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Where does Jamal Adams rank among safeties in Madden 21?

Jamal Adams received a 92 rating in Madden 21, which was good for third amongst NFL safeties.

Jamal Adams’ Madden 21 rating has been revealed, and it’s not the best one among safeties.

Rather, Adams’ 92 rating makes him the third-best safety in this year’s version of the popular video game. Only Tyrann Mathieu (93) and Harrison Smith (95 ) are rated higher than Adams.

Devin McCourty (92), Kevin Byard (91), Justin Simmons (90), Derwin James Jr. (89), Eddie Jackson (89), Micah Hyde (88) and Earl Thomas III (88 rating) rounded out the top 10.

Adams certainly deserved to be one of the highest-rated players at his position given his production last season. He registered 74 total tackles, 6.5 sacks, seven pass defenses, one interception, two forced fumbles and two total touchdowns in 14 games. That was good enough for Adams to make his second consecutive Pro Bowl and earn a First-Team All-Pro selection.

However, at least one of his peers believes Madden doesn’t think highly enough of Adams. Mathieu said Adams deserved a few more points.

The 24-year-old Adams has yet to say anything about his mark, but he always had a chip on his shoulder when it comes to being the best safety in the league. Adams’ playstyle is unique for a strong safety. In addition to excelling in coverage, Adams loves to be in the box to either stop the run or get after the quarterback.

Clearly, Adams is not far off from reaching his goal of being the best at his position in terms of Madden ratings. He’s only three points behind Smith, which is awfully impressive for a player entering his fourth year in the league. Smith is entering his ninth season in the NFL.

If Adams wants to be the No. 1 rated safety in Madden 22, he’ll just have to keep getting better. Based on his first three years in the league, that won’t be an issue.

Madden rating the latest source of motivation for Jets RB Le’Veon Bell

Jets RB Le’Veon Bell will use his Madden rating (87) as more motivation as he looks to prove his doubters wrong in 2020.

There’s no question that Le’Veon Bell is motivated to prove that 2019, the worst statistical season of his career, was an anomaly.

That’s why his latest Madden 21 rating is just more fuel added to the fire for the Jets’ All-Pro running back. He plans on using his latest rating (87) as motivation to get back to the high level of play he’d grown accustomed to in Pittsburgh.

While Madden’s ratings are more likely based on Bell’s production or lack thereof in 2019 than his reputation, he’s not exactly receptive to the idea of his overall rating dropping five points from the season before.

“I don’t even want Madden to update my s—…keep this energy,” Bell stated in an Instragam comment on Tuesday.

In a cryptic Tweet that was most likely related to his rating, Bell expressed that he’s not mad about how he’s viewed in the Madden community. Instead, he’s more motivated than ever to prove his doubters wrong.

Bell’s reaction to Madden’s latest ratings follows a similar pattern. Just last week, he was laughing at an ESPN poll of 50 league executives, scouts and players that ranked him as the 10th-best running back in the NFL.

It seems that the league and the popular football video game are in sync as far as Bell losing a step is concerned. For Bell, he’ll need to prove that it’s Madden’s gameplay that’s lost a step and not a 28-year-old who still has some of his best football ahead of him.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson snubbed from 99 club on ‘Madden 21’ player ratings

Despite being the cover athlete for the game this year, Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was snubbed in his “Madden 21” player ratings

If you pick up the only new NFL video game, “Madden 21”, when it hits store shelves, you’ll catch Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the cover in all his glory. Yet, despite being the video game franchise’s latest cover athlete and winning the NFL’s MVP award last season, Jackson didn’t earn the elusive 99 player rating. In fact, Jackson isn’t even the top quarterback in the game.

EA Sports released some of their player ratings, including the top 10 quarterbacks. While Jackson is featured high on the list, he comes in third behind Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson with a pretty disappointing 94 overall rating.

While Jackson is the fastest and most agile quarterback in the game, he falls short in just about every other category, including some that he’d seemingly top the league in.

Below are the most important ratings for quarterbacks and where Jackson finds himself among his position group:

  • 95 awareness (fifth-highest among quarterbacks)
  • 92 throw power (tied for fourth)
  • 92 stamina (seventh)
  • 91 throw-under-pressure (fourth)
  • 92 short-throw-accuracy (sixth)
  • 83 medium-throw-accuracy (11th)
  • 86 deep-throw-accuracy (tied for seventh)
  • 89 play-action (tied for seventh)
  • 95 throw-on-the-run (third)

While it’s hard to hate on any of the individual rankings or even where Jackson is placed in his position group, it bucks the usual trend in “Madden” video games. Typically the cover athletes have gotten a little boost in all their ratings to help make them one of the best players in the game. Like Jackson, most cover athletes are fresh off an especially impressive season where they put themselves at the top of the sport. Yet, unlike previous years, Jackson finds himself surprisingly shortchanged in the ratings. It’s something a few of Jackson’s teammates called out on Twitter.

If Jackson can start off the 2020 regular season the same way he did last year, I’d expect those ratings to get a pretty big bump.

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Ravens WRs Devin Duvernay, James Proche get ‘Madden 21’ ratings

The Baltimore Ravens’ two newest wide receivers have pretty great grades in “Madden 21,” making Baltimore’s offense even more deadly.

For those fans patiently waiting for “Madden 21” to be released, it’s all about watching and re-watching the gameplay trailers, looking at the cover that features Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, and hoping to get into the closed BETA launch of the game. But as we get closer to the day you can buy the game in stores, EA Sports is trickling out updated player ratings for fans to obsess over.

EA Sports released the first batch of “Madden 21″ rookie player ratings, giving grades out to the wide receivers and quarterbacks. For the Ravens’ two rookie wide receivers, it means finally seeing where they stand.

The Ravens selected Devin Duvernay in the third round and James Proche in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. While Duvernay rates higher, getting a 71 overall player rating, Proche isn’t really that far behind with a 65 overall rating. But let’s take a closer look at how they rank in some specific categories.

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Both Duvernay and Proche are speed demons, given their 92 and 88 speed ratings in the game. It’s also no surprise that both players have above average short-route-running grades as well. But what might be most impressive is the 78 and 82 catch-in-traffic ratings Proche and Duvernay have. Both were used extensively in the slot in college and project to be quick-hitting options for Jackson in Baltimore, meaning their ability to catch the ball in the middle of the field where hits are often coming immediately afterward will pay huge dividends for “Madden 21” players as well as for Jackson in real life.

Duvernay and Proche look like great digital additions for the Ravens, teaming up with Marquise Brown, Miles Boykin, and Willie Snead to create a pretty interesting and capable wide receiver corps. When combined with tight end Mark Andrews and the bevy of running backs Baltimore has on the roster, the Ravens’ offense looks as deadly as ever. And as we saw with Marquise Brown at the controls, Baltimore’s offense was already championship-worthy in last season’s edition of the video game franchise.

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