Here are how current Gophers are rated in the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game.
Ryan Burns
The day has finally come.
If you bought the deluxe edition of EA Sports College Football 25, you can now play the game on your Playstation or Xbox. We looked atMinnesota's entire roster on the game and went through each players overalls as well as a couple of other rating attributes.
There were some players who did not opt into the game, so that's why they're not mentioned in the article. Let's take a look at the players who opted into the game, and their attributes.
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Quarterback
Max Brosmer- 77 overall
Dylan Wittke- 71 overall
Drake Lindsey- 70 overall
Max Shikenjanski - 58 overall
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:It'snot too shocking to see a big gap between Brosmer and the rest of the quarterbacks. He's the only one with playing experience, but I'd personally swap Wittke and Lindsey heading into fall camp.
Running Back
Darius Taylor- 88 overall
Sieh Bangura- 76 overall
Jaren Mangham- 75 overall
Jordan Nubin - 74 overall
Fame Ijeboi - 67 overall
Jaydon Weight - 65 overall
Scholarship players not listed: Marcus Major
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:I love to see some respect on Darius Taylor's name with a gaudy 88 rating. If Major would have opted in, I'd have him at a 75 overall in front of Mangham.
Wide Receiver
Daniel Jackson- 85 overall
Tyler Williams- 78 overall
Elijah Spencer- 76 overall
Lemeke Brockington - 74 overall
Quentin Redding - 70 overall
Kristen Hoskins - 69 overall
Kenric Lanier - 67 overall
TJ McWilliams - 67 overall
Dallas Sims - 61 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Cristian Driver, Donielle Hayes and Jalen Smith
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:It's interesting to see EA showing A LOT of love to Georgia transfer Tyler Williams. My current projections don't have him starting heading into fall camp, as I have him behind Spencer and Brockington, but you'll get to use a big bodied receiver on this game!
Tight End
Nick Kallerup- 76 overall
Jameson Geers - 74 overall
Julian Johnson- 67 overall
Sam Peters - 67 overall
Jacob Simpson - 66 overall
Ryan Algrim - 51 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Nathan Jones and Pierce Walsh
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:I'd love Walsh at a 72 and Jones in the 70 range, but there's a lot of unproven pieces here.
Offensive Line
Left Tackle
Aireontae Ersery- 93 overall
Martes Lewis- 77 overall
Nathan Roy- 75 overall
Left Guard
Tyler Cooper- 81 overall
Tony Nelson- 73 overall
Jackson Hunter- 65 overall
Center
Ashton Beers - 72 overall
Greg Johnson- 71 overall
Right Guard
Quinn Carroll - 81 overall
Jerome Williams- 73 overall
Reese Tripp - 69 overall
Right Tackle
Phillip Daniels-74 overall
Aluma Nkele- 74 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Spencer Alvarez and Brett Carroll
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:Who did Greg Johnson hurt at EA Sports to get a 71 rating?! He's easily the projected center based on what I saw in the spring, and from what I've heard behind the scenes. He's easily the most misranked guy on the offense. I'm not sure why Martes Lewis is listed at left tackle, as he's never worked there. But I'm glad to see some love for the guards!
Defensive Line
Defensive tackle
Deven Eastern- 78 overall
Logan Richter- 75 overall
Darnell Jefferies- 73 overall
Martin Owusu- 72 overall
Luther McCoy- 71 overall
Theo Randle-69 overall
Defensive end
Jah Joyner- 85 overall
Danny Striggow - 77 overall
Jaxon Howard - 76 overall
Anthony Smith- 76 overall
Lucas Finnessy - 75 overall
Karter Menz - 72 overall
Adam Kissayi- 71 overall
Hayden Schwartz - 71 overall
Scholarship players not listed: Jalen Logan-Redding, Sam Macy, Mo Saine, Jaylin Hicks, Riley Sunram
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:I don't have too much to disagree with here on the ranks. I'd probably have a bigger gap between Striggow and some other defensive ends, but I'd also have Logan-Redding around a 77 overall.
Linebacker
Cody Lindenberg - 82 overall
Tyler Stoksly - 69 overall
Derik LeCaptain - 65 overall
Maverick Baranowski- 76 overall
Devon Williams - 75 overall
Joey Gerlach- 72 overall
Roman Zolman- 69 overall
Alex Elliott - 69 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Matt Kingsbury and Mason Carrier
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:We love seeing some Lindenberg love! But after him, you can see that there's some linebackers that are going to have to be consistent this fall.
Cornerback
Justin Walley - 86 overall
Ethan Robinson - 76 overall
ZaQuan Bryan - 74 overall
Rhyland Kelly - 72 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Mike Gerald, Sam Madu and Simon Seidl
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:EA Sports loves them some Justin Walley. He's the highest rated played on the defense, which is a little surprising. He will be a four-year starter this fall, but I'd also bump up Ethan Robinson higher than a 76.
Safety
Coleman Bryson - 75 overall
Kerry Brown - 75 overall
Koi Perich - 75 overall
Jack Henderson - 77 overall
JaiOnte McMillan - 72 overall
Craig McDonald - 72 overall
Garrison Monroe - 71 overall
Scholarship players not listed:Darius Green, Aidan Gousby and Zahir Rainer
GopherIllustrated's thoughts on the ratings:Considering Green and Gousby both started games at strong safety last fall, not having either listed on the game is a tough break. I'd have them at a 75 overall.
I will say that I don't disagree with a 75 rating on all of the free safeties, as it wouldn't shock me to see any of the three start for Minnesota this fall.
Specialists
Kicker Dragan Kesich - 85 overall
Punter Mark Crawford - 77 overall
