Ratings for the newest entrant in the world’s most-popular football video-game franchise, Madden 26, have begun a slow rollout with EA Sports announcing top-10 players at each position. The Green Bay Packers have two players rated 90 or higher.
Specifically, safety Xavier McKinney owns a mark of 93, making him the No. 2 strong safety on the board behind Derwin James of the Los Angeles Chargers. He’s third overall among safeties, with the Atlanta Falcons‘ Jessie Bates III (95) leading the way.
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Running back Josh Jacobs owns a 90; that slots in seventh among halfbacks. The players ahead of him: Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs, San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey, Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson and Joe Mixon of the Houston Texans.
University of Wisconsin alumnus and Colts running back Jonathan Taylor gets an 88.
Packers rookies also have been given ratings, led by wide receiver Matthew Golden, who’s bestowed a 76, and left tackle Anthony Belton, who has a 71.
At offensive tackle, Hartford native and UW-Whitewater alumnus Quinn Meinerz of the Broncos has a ranking of 95, sixth at the position.
University of Wisconsin alumnus and NFL star T.J. Watt of Pittsburgh has a 96, ranking him third at edge rusher. Philadelphia’s 2025 breakout Zack Baun, another UW alumnus, ranks sixth at linebacker with an 88.
The game has no love for punter Daniel Whelan, listing him outside the top 10, while former Packers Corey Bojorquez of the Browns (fourth, 82) and J.K. Scott of the Chargers (seventh, 80) get honors.
Former Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander, now with the Ravens, has a 91, good for eighth at the position.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where do the Packers rank in the newest Madden ratings?
