosmi and Roschon Johnson have tasted success and they have to be hungry for more.
Cosmi was a second-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft and was expected to be a book end blocker for the Washington Commanders offensive line. Plans and injuries have changed that course for the better. Last season, Cosmi enjoyed the most success of his short NFL career in 2023. The team will look completely different with a new staff and a Heisman Trophy winner ready to take over at quarterback.
On the flip side we have Johnson, who is coming off his rookie season with the Chicago Bears. Most of his success came in the latter part of the season. Now with virtually a whole new offense, Johnson and company should be a whole lot more dynamic.
In 2021, Washington chose Cosmi with a second-round draft pick. Since then, the team has changed names, owners, head coaches, front-office leadership and quarterbacks, while Cosmi missed parts of both of his first two seasons with injuries. In 2023, though, he moved from right tackle to right guard, and things seemed to really click. PFF credited him with just one sack allowed all season, awarding him the second-highest offensive grade of the entire team. With the Dan Quinn-Jayden Daniels era about to kick off, Washington must be glad to know Cosmi has developed into a pass-protecting, run-blocking rock up front.
Moving to guard was a blessing for both Washington and Cosmi, who has had issues staying on the field due to injury. Going into the 2024 NFL season, Cosmi will be tasked with keeping the reigning Heisman Trophy Winner upright and paving holes for Austin Ekeler and Brian Robinson Jr. The success in the upcoming season will likely revolve this offensive line, including the play of Samuel Cosmi.
Roschon Johnson, Chicago Bears
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Johnson was probably appreciated at an appropriate level in 2023, when he was a fourth-round pick showing flashes for a stuck-in-the-mud offense, topping 50 scrimmage yards in five games and breaking off the occasional monster gain. That was before GM Ryan Poles supercharged the depth chart with attention-grabbing names like Caleb Williams, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze and — most crucially for Johnson — D’Andre Swift. Don’t forget about Johnson, though. For the first time in his career last season, Swift served as a clear-cut lead back for the Eagles, and while he played well, his production also sputtered toward the end of the year. Giving Johnson a healthy share of the workload seems like a good way to bring the young back further along while perhaps keeping Swift fresher longer.
Johnson was a huge piece of the Texas backfield during his time in Austin and he is no stranger to sharing the load. He and Bijan Robinson were quite the tandem. With the talent coming in, Roschon looks to be a part of a loaded offense poised for big things once again. The Chicago running back should do a lot more than 352 yards and 2 TDs in 2024.
The first Texas player selected, Byron Murphy II, was the second defensive player drafted after the first round opened with 14 consecutive players on offense hearing their name called.
The second player from Texas selected came late in round one when the Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy. Fellow wide receiver AD Mitchell would get taken by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 52 overall selection, late in round 2. Gadget wide receiver and running back Jordan Whittington had to wait until round 6 to hear his name called.
The former two receivers are projected to be productive players in their rookie season according to Bleacher Report.
Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs
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Projected Rookie Stats:
Rec
Yards
TDs
54
736
3
Worthy was one of two Longhorns selected in the first round when the Kansas City Chiefs moved up to snag him with the No. 28 overall selection. He brings a dynamic flavor to the two-time defending Super Bowl champions with his ability to catch the ball and return kicks.
The Chiefs need to get some consistency from the wide receiver position so that tight end Travis Kelce doesn’t have to carry the load for the offense. Worthy can help in that regard once he gets acclimated to the offense and the NFL.
AD Mitchell, Indianapolis Colts
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Projected Rookie Stats:
Rec
Yards
TDs
37
479
3
After sliding to the second round, standout wideout Adonai Mitchell received the call he was waiting on when the Indianapolis Colts made him its next selection. Mitchell will join the Colts and hopefully become a go-to weapon for last year’s first-round selection, Anthony Richardson.
Richardson only appeared in four games before needing season-ending surgery on his should. Mitchell has dealt with his own injury issues over his collegiate career. In 2023, Mitchell had the most productive season with 55 receptions for 845 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Robinson was second for all-purpose yards by a rookie this season with 1,464, trailing only Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua.
The Atlanta Falcons star was selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and has lived up to the hype when he gets the ball. Robinson rushed for 976 yards with 4.6 yards per carry. He also rushed for four touchdowns and caught another four.
Robinson was held back by former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, where he shared the backfield with fellow running back Tyler Allgeier and utility man Cordarrelle Patterson. Bijan only accounted for 39% of Atlanta’s snaps and should have seen much more. With a new coaching staff in 2024, Robinson will likely be used more.
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