Madden NFL 21 Ratings for Every Former Ohio State Player

Fifty-seven NFL players who completed their college careers at Ohio State are included in this year’s installment of the Madden video game franchise, led by New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, one of five players who He received an overall rating of 99. According to a list of Madden ratings compiled by the I-80 sports blog, Thomas is the first Ohio State player to receive a 99, the highest possible rating in the game.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is Buckeye’s second-highest ranked player in this year’s game with an overall rating of 92, linking him to Nick Chubb for the third-highest rating among running backs (behind Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry) in Madden 21.

Joey Bosa (91), Cameron Heyward (90), and Nick Bosa (89) are among the game’s top 10 defensive ends, while Bosa is also the highest-rated player on the Los Angeles Chargers’ roster. Denzel Ward and Marshon Lattimore, who all received 86 overall ratings, are tied for 13th among the cornerbacks.

Malcolm Jenkins (85), back with the Saints after six seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, is tied for seventh among the strongest securities in the standings, while Andrew Norwell (83) is seventh among the left guards. Malik Hooker and Terry McLaurin, who received 82 overall ratings, complete the game’s top 11 Buckeyes.

Chase Young, one of five Buckeyes who received an overall rating of 80, is the highest rated rookie in the game. No. 3 overall pick Jeff Okudah (76) is also tied for the game’s highest-rated rookie cornerback, while JK Dobbins (75) is the game’s highest-rated rookie runner.

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– Jeff Okudah (@jeffokudah) July 18, 2020

Because Madden still doesn’t have a separate position designation for long snappers, Jake McQuaide, listed as a tight end, ranks lowest among the Buckeyes who were included in the game.

A look at the rankings, from highest to lowest, for the 57 Buckeyes in Madden NFL 21, listed by their positions in the game:

Madden NFL 21 Buckeyes Ratings

Player	Pos	Equipment	Classification
MICHAEL THOMAS	WR	SAINTS	99
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT	RB	COWBOYS	92
JOEY BOSA	YOU	CHARGERS	91 91
CAMERON HEYWARD	RE	STEELERS	90
NICK BOSA	RE	49ERS	89
MARSHON LATTIMORE	CB	SAINTS	86
DENZEL WARD	CB	BROWNS	86
MALCOLM JENKINS	H.H	SAINTS	85
ANDREW NORWELL	LG	Panthers	83
MALIK HOOKER	FS	Foals	82
TERRY MCLAURIN	WR	REDSKINS	82
CARLOS HYDE	half pension	SEAHAWKS	80
BRADLEY ROBY	CB	TEXANS	80
CURTIS SAMUEL	WR	Panthers	80
JOHN SIMON	YOU	PATRIOTS	80
YOUNG CHASE	RE	REDSKINS	80
VONN BELL	H.H	Flares	79
COREY LINSLEY	C	PACKAGES	78
GAREON CONLEY	CB	TEXANS	76
JOHNATHAN HANKINS	DT	RAIDERS	76
RAEKWON MCMILLAN	MLB	DOLPHINS	76
JEFF OKUDAH	CB	LIONS	76
ELI APPLE	CB	Panthers	75
JK DOBBINS	RB	RAVENS	75
TED GINN JR.	WR	BEARS	75
SAM HUBBARD	RE	Flares	75
JEROME BAKER	MLB	DOLPHINS	74
TAYLOR DECKER	LT	LIONS	74
KENDALL SHEFFIELD	CB	FALCONS	73
PARRIS CAMPBELL	WR	LIONS	72
PAT ELFLEIN	LG	VIKINGS	72
TYQUAN LEWIS	DT	Foals	71
DAMON ARNETTE JR.	CB	RAIDERS	70
NOAH BROWN	WR	COWBOYS	70
DAVON HAMILTON	DT	Jaguars	70
DWAYNE HASKINS JR.	QB	REDSKINS	70
JEFF HEUERMAN	TEA	BRONCOS	70
DEVIN SMITH	WR	BRONCOS	70
MALIK HARRISON	MLB	RAVENS	69
CAMERON JOHNSTON	P	EAGLES	69
DRE’MONT JONES	YOU	BRONCOS	69
NICK VANNETT	TEA	BRONCOS	68
NATE EBNER	H.H	Giants	67
BILLY PRICE	LG	Flares	67
ROD SMITH	half pension	RAIDERS	67
JOHNNIE DIXON	WR	CARDINALS	66
JALYN HOLMES	YOU	VIKINGS	Sixty-five
KJ HILL	WR	CHARGERS	64
JORDAN FULLER	H.H	RAMS	63
Jonah Jackson	RG	LIONS	63
JAMARCO JONES	LT	SEAHAWKS	62
MICHAEL JORDAN	LG	Flares	61
JASHON CORNELL	DT	LIONS	60 60
ISAIAH PRINCE	RT	Flares	60 60
BRANDEN BOWEN	RT	Panthers	54
JT BARRETT IV	QB	STEELERS	fifty
JAKE MCQUAIDE	TEA	RAMS	35

