Tyreek Hill was ranked because the NFL’s greatest participant by his friends, so it’s becoming that the Miami Dolphins huge receiver is a 99 general on this yr’s version of Madden NFL, which releases on Friday.
The identical goes for this yr’s cowl athlete, San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey. He and Hill are two members of the unique 99 membership, which additionally consists of McCaffrey’s teammate, Trent Williams, and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
There’s little to argue towards these 5 receiving Madden’s highest potential ranking, however not each participant was given the respect they deserve on this yr’s sport.
Listed below are three gamers ranked too low in Madden NFL 2025:
Rams WR Puka Nacua: 84 general
Nacua is probably not a top-tier receiver but, however he shouldn’t be ranked under 29 others on the place.
The Los Angeles Rams’ electrifying receiver is coming off a stirring debut season through which he set rookie information for receptions (105) and receiving yards (1,486). The fifth-round choose additionally shined when it mattered most, setting a playoff rookie report with 182 receiving yards in Los Angeles’ wild-card loss to the Detroit Lions.
Nacua completed his first NFL season among the many league’s prime 10 in catches, receiving yards, yards after catch and 20-yard performs.
He was constant, too. Nacua’s 87.4 receiving yards per sport have been the sixth-most within the league and greater than top-rated gamers like A.J. Brown (95 general), Davante Adams (94 general) and Ja’Marr Chase (93 general).
By some means, Nacua is tied for thirtieth amongst all receivers on this yr’s Madden rankings. Maybe an equally robust sophomore season will garner the Rams’ younger go catcher the respect he deserves.
Ravens S Kyle Hamilton: 89 general
Regardless of an All-Professional season for the NFL’s greatest scoring protection, Hamilton is tied with the Chicago Bears’ Kevin Byard III—on his third roster in seven months—as the seventh-highest-ranked security.
I’m frankly unsure what extra the Baltimore Ravens’ future celebrity might have performed to earn the next ranking. Hamilton tallied 81 tackles, together with 10 tackles for loss, defended 13 passes, and snagged 4 interceptions, together with a pick-six, as a 22-year-old in simply his second NFL season.
Hamilton’s friends took discover, rating him as the highest security and the forty third general participant on this yr’s NFL Prime 100. Fellow security Antoine Winfield Jr. slotted in because the No. 46 participant within the Prime 100, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ veteran is Madden’s second-highest-rated security (94 general).
Much like Nacua, Hamilton’s restricted NFL expertise is probably going the most important purpose for his questionably low ranking. However given how rapidly he’s flourished for Baltimore’s elite protection, Hamilton’s ascent to a top-level ranking seems imminent.
Eagles LG Landon Dickerson: 85 general
Dickerson was the second-best run blocker in 2023, per ESPN Analytics, but the left guard’s Madden run block ranking barely cracks the highest 50.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ underrated star posted an 81 p.c run-block win fee final season, second solely to teammate Lane Johnson (82 p.c). Dickerson’s win fee was 4 p.c larger than that of another inside lineman.
Madden’s 82 run block ranking for Dickerson already appears slightly low on the floor. It turns into borderline egregious if you examine that ranking to Dickerson’s friends.
Trent Williams (99 general) and Penei Sewell (96 general) are tied for the very best run block ranking (98), despite the fact that neither positioned within the prime 10 in run block win fee. Tyler Smith (88 general), who leads all left guards with an 88 run block ranking, additionally positioned outdoors the highest 10 final season.
Once more, Dickerson was higher on the sphere than all three of these guys, however he’s the Forty ninth-rated run blocker amongst all linemen and is simply the sixth-best at his personal place.
Dickerson’s general ranking is nicely under Williams’ benchmark for all linemen and Joe Thuney’s 91 grade, the very best amongst left guards.
And it’s not like Dickerson was a legal responsibility in go safety. His 96 p.c pass-block win fee final season was tied for fifth amongst all linemen.
