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If you had Patrick Mahomes joining Madden NFL 24’s 99 overall rating club, pat yourself on the back because you were absolutely correct.
Friday, EA announced that Patrick Mahomes is the final NFL superstar joining the 99 overall rating club in Madden NFL 24. This selection will be Mahomes third, tying him with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Shockingly Mahomes is the only quarterback joining the club, with Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow with a 95 rating.

Mahomes joins Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin, and his teammate’s favorite target Travis Kelce.
EA also released the full list of the top-rated Quarterbacks and Linebackers in the game.
Quarterbacks                                                                          Linebackers

Patrick Mahomes 99                                                 1. Fred Warner 96
Joe Burrow        95                                                    2. Roquan Smith 92
Josh Allen           94                                                    3. Lavonte David 91
Lamar Jackson   91                                                    4. Haason Reddick 90
Jalen Hurts         88                                                    5. Demario Davis 90
Justin Herbert   87                                                    6. Bobby Wagner 89
Dak Prescott      87                                                    7. Matt Milano  88
Aaron Rodgers  86                                                    8. Nick Bolton    87
Kirk Cousins       84                                                    9. Tremaine Edmunds 87
Tua Tagovailoa  83                                                    10. Shaquille Leonard 86

Jalen Hurts Should Be Very Upset
We’re shocked to see Jalen Hurts come in with an 88 rating, at Aaron Rodgers sitting at an 86 overall rating, falling out of the 90s club.
We won’t be surprised if actual NFL players look at these ratings in disgust and are mad that they did not get a 99 overall rating in Madden NFL 24.
Welp.
Madden NFL 24 arrives on August 15. ESPN and Madden NFL are releasing the full ratings in an hour-long special this Sunday, July 23, at 1 p.m. ET, hosted by Field Yates, Dan Orlovksy, Mina Kimes, and Louis Riddick.
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We called it, Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce is back in the Madden 99 Overall Rating club.
EA continues to roll out Madden NFL 24 ratings highlighting the highest-rated superstars by their dominant positions.
Travis Kelce is the latest player to have the honor of being in the Madden 99 Overall rating club, joining Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Rams All-Pro defensive lineman plus current record hold Aaron Donald and Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin, the first guard in the 99 club since Cowboys’ Larry Allen made in Madden 2003.

For Kelce, this is his fourth selection to the Madden 99 Club, and he currently holds the record for tight ends. Along with the Kelce news, EA also dropped the top 10 lists for highest-rated tight ends, including Kelce and cornerbacks in the game.
Cornerbacks                                                                            Tight Ends

Jalen Ramsey     97                                                   1. Travis Kelce 99
Jaire Alexander 95                                                      2. George Kittle 96
Patrick Surtain II 94                                                    3. Mark Andrews 95
Sauce Gardner  93                                                     4. T.J. Hockenson 90
Marlon Humphrey 93                                                  5. Dallas Goedert 89
Darius Slay          92                                                   6. Kyle Pitts 87
Stephon Gilmore  91                                                    7. Darren Waller 86
Marshon Lattimore 90                                                 8. Pat Freiermuth 85
Tre’Davious White 90                                                  9. David Njoku   84
Denzel Ward 88                                                         10. Evan Engram 84

The Top 10 Running Backs & Offensive Linemen

Yesterday, the company did the same with guards and running backs who surprisingly won’t have a representative in the Madden 99 Club, which adds to the current disrespect of the NFL running back. Browns running back Nick Chubb comes the closest with a 97 overall rating.
Running Backs                                                                        Offensive Linemen

Nick Chubb        97                                                    1. Zack Martin 99
Christian McCaffrey 96                                              2. Trent Williams 98
Josh Jacobs        95                                                   3. Lane Johnson 98
Derrick Henry    94                                                    4. Laremy Tunsil  95
Saquon Barkley 93                                                    5. Chris Lindstrom 93
Dalvin Cook       91                                                    6. Joel Bitonio 92
Austin Ekeler     89                                                    7. Tristan Wirfs 92
Jonathan Taylor 89                                                    8. Quenton Nelson 92
Tony Pollard      88                                                    9. Jason Kelce 92
Aaron Jones      88                                                  10. Andrew Thomas 92

Which Quarterbacks Will Land In Madden NFL 24’s 99 Club?
We believe EA is saving the best for last, which is quarterbacks, and again we think there is a good chance we might see two or maybe three QBs in the Madden 99 Overall club in Madden NFL 24.
Will Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes make it again, will Madden NFL 24’s cover athlete Josh Allen or Eagles phenom Jalen Hurts earn their first 99 overall rating?
We shall see in the coming days.
Madden NFL 24 arrives on August 15.
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