Featured Columnist IVNovember 8, 2024
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The impressive rookie season of Jayden Daniels has him climbing up the Madden ranks.
The Washington Commanders quarterback received a plus-one bump to an 82 overall this week in the video game’s player ratings update, continuing his season-long ascension:
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The @Commanders star QB is +8 OVR midway through the year 🌟
Will @JayD__5 win OROY? pic.twitter.com/Wv2cdNLtxB
No surprises there. Daniels has the Commanders sitting pretty at 7-2 on the season, tops in the NFC East, and has thrown for 1,945 yards, nine touchdowns, two interceptions and a 71.5 completion percentage. He’s added 454 rushing yards and four scores.
Derrick Henry leads the NFL in both rushing yards (1052) and rushing touchdowns (11), so it’s no shock that he received a plus-one bump to 98 overall. Honestly, at this point, he’s playing like a 99 overall and is probably deserving of being in that club.
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.@KingHenry_2 moves up to 98 OVR in the mid-season Ratings Update 📈
Does he deserve to be in the #99Club⁉️ pic.twitter.com/b6dAkUOWTD
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley received a plus-one bump to a 95 overall, and honestly, his absurd hurdle this past week probably earned him the improved rating on its own:
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Saquon Barkley’s insanely athletic hurdle in All-22 form
1⃣ #Jaguars great Cover 2 Disguise to force checkdown
2⃣ Jalen Hurts got through his reads cleanly to get the ball out early enough to let Saquon cook
3⃣ #Eagles move the chainsMore to come on https://t.co/HDhnokvaVd
Other notable movers up the ranks this week included a pair of rookies (Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers) and a pair of established stars (New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney):
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.@Buccaneers found a star RB in the draft 🌟#Madden25 | @BuckyIrving pic.twitter.com/K4vPj9zNpm
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On his way to the 🔝 @brockbowers17 #Madden25 | @Raiders pic.twitter.com/LJ5sBUOPhm
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9 Sack for @agentdexy97 already this season ‼️#Madden25 | @Giants pic.twitter.com/aqJ4GyatDl
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NFL INT leader is +6 OVR already this year 📈#Madden25 | @packers pic.twitter.com/p4Tn0lSOvc
But the biggest riser overall was Cleveland Browns linebacker Mohamoud Diabate, who was given a plus-five boost up to a 69 overall. Since returning from injured reserve, he’s posted 24 tackles, three stuffs and two passes defensed in four games.
The biggest faller was Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tre’Davious White, who dropped four ranking points to a 74 overall. He’s been inactive since Week 4 with the Los Angeles Rams, but the team traded him to the Ravens on Tuesday. Perhaps a change in scenery will help him boost that Madden ranking.
