Madden 26 rookie ratings guide to the NFL best young prospects

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The Madden 26 rookie ratings to end the regular season are here – and it's Colts tight end Tyler Warren who tops the pile. Indi's first-year man caught 71 balls this year, enough for a new Madden 26 rating of 84. That's a point more than six players on 83, including Raiders HB Ashton Jeanty, and Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan. Stroll down to see how the key positional players started the campaign, and the current top 20 Madden 26 rookie ratings.

If you're looking for the top picks from the veteran pool, then check out our separate Madden 26 best players guide.

Best Madden 26 QB rookie ratings

There were no QBs on the initial top 20 Madden 26 rookie ratings list, and indeed only one kicked off the season with an overall of more than 70. That was number one overall pick Cam Ward, who started his Titans career with rating of 72. The next closest were Jaxson Dart (New York Giants, 68), Tyler Slough (New Orleans Saints, 68), and Shedeur Sanders (Cleveland Browns, 67). Develop them in franchise to add some Madden 26 QB Traits.

Best Madden 26 RB rookie ratings

Rookie RBs fared a little bit better than first-year signal-callers. Las Vegas halfback Ashton Jeanty is the pick of the new crop, with a starting OVR of 83 – which includes 90 Speed, 91 Agility, and 91 Change Of Direction. Chasing him to be this year’s top rusher were Omarion Hampton (San Diego Chargers, 77), TreVeyon Henderson (New England Patriots, 76), and Bhayshul Tuten (Jacksonville Jaguars, 76).

Best Madden 26 WR rookie ratings

Travis Hunter is officially a CB, but like in real life Jags fans can also deploy him at WR – and even in the new Madden 26 GAD position, should they wish. His debut OVR was a monstrous 84. Panthers addition Tetairoa McMillan started the year as the highest-rated conventional receiver on 77, followed by Luther Burden III (Chicago Bears, 76), Matthew Golden (Green Bay Packers, 76), and Emeka Egbuka (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 75).

The top 20 Madden 26 rookie ratings

Below are the top 20 Madden 26 rookie ratings. All numbers are correct as of Friday, January 9. For even more NFL, check out our Madden 26 X-Factors and Madden 26 best playbooks guides.

1 Tyler Warren (TE, Indianapolis Colts) - 84
2 Armand Membou (RT, New York Jets) - 83
3 Ashton Jeanty (HB, Las Vegas Raiders) - 83
4 Colston Loveland (TE, Chicago Bears) - 83
5 Nick Emmanwori (SS, Seattle Seahawks) - 83
6 Tetairoa McMillan (WR, Carolina Panthers) - 83
7 Will Campbell (LT, New England Patriots) - 83
8 Carson Schwesinger (MIKE, Cleveland Browns) - 82
9 Travis Hunter (CB, Jacksonville Jaguars) - 82
10 TreVeyon Henderson (HB, New England Patriots) - 82
11 Tyler Booker (RG, Dallas Cowboys) - 82
12 Abdul Carter (LEDG, New York Giants) - 81
13 Cam Skattebo (HB, New York Giants) - 81
14 Emeka Egbuka (WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - 81
15 Josh Simmons (LT, Kansas City Chiefs) - 81
16 Omarion Hampton (HB, San Diego Chargers) - 81
17 Quinshon Judkins (HB, Cleveland Browns) - 81
18 Harold Fannin Jr (TE, Cleveland Browns) - 80
19 Jihaad Campbell (MIKE, Philadelphia Eagles) - 80
20 Mason Graham (DT, Cleveland Browns) - 80