The release of the highly anticipated College Football 25 is right around the corner, with deluxe edition owners able to fire up the game and start playing on Monday, July 15 at 4 p.m. ET, with the standard release of the game set for July 19.
Ahead of the release, the studio, EA Sports, has continued to release information on the upcoming game, and the latest reveal is the player rankings for each team.
Here’s a look at how they ranked Florida’s key players in the upcoming NCAA Football 25 video game:
Quarterback
Graham Mertz: 84 overall
DJ Lagway: 80 overall
Running back
Montrell Johnson Jr.: 87 overall
Treyaun Webb: 77 overall
Jadan Baugh: 75 overall
KD Daniels: 74 overall
Cam Carroll: 67 overall
Ja’Kobi Jackson: 64 overall
Offensive line
Jake Slaughter: 87 overall
Austin Barber: 80 overall
Damieon George Jr.: 79 overall
Devon Manuel: 78 overall
Roderick Kearney: 78 overall
Jason Zandamela: 77 overall
Knijeah Harris: 77 overall
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson: 76 overall
Christian Williams: 75 overall
Caden Jones: 74 overall
Kam Waites: 74 overall
Fletcher Westphal: 74 overall
Wide receiver
Eugene Wilson III: 86 overall
Elijhah Badger: 85 overall
Chimere Dike: 80 overall
Aidan Mizell: 78 overall
Marcus Burke: 77 overall
Ja’Quavion Fraziars: 74 overall
Kahleil Jackson: 74 overall
Andy Jean: 71 overall
Taylor Spierto: 68 overall
TJ Abrams: 68 overall
Tank Hawkins: 67 overall
Tight end
Hayden Hansen: 78 overall
Arlis Boardingham: 78 overall
Keon Zipperer: 75 overall
Gavin Hill: 73 overall
Tony Livingston: 72 overall
Rocco Underwood: 62 overall
Defensive line
Tyreak Sapp: 84 overall
Kelby Collins: 82 overall
Cam Jackson: 80 overall
Justus Boone: 80 overall
LJ McCray: 80 overall
Desmond Watson: 79 overall
Jamari Lyons: 79 overall
T.J. Searcy: 78 overall
Kamran James: 78 overall
George Gumbs Jr.: 76 overall
Ja’Markis Weston: 69 overall
Layne Swafford: 67 overall
Linebackers
Shemar James: 84 overall
Myles Graham: 78 overall
Derek Wingo: 77 overall
Deuce Spurlock II: 72 overall
Cornerbacks
Jason Marshall Jr.: 89 overall
Jakeem Jackson: 83 overall
Devin Moore: 83 overall
Cormani McClain: 82 overall
Trikweze Bridges: 79 overall
Dijon Johnson: 78 overall
Jameer Grimsley: 73 overall
Teddy Foster: 68 overall
Safety/STAR
Asa Turner: 84 overall
DJ Douglas: 76 overall
Bryce Thornton: 75 overall
Aaron Gates: 74 overall
Greg Smith III: 73 overall
Josiah Davis: 70 overall
While Florida’s offense sits outside the top-25 among the 134 FBS teams in the game, the Gators will have the No. 25-ranked defense with an overall rating of 84, which is tied with seven programs: Kansas State, North Carolina, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Texas A&M and LSU.
Atop the list is Ohio State with a 96-rated defense, followed by Georgia at No. 2 with a 94 overall rating. Oregon, Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan all were ranked 90 overall on defense, followed by Texas, Penn State, Utah, Florida State, Oklahoma and Iowa with an 88-rated defense. Four programs – Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, USC and Auburn – are rated 86 overall on defense.
The Gators did fare better in the rankings, however, when it comes to the program’s home-field advantage, as Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was ranked as the 10th toughest stadium to play in the upcoming game.
Atop the list is Kyle Field (Texas A&M), followed by Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) at No. 2, with LSU’s Tiger Stadium at No. 3. The first non-SEC team to make the list was Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) at No. 4, followed by Sanford Stadium (Georgia) at No. 5. Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is ranked No. 6, followed by Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin) at No. 7, Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) at No. 8, Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State) at No. 9 and The Swamp at No. 10.
EA Sports previously announced that Michigan’s Donovan Edwards, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, and Texas’ Quinn Ewers would serve as the athletes featured on the cover of the game.
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