Alabama listed as highest-rated team in upcoming college football video game
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Despite what was considered a down year by many Crimson Tide fans in 2024, there is still plenty of hype surrounding Alabama ahead of the new season.
And some of that hype is being fueled by EA Sports.
The video game franchise has released some of its team ratings for the upcoming College Football 26 video game set to release July 7. And Kalen DeBoer’s team is at the top of the list. Here’s a look at the top 10 ratings:
- Overall
- Alabama: 89
- Texas: 88
- Ohio State: 88
- Penn State: 88
- Notre Dame: 88
- Georgia: 88
- Clemson: 88
- Texas A&M: 88
- Oregon: 86
- LSU: 86
- Offense
- Texas: 91
- Penn State: 91
- Ohio State: 91
- Arizona State: 91
- Clemson: 89
- LSU: 89
- Alabama: 89
- Notre Dame: 89
- Florida: 89
- Miami: 89
- Defense
- Alabama: 96
- Texas: 94
- Penn State: 94
- Georgia: 92
- Ohio State: 92
- Michigan: 92
- Oregon: 92
- LSU: 92
- Texas Tech: 92
- Clemson: 90
EA Sports College Football 26
DeBoer and some of his players got a chance to play the game a couple of weeks early, taking their top-ranked virtual team to the field.
Earlier this year, EA announced Ryan Williams as one of the cover athletes for this year’s game. He’s the fourth Alabama player to be on the cover, following:
- Shaun Alexander | NCAA Football 2001
- Mark Ingram | NCAA Football 12
- Jalen Milroe | College Football 25
Williams is the second highest overall rated player in the game, coming in at 96 overall. Offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor is a 94 overall, ranked at fifth overall.
On the defensive side of the ball, Tim Keenan is ranked as the third best defensive tackle, coming in at a 92 overall rating.
Alabama was also listed as the fifth toughest place to play in this year’s game behind LSU, Penn State, Ohio State and Georgia.
With all that in mind, it’s safe to say there will be plenty of people choosing to play with the Tide when the new game drops next week.
Auburn featured in top 25
Auburn has struggled in recent years but the new wave of talent on The Plains has the Tigers gaining some extra hype under Hugh Freeze.
The Tigers come in at 22nd in the EA Sports rankings with an overall team rating of 84.
Auburn’s Kedrick Faulk is the ninth highest rated defensive player in the game at 93 overall.
But it’s not just the football team that will be representing the orange + blue. The school’s marching band got a chance to record the iconic theme for EA Sports which will play each time the game is launched.
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