We all know Drew Brees is currently the best player in all of football and now, courtesy of the leaked video below, we also know he'll be the best in all of Madden, too. One of the six best anyway. That's certainly not a shocker, but the ratings of some other Saints players might be a bit more surprising.
From the look of it, someone got their hand on the controller of a Madden-loaded Xbox and quickly flipped through the overall and speed ratings of each position group, all while videotaping it. A complete listing of all the top overall ratings by position is listed after the jump but feel free to watch the video to see each positions speed ratings also.
So which Saints players ratings, other than Drew Brees, were good enough to be revealed and just where did they fall? Who didn't make the cut? Meet me after the jump to find out. When you're finished, be sure to share any and all of your thoughts about these ratings or about playing Madden in general.
Probably the number I found most surprising was Usama Young's 91 speed rating, making him the eighth fastest free safety in the league according to the game. Has Usama ever been known for his speed? That's news to me but good for him.
If Usama Young's speed isn't a surprise, perhaps the fact that Anthony "Tony" Hargrove is ranked as the fastest defensive tackle in the league, though only with a 76 rating. I know he's got a non-stop motor but I didn't think it was good enough to be tops of the league.
Speaking of speed, check out Devery Henderson ratings. He's a burner.
One Saints player noticeably absent among the games top wide receivers is Marques Colston. I know he doesn't put up huge stats like Brandon Marshall or Larry Fitzgerald but that's simply because the Saints offense does a great job spreading the ball around. As far as raw talent is concerned, I certainly think Colston deserves a rating higher than a 91. Tell me I'm wrong.
Here is a full list of former and current Saints superlatives:
- Jahri Evans is the best right guard with a 98 rating
- Jon Stinchcomb is the best right tackle with a 90 rating
- Anthony Hargrove is the fastest defensive tackle with a 76 rating
- Darren Sharper is the 3rd best free safety with a 94 rating
- Devery Henderson is the 3rd fastest wide receiver and 6th fastest overall with a 98 rating
- Reggie Bush is the 4th fastest running back with a 97 rating
- Carl Nicks is the 5th best left guard with a 91 rating
- Will Smith is the 8th best right defensive end with a 90 rating
- Jonathan Vilma is the 8th best middle linebacker with a 90 rating
- Usama Young is the 8th fastest free safety with a 90 rating
- Jammal Brown is the 7th best left tackle with a 91 rating
- Mike Karney is the 8th best fullback with an 85 rating
- Jimmy Graham is the 8th fastest tight end with an 85 rating
And here is the complete list of overall ratings by position:
Top Players
C. Johnson HB - 99
P. Willis MLB - 99
D. Revis CB - 99
J. Allen RE - 99
D. Brees QB - 99
P. Manning QB - 99
R. Clady LT - 98
A. Peterson HB - 98
Top Quarterbacks
D. Brees - 99
P. Manning - 99
T. Brady - 95
A. Rodgers - 94
P. Rivers - 94
B. Favre - 92
T. Romo - 90
M. Shaub - 89
Top Running Backs
C. Johnson - 99
A. Peterson - 98
M. Jones-Drew - 96
S. Jackson - 95
F. Gore - 93
D. Williams - 92
R. Rice - 90
M. Turner - 90
Top Fullbacks
T. Richardson - 94
L. Polite - 91
L. Weaver - 90
L. McLain - 90
L. Vickers - 89
O. Mughelli - 88
M. Hedgecock - 86
M. Karney - 85
Top Wide Receivers
A. Johnson - 98
L. Fitzgerald - 97
B. Marshall - 96
R. Wayne - 96
R. Moss - 95
R. White - 93
S. Smith - 92
D. Jackson - 91
Top Tight Ends
Tony Gonzalez - 98
J. Witten - 97
V. Davis - 96
A. Gates - 96
D. Clark - 96
H. Miller - 90
C. Cooley - 89
K. Winslow - 89
Top Left Tackles
R. Clardy - 98
J. Long - 96
J. Thomas - 95
M. Roos - 95
J. Gross - 95
D. Ferguson - 91
J. Brown - 91
B. McKinnie - 90
Top Left Guards
S. Hutchinson - 97
L. Mankins - 95
B. Grubbs - 94
K. Dielman - 93
C. Nicks - 91
E. Steinback - 91
A. Faneca - 91
T. Herremans - 89
Top Centers
N. Mangold - 97
A. Gurode - 92
J. Saturday - 92
S. O'Hara - 91
M. Birk - 91
R. Kalil - 90
J. Brown - 89
D. Koppen - 88
Top Right Guards
J. Evans - 98
C. Snee - 96
L. Davis - 89
D. Joseph - 88
B. Moore - 88
B. Williams - 88
H. Dahl - 87
J. Scott - 85
Top Right Tackles
J. Stinchcomb - 90
D. Stewart - 89
D. Woody - 89
J. Otah - 86
J. Gaither - 86
V. Carey - 86
R. Harris - 85
E. Winston - 85
Top Left Ends
R. Mathis - 95
J. Tuck - 92
R. Seymour - 92
L. Castillo - 88
A. Smith - 87
C. Campbell - 86
S. Ellis - 86
R. Edwards - 85
Top Right Ends
J. Allen - 99
D. Freeney - 97
M. Williams - 95
T. Cole - 95
J. Peppers - 95
H. Ngata - 94
D. Dockett - 94
W. Smith - 90
Top Defensive Tackles
K. Williams - 97
V. Wilfork - 95
J. Ratliff - 94
K. Jenkins - 94
S. Rogers - 93
C. Hampton - 91
A. Franklin - 90
R. Starks - 89
Top LOLB
L. Woodley - 91
S. Phillips - 91
D. Smith - 89
T. Davis - 87
B. Cushing - 87
J. Peterson - 86
B. Orakpo - 85
R. Maualuga - 85
Top MLB
P. Willis - 99
J. Beason - 96
R. Lewis - 94
D. Harris - 91
B. Ruud - 91
L. Fletcher - 91
D. Ryans - 90
J. Vilma - 90
Top ROLB
D. Ware - 97
J. Harrison - 97
E. Dumervil - 93
L. Briggs - 92
T. Suggs - 90
C. Greenway - 88
K. Rivers - 86
C. Matthews - 86
Top Corners
D. Revis - 99
N. Asomugha - 98
C. Woodson - 97
C. Bailey - 95
A. Samuel - 94
J. Joseph - 93
L. Hall - 92
C. Finnegan -92
Top FS
E. Reed - 97
A. Bethea - 95
D. Sharper - 94
N. Collins - 93
O. Atogwe - 92
B. Dawkins - 90
T. Jackson - 88
K. Rhodes - 88
Top SS
T. Polamalu - 97
A. Wilson - 96
B. Sanders - 89
B. Merriweather - 88
L. Landry - 87
T. Branch - 86
J. Leonhard - 85
B. Pollard - 84
Top Kickers
R. Gould - 95
N. Kaeding - 95
R. Bironas - 93
R. Longwell - 92
S. Gostowski - 91
S. Janikowski - 90
J. Hanson - 89
D. Akers - 89
Top Punters
S. Lechlar - 98
A. Lee - 94
D. Jones - 94
M. Scifres - 93
M. McBriar - 92
D. Colquitt - 91
B. Moorman - 90
S. Koch - 86