If you feel compelled to buy Madden and choose to make an All-Buckeye list, below is one aspect of his depth chart (with some position adjustments to complete the depth chart):

Projected All-Buckeye Madden Depth Graph

Pos	First team	Second team	Third team	Fourth team
QB	DWAYNE HASKINS JR. (70)	JT BARRETT IV (50)
half pension	EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (92)	CARLOS HYDE (80)	JK DOBBINS (75)	SMITH ROD (67)
WR	MICHAEL THOMAS (99)	NOAH BROWN (70)	DEVIN SMITH (70)
WR	TERRY MCLAURIN (82)	PARRIS CAMPBELL (72)	JOHNNIE DIXON (66)
WR	CURTIS SAMUEL (80)	TED GINN JR. (75)	HILL KJ (64)
TEA	JEFF HEUERMAN (70)	NICK VANNETT (68)
LT	DECKER TAYLOR (74)	JAMARCO JONES (62)
LG	ANDREW NORWELL (83)	BILLY PRICE (67)
C	COREY LINSLEY (78)	MICHAEL JORDAN (61)
RG	PAT ELFLEIN (72)	JONAH JACKSON (63)
RT	ISAIAH PRINCE (60)	BRANDEN BOWEN (54)
YOU	JOEY BOSA (91)	JOHN SIMON (80)	JALYN HOLMES (65)
RE	NICK BOSA (89)	YOUNG CHASE (80)	HUBBARD SAM (75)
DT	CAMERON HEYWARD (90)	TYQUAN LEWIS (71)	DRE’MONT JONES (69)
DT	JOHNATHAN HANKINS (76)	DAVON HAMILTON (70)	JASHON CORNELL (60)
LB	JEROME BAKER (74)	MALIK HARRISON (69)
LB	RAEKWON MCMILLAN (76)
CB	MARSHON LATTIMORE (86)	JEFF OKUDAH (76)	KENDALL SHEFFIELD (73)
CB	DENZEL WARD (86)	GAREON CONLEY (76)	DAMON ARNETTE JR. (70)
CB	BRADLEY ROBY (80)	ELI APPLE (75)
FS	MALIK HOOK (82)	JORDAN FULLER (63)
H.H	MALCOLM JENKINS (85)	VONN BELL (79)	EBEN NATE (67)
P / K	CAMERON JOHNSTON (69)
LS	JAKE MCQUAIDE (35)

Two other former Ohio State players who finished their college careers elsewhere are also included in Madden NFL 21. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, the only player selected before Young in this year’s draft after he took LSU to a national championship last season, begins his professional career. career with a Madden rating of 76. New Orleans Saints defensive end Noah Spence, who finished his college career in eastern Kentucky after the Big Ten declared him permanently ineligible, received an overall rating of 73.