It is that time of year! The player ratings for the new “Madden NFL 26” video game by EA Sports are getting released. They released the players who got perfect 99 ratings. No Arizona Cardinals players received a 99, which is not surprising.
Player ratings have also been released for the rookies in the NFL who were drafted.
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Let’s have a look at the Cardinals’ 2025 draft picks.
Madden NFL 26 ratings for the Cardinals’ 2025 draft picks
DL Walter Nolen III: 77 overall
CB Will Johnson: 75 overall
OLB Jordan Burch: 73 overall
CB Denzel Burke: 70 overall
ILB Cody Simon: 69 overall
S Kitan Crawford: 66 overall
OL Hayden Conner: 65 overall
Madden player rating takeaways
For the most part, the overall rating the Cardinals’ draft picks received went according to their draft order, but it wasn’t perfect.
Burke, a fifth-round pick, has a slightly higher rating than Simon, a fourth-round pick. Crawford, a seventh-rounder, edges out Conner, a sixth-rounder.
Burke gets a slightly higher speed rating (90) than Johnson (89) but Johnson’s awareness (78) is six points higher than Burke’s (72). Johnson’s awareness beats out Nolen’s 75 awareness rating.
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Nolen (87) is the strongest, just beating out Conner (85).
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Madden ratings released for Cardinals draft picks