Another year, another edition of Madden.
Madden 20 is just around the corner and the annual release of the popular video game means that ratings for all players have been revealed. To no surprise, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and cover athlete Patrick Mahomes is the top-rated quarterback at 97 overall.
There are four 99 overall players this year: Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, Chicago Bears defensive lineman Khalil Mack and Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
UNC football is heavily represented in the game, with over 20 former players on active NFL rosters to begin the 2019-20 season. Here are their ratings in Madden 20:
Giovani Bernard, Cincinnati Bengals – 79 OVR
Russell Bodine, Buffalo Bills – 67 OVR
Zach Brown, Philadelphia Eagles – 81 OVR
Malik Carney, Detroit Lions – 63 OVR
Bruce Carter, Atlanta Falcons – 68 OVR
Eric Ebron, Indianapolis Colts – 86 OVR
Cole Holcomb, Washington Redskins – 65 OVR
Mack Hollins, Philadelphia Eagles – 71 OVR
Elijah Hood, Carolina Panthers – 55 OVR
Bug Howard, Denver Broncos – 63 OVR
James Hurst, Baltimore Ravens – 67 OVR
Nazair Jones, Seattle Seahawks – 69 OVR
TJ Logan, Arizona Cardinals – 71 OVR
Kareem Martin, New York Giants – 71 OVR
RJ Prince, Baltimore Ravens – 57 OVR
Austin Proehl, Los Angeles Rams – 65 OVR
Anthony Ratliff-Williams, Tennessee Titans – 61 OVR
Andre Smith, Carolina Panthers – 62 OVR
MJ Stewart, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 69 OVR
William Sweet, Arizona Cardinals – 56 OVR
Ryan Switzer, Pittsburgh Steelers – 74 OVR
Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago Bears – 75 OVR
Sylvester Williams, New Orleans Saints – 69 OVR
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