Saints Players Get Their Ratings for Madden 24
John Madden was a Hall of Fame football coach for the Oakland Raiders and an even bigger icon as an NFL television analyst for decades. Perhaps just as large as his personality was the football video game that he helped originally design which bears his name.
The Madden video game by EA Sports has been around since 1988, when it was known as 'John Madden Football'. It was changed to Madden NFL in 1993, when EA Sports acquired the rights to use the names of NFL players.
The game has become so large that even NFL players publicly acknowledge the ''ratings'' that they receive individually each year upon a new release of the game.
Madden 24 has officially released their overall player ratings for the 2023-24 NFL season. Here are the grades that each New Orleans Saints player received in the iconic video game.
QUARTERBACK
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) passes during minicamp at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
• Derek Carr (Overall Rating = 78)
• Jameis Winston (70)
• Jake Haener (63)
RUNNING BACK
• Alvin Kamara (Overall Rating = 86)
• Jamaal Williams (85)
• Eno Benjamin (71)
• Kendre Miller (69)
• Adam Prentice (62)
WIDE RECEIVER
• Chris Olave (Overall Rating = 84)
• Michael Thomas (84)
• Tre'Quan Smith (75)
• Rashid Shaheed (74)
• Bryan Edwards (72)
• James Washington (72)
• Keke Coutee (71)
• A.T. Perry (69)
• Keith Kirkwood (66)
• Kawaan Baker (62)
• Kirk Merritt (61)
TIGHT END
• Juwan Johnson (Overall Rating = 75)
• Foster Moreau (74)
• Taysom Hill (69)*
• Jesse James (65)
• Morris Forristall (58)
• Zach Wood (26)
(* = Hill listed and rated as a Quarterback in Madden 24)
OFFENSIVE LINE
• Ryan Ramczyk (Overall Rating = 89)
• Erik McCoy (79)
• Cesar Ruiz (75)
• James Hurst (73)
• Andrus Peat (73)
• Trevor Penning (73)
• Nick Saldiveri (67)
• Calvin Throckmorton (65)
• Mark Evans II (61)
• Storm Norton (59)
• Alex Philstrom (58)
• Landon Young (58)
• Lewis Kidd (57)
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
DEFENSIVE LINE
• Cam Jordan (Overall Rating = 87)
• Carl Granderson (73)
• Nathan Shepherd (72)
• Bryan Bresee (71)
• Isaiah Foskey (71)
• Payton Turner (71)
• Khalen Saunders (70)
• Tanoh Kpassagnon (69)
• Jabari Zuniga (69)
• Malcolm Roach (67)
• Jack Heflin (64)
LINEBACKER
• Demario Davis (Overall Rating = 90)
• Pete Werner (77)
• Zack Baun (68)
• Ty Summers (66)
• Ryan Connelly (65)
• Andrew Dowell (65)
• D'Marco Jackson (64)
• Anfernee Orji (64)
• Nephi Sewell (62)
CORNERBACK
• Marshon Lattimore (Overall Rating = 91)
• Bradley Roby (74)
• Alontae Taylor (73)
• Paulson Adebo (73)
• Isaac Yiadom (71)
• Ugo Amadi (70)
• Tony Pride (69)
SAFETY
• Tyrann Mathieu (Overall Rating = 91)
• Marcus Maye (83)
• Johnathan Abram (71)
• Lonnie Johnson (69)
• Jordan Howden (68)
• Smoke Monday (64)
• J.T. Gray (63)
KICKER/PUNTER
• Blake Gillikin (Overall Rating = 78)
• Wil Lutz (75)
Best Defensive Players
New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore (23) returns an interception for a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Mathieu was tied for the fifth highest overall grade among all safeties. Jordan, along with former Saints and current Bengal Trey Hendrickson, had the eighth highest rating for defensive ends/edge rushers. Lattimore's rating was tied for fifth among all cornerbacks. Davis had the third best overall rating among middle linebackers and was tied for fourth among all linebackers.
Best Offensive Players
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs against the Atlanta Falcons. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY
Kamara was tied for the ninth best rating among running backs. Williams is the highest rated RB2 in the game. Despite the low grade, McCoy was tied for seventh among centers. Ramczyk was the sixth highest among all tackles, behind former Saint Terron Armstead, and the the second best for right tackles.
Surprisingly, Gillikin was tied for the third best overall rating for punters. Lutz was tied for the eighth best rating among kickers.
Only three New Orleans players - Lattimore, Mathieu, and Davis - received ratings of over 90. Seven other players saw grades over 80. Lattimore and Mathieu got the team’s highest individual ratings (91). Gillikin, Davis, Ramczyk, Lattimore, and Mathieu were all among the top-5 rated players at their positions.
The New Orleans Saints received an overall grade of 83 as a team. That ranked ahead of the Carolina Panthers (79) and Atlanta Falcons (77)in the NFC South. However, it also ranked behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the division, who received an overall rating of 93.
Madden 24 is scheduled for release on August 18, 2023. Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen is on this year’s cover.
