Predicting the Madden 24 Ratings for the Panthers' Offensive Starters

Although the release of Madden 24 is still over a month away, now is a good time to take a look at how each starter on the Carolina Panthers' offense will be rated. With five newcomers expected to start, this won't be entirely accurate due to not having seen those players up close for 17 games a year ago.

Note: Keep in mind, the overall rating predictions are what I believe Madden will rate each player, not what I would rate them. Plus, I am leaving Austin Corbett at RG since he is their No. 1 option when healthy.

QB Bryce Young - 74

Madden typically gives out harsh ratings for rookie quarterbacks, so don't expect Young to come in very high in his initial overall. His high IQ and decision making have been well-documented since being drafted, so that should give him a little bit of a boost.

RB Miles Sanders - 88

Sanders was an 86 in Madden 23 and with him coming off the best year of his career rushing-wise, I can see a slight bump. If he starts to puts up similar numbers and increase his production in the passing game, he may hit 90 OVR at some point in one of the updates throughout the season.

WR Terrace Marshall Jr. - 74

High upside player with not a lot of production to this point in his career. If he becomes the WR everyone believes he'll develop into this season, TMJ may be one of the biggest risers overall-wise on Madden. For now, he'll start in the same ballpark as where he was a year ago.

WR DJ Chark - 76

Durability has been a real issue for Chark over the past two seasons, appearing in just 14 games. If he can stay on the field, there's no doubt about it, he's worthy of an 80+ OVR.

WR Adam Thielen - 82

This will be the first year in quite a while where Thielen didn't have a proven No. 1 WR with him on the field. Plus, at age 32, he may start to slow down as evidenced in his numbers over the past three years.

TE Hayden Hurst - 81

With a rookie quarterback under center, Hurst is going to get a ton of targets and red zone opportunities. He caught 76% of passes Joe Burrow threw in his direction last season and played a big part in Cincinnati's run to yet another AFC title game.

LT Ikem Ekwonu - 79

Just like his number but he won't stay there for long. Ickey will climb into the 80s pretty quickly and likely finish the year in the mid 80s.

LG Brady Christensen - 73

No change here for Christensen. He's really the only member of the starting five up front who has serious competition behind him. If he's not careful, he could be overtaken by Chandler Zavala.

C Bradley Bozeman - 76

I'm not sure why Madden is so low on Bozeman. Maybe it's because he only started 11 games last season, I don't know. If it were up to me, he'd be in the 80s. Dominant run blocker who completely changed the attitude of the line last season.

RG Austin Corbett - 78

The ACL injury is a concern and he may miss significant time to begin the season, so the injury may pull him down a little bit.

RT Taylor Moton - 84

Same as last year for Moton. I think we've come to realize Moton won't ever be a top two or three right tackle in the league but he'll consistently be viewed as one of the better players at the position. 85-86 may be the highest we ever see T-Mo be rated.

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