How good are the top rookies?

[Cam's New Arm]

This is not a madden conversation, per say, but when I create my draft classes, I usually make most of the first round guys high 70ovr to low to mid 80ovr with an occasional freak at 90ovr. My theory is some of these guys come out being top five at their position in the league and I think that is a fair analysis. 

At what point do you guys see that cliff from mid 80ovr to mid 70ovr?

What are steals in the later rounds worth? Should Tom Brady have been an 80ovr from the beginning?

Please keep this civil. I'm simply curious on how we actually view our rookies, relative to the og's already in the league.

Edited May 8, 2021 by Cam's New Arm

[LinvilleGorge]

It varies wildly. That's the only real answer.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Interested to hear other people’s thoughts though. 

Edited May 9, 2021 by Pejorative Miscreant

[kungfoodude]

This isn't a Madden conversation??

[kungfoodude]

3 hours ago, Trainwreck said:

Jaycee Horn 99

Terrace Marshall Jr. 96

Brady Christensen 94

Deonte Brown 90

Tommy Tremble 88

David Moore 88

Chuba Hubbard 86

Daviyon Nixon 85

Keith Taylor Jr. 83

Shi Smith 80

Thomas Fletcher 80

Phil Hoskins 73

If that was the "real life" results, it would probably be one of the greatest draft classes in NFL history 

[saX man]

"This isn't a madden conversation"

Proceeds to make it a Madden conversation.

Don't they start players lower these days? Fizzled out of most vid games in the early 2010s minus skating & nba2k.

[kungfoodude]

11 minutes ago, saX man said:

"This isn't a madden conversation"

Proceeds to make it a Madden conversation.

Don't they start players lower these days? Fizzled out of most vid games in the early 2010s minus skating & nba2k.

Figure skating? EA Sports Scott Hamilton 2021?

[saX man]

3 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Figure skating? EA Sports Scott Hamilton 2021?

You've just summoned a most perfect concept

[joemac]

On 5/8/2021 at 11:30 AM, Cam's New Arm said:

This is not a madden conversation, per say, but when I create my draft classes, I usually make most of the first round guys high 70ovr to low to mid 80ovr with an occasional freak at 90ovr. My theory is some of these guys come out being top five at their position in the league and I think that is a fair analysis. 

At what point do you guys see that cliff from mid 80ovr to mid 70ovr?

What are steals in the later rounds worth? Should Tom Brady have been an 80ovr from the beginning?

Please keep this civil. I'm simply curious on how we actually view our rookies, relative to the og's already in the league.

How the hell are we supposed to know this before we see them play?

[saX man]

4 hours ago, Trainwreck said:

Jaycee Horn 81

Terrace Marshall Jr. 77

Brady Christensen 73

Deonte Brown 68

Tommy Tremble 70

David Moore 68

Chuba Hubbard 73

Daviyon Nixon 70

Keith Taylor Jr. ?

Shi Smith 68

Thomas Fletcher 58

Phil Hoskins 64

FTFY

[Cam's New Arm]

1 hour ago, saX man said:

FTFY

this

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, saX man said:

FTFY

Rookies always get the stank face when they see their madden rating.

[Cam's New Arm]

3 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

Rookies always get the stank face when they see their madden rating.

and THAT is my point. It's a madden thread for sure.. but i'm curious where people feel the top of the draft should be rated. Like your top five players should be, if not busts, what? upper 80's? 

[L-TownCat]

11 minutes ago, Cam's New Arm said:

and THAT is my point. It's a madden thread for sure.. but i'm curious where people feel the top of the draft should be rated. Like your top five players should be, if not busts, what? upper 80's? 

I haven't played since PS3.  However, I might put my top pick in the 70s.  The gotta have room to grow.