Michigan’s Donovan Edwards featured in cover of EA Sports College Football 25

Donovan Edwards is set to make the cover of EA Sports College Football ’25.

The wait for a college football video game is nearly over with the release of EA Sports College Football 25, set for July 19. A trailer and a few details have already been released, which has increased excitement for the game to hit the shelves. That includes the cover, which will feature a Big Ten star in Michigan’s Donavan Edwards.

For the Wolverines running back, the honor comes as he enters his fourth season in the Michigan backfield. He is expected to see an increase in playing time after Blake Corum was drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He had been one of Michigan’s primary weapons on offense for the last four years.

While Edwards had to split time with Corum, he made the most of his opportunities. In 294 rushing attempts in his career, Edwards has recorded 1.662 rushing yards and found the end zone seven times. His best season came in 2022, when he averaged a career-high 90.1 yards a game.

THE EA SPORTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL 25 DELUXE EDITION COVER 😮

The game comes out on July 19!

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As Edwards looks to make his mark and help replace Corum’s production, he will be counted on more than ever. However, it is a challenge he has been preparing for. 

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Although Edwards is the only Big Ten player on the cover, he will be joined by some of the best players in the country. The cover includes Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado quarterback Sheduer Sanders.

The best quarterbacks against AP Top 25 opponents in the regular season

Comparing top quarterbacks based on their performances against top 25 teams in 2023.

Breaking down the numbers against AP top 25 opponents, we see that Noah Fifita of Arizona had a strong season with 16 touchdowns in those six games. Fifita filled in for Jayden De Laura late in the game against Stanford and took over the starting role against Washington. Fifita performed quite well and never relinquished the starting job back to De Laura.

The Pac-12 has a large portion of the quarterbacks on this list that performed well against top 25 teams. Along with Fifita, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Washington QB Michael Penix Jr, Washington State QB Cameron Ward, and Oregon QB Bo Nix all qualified as top passers.

Sanders was not only among the most productive passers, but he was also among the leaders in sacks taken. He was sacked 28 times for a total of 250 yards lost. Ward was among the most sacked passers as well with 16 sacks for 91 yards lost.

Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr are set to face one more top 25 team as they go head-to-head on Friday night in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 championship. The winner is almost certainly in for the College Football Playoffs.

Here is how the top quarterbacks performed, sorted by touchdown passes.

Quarterback Games Comp% Yards YPA TDs INTs
Noah Fifita 6 74.9 1,705 8.1 16 4
Shedeur Sanders 6 67.8 1,764 7.3 14 1
Carson Beck 4 74.6 1,247 10.2 11 2
Jayden Daniels 4 66.9 1,238 10.5 10 2
Michael Penix Jr 4 59.1 1,052 7.7 10 2
Tyler Van Dyke 4 62.9 1,121 9.0 10 3
Cameron Ward 4 70.4 1,371 8.5 10 2
Devin Leary 5 55.1 933 6.8 9 2
Bo Nix 4 79.7 1,228 8.3 9 1

One quarterback that was surprisingly not among the top players was USC Trojans gunslinger Caleb Williams. He finished with just 5 touchdown and 3 interceptions in four games against AP top 25 teams.