Madden 22 player ratings released, 18 former Wildcats included

Set to release on Friday, August 20, the popular video game series Madden 22 has released its entire list of individual player ratings for the upcoming NFL season. And as expected, it’s loaded with former Kentucky Wildcats.

Last season, just 12 former UK standouts were included in the initial release. Just one year later, 18 players are in the game, including three players rated 80 or higher.

The headliners? Za’Darius Smith (89 OVR), Josh Allen (82 OVR), and Bud Dupree (81 OVR).

Check out the complete list of former Wildcats included in the game, along with the select few still fighting for a roster spot who won’t see their virtual selves during the initial release.

Former Wildcats included

• Za’Darius Smith (Green Bay Packers) – 89 OVR (95 AWR, 92 PUR, 90 PMV, 85 ACC, 84 STR, 84 TAK)

• Josh Allen (Jacksonville Jaguars) – 82 OVR (91 TOU, 88 ACC, 86 SPD, 84 IBL, 83 TAK, 83 AGI)

• Bud Dupree (Tennessee Titans) – 81 OVR (88 ACC, 88 POW, 87 PUR, 86 SPD, 84 PRC, 82 AWR, 80 TAK)

• Danny Trevathan (Chicago Bears) – 79 OVR (90 TAK, 89 AWR, 85 ACC, 80 AGI, 79 SPD)

• Randall Cobb (Green Bay Packers) – 77 OVR (90 ACC, 89 SPD, 89 AGI, 85 CTH)

• Mike Edwards (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 76 OVR (90 ACC, 88 SPD, 88 JMP, 86 AGI, 82 COD)

• Corey Peters (Arizona Cardinals) – 74 OVR (68 SPD, 88 STR, 81 ACC, 73 AWR, 68 AGI

• Benny Snell Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 74 OVR (90 CAR, 87 ACC, 85 SPD, 83 AGI, 82 BTK)

• Jamin Davis (Washington Football Team) – 73 OVR (95 JMP, 92 ACC, 90 SPD, 86 PUR, 85 TAK, 84 AGI)

• Lonnie Johnson Jr. (Houston Texans) – 71 OVR (91 ACC, 90 JMP, 89 COD, 89 SPD, 87 AGI)

• Kelvin Joseph (Dallas Cowboys) – 70 OVR (94 SPD, 94 ACC, 90 AGI, 88 STA, 87 JMP)

• Lynn Bowden Jr. (Miami Dolphins) – 68 OVR (91 ACC, 89 SPD, 88 AGI, 82 CTH, 79 CAR)

• Quinton Bohanna (Dallas Cowboys) – 66 OVR (92 STR, 85 TOU, 78 ACC, 75 TAK)

• Brandin Echols (New York Jets) – 65 OVR (95 JMP, 93 SPD, 93 ACC, 89 AGI, 88 STA)

• Chris Westry (Baltimore Ravens) – 63 OVR (94 SPD, 91 ACC, 84 AGI)

• Phil Hoskins (Carolina Panthers) – 63 OVR (85 STR, 80 ACC, 64 SPD, 79 TAK)

• Logan Stenberg (Detroit Lions) – 62 OVR (84 STR, 76 ACC, 67 RBK, 66 AWR, 66 PBK)

• Landon Young (New Orleans Saints) – 58 OVR (90 STR, 83 ACC, 65 SPD, 63 AWR)

Not included

• Drake Jackson (Houston Texans) – N/A

• AJ Rose (Minnesota Vikings) – N/A

• TJ Carter (Pittsburgh Steelers) – N/A

• Boogie Watson (Pittsburgh Steelers) – N/A

• Jon Toth (Washington Football Team) – N/A

Madden 22 will be released on Friday, August 20 on the following platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Google Stadia, and Microsoft Windows.

The NFL preseason is well underway, with the regular season set to kick off on September 9 between the Buccaneers and Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. ET.