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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