Madden 26 best players list and 99 Club guide

Madden 26 cover star Saquon Barkley leaps a defender
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It's all change on the Madden 26 best players list with the new season underway. Iconic Chiefs pair Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce drop out of the Madden 26 99 Club, but seven elite stars do kick off the campaign boasting the maximum possible OVR. They include Ja'Marr Chase, Josh Allen, and Lamar Jackson. See the full top 50 right here, in your Madden 26 best players guide.

Madden 26 99 Club members

Josh Allen enters the Madden 26 99 Club for the first time

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The initial Madden 26 99 Club features seven players, and completely rewrites the elite list from last season. Christian McCaffrey, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, and Trent Williams made the Madden 25 99 Club at launch – but none of them manage a repeat. They're replaced by Ja'Marr Chase (WR, Cincinnati), Josh Allen (QB, Buffalo), Justin Jefferson (WR, Minnesota), Lamar Jackson (QB, Baltimore), Lane Johnson (RT, Philadelphia), Myles Garrett (RE, Cleveland), and cover star Saquon Barkley (RB, Philadelphia).

The Top 50 Madden 26 player ratings

Snow effects look sensational in Madden 26

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The Madden 26 best players list was unveiled gradually across late July. Now it's in the wild, you can the full Top 50 below. For more NFL help, check out our Madden 26 QB Traits guide.

  • 1 Ja’Marr Chase (WR, Cincinnati) - 99
  • 2 Josh Allen (QB, Buffalo) - 99
  • 3 Justin Jefferson (WR, Minnesota) - 99
  • 4 Lamar Jackson (QB, Baltimore) - 99
  • 5 Lane Johnson (RT, Philadelphia) - 99
  • 6 Myles Garrett (RE, Cleveland) - 99
  • 7 Saquon Barkley (HB, Philadelphia) - 99
  • 8 Derrick Henry (HB, Baltimore) - 98
  • 9 George Kittle (TE, San Francisco) - 98
  • 10 Micah Parsons (LE, Dallas) - 98
  • 11 Chris Jones (DT, Kansas City) - 97
  • 12 Dexter Lawrence II (DT, New York Giants) - 97
  • 13 Fred Warner (MLB, San Francisco) - 97
  • 14 Joe Burrow (QB, Cincinnati) - 97
  • 15 Patrick Surtain II (CB, Denver) - 97
  • 16 Trent Williams (LT, San Francisco) - 97
  • 17 Amon-Ra St Brown (WR, Detroit) - 96
  • 18 Jordan Mailata (LT, Philadelphia) - 96
  • 19 Maxx Crosby (LE, Las Vegas) - 96
  • 20 Penei Sewell (LT, Detroit) - 96
  • 21 TJ Watt (LE, Pittsburgh) - 96
  • 22 Tristan Wirfs (LT, Tampa Bay) - 96
  • 23 CeeDee Lamb (WR, Dallas) - 95
  • 24 Christian Gonzalez (CB, New England) - 95
  • 25 Derrick Brown (DT, Carolina) - 95
  • 26 Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, Detroit) - 95
  • 27 Jessie Bates III (FS, Atlanta) - 95
  • 28 Nick Bosa (LE, San Francisco) - 95
  • 29 Patrick Mahomes (QB, Kansas City) - 95
  • 30 Quinn Meinerz (RG, Denver) - 95
  • 31 Tyreek Hill (WR, Miami) - 95
  • 32 Cameron Heyward (DT, Pittsburgh) - 94
  • 33 Chris Lindstrom (RG, Atlanta) - 94
  • 34 Christian McCaffrey (HB, San Francisco) - 94
  • 35 Creed Humphrey (C, Kansas City) - 94
  • 36 Jalen Ramsey (CB, Pittsburgh) - 94
  • 37 Laremy Tunsil (LT, Washington) - 94
  • 38 Roquan Smith (MLB, Baltimore) - 94
  • 39 Sauce Gardner (CB, New York Jets) - 94
  • 40 Terry McLaurin (WB, Washington) - 94
  • 41 Trent McDuffie (CB, Kansas City) - 94
  • 42 AJ Brown (WR, Philadelphia) - 93
  • 43 Aidan Hutchinson (LE, Detroit) - 93
  • 44 Derek Stingley Jr (CB, Houston) - 93
  • 45 Derwin James Jr (SS, Los Angeles Chargers) - 93
  • 46 Joe Thuney (LG, Chicago) - 93
  • 47 Mike Evans (WR, Tampa Bay) - 93
  • 48 Nnamdi Madubuike (DT, Baltimore) - 93
  • 49 Travis Kelce (TE, Kansas City) - 93
  • 50 Vita Vea (DT, Tampa Bay) - 93

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Ben Wilson

I'm GamesRadar's sports editor, and obsessed with NFL, WWE, MLB, AEW, and occasionally things that don't have a three-letter acronym – such as Chvrches, Bill Bryson, and Streets Of Rage 4. (All the Streets Of Rage games, actually.) Even after three decades I still have a soft spot for Euro Boss on the Amstrad CPC 464+.

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