Madden NFL 23 Ratings Week Begins Next Week on ESPN

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 14, 2022

News: If you are a big Madden fan you might want to check out ESPN next week for the official player ratings in this year’s version.

ESPN has announced plans to host Madden Ratings Week from July 18-23, revealing the player ratings for the latest edition of the most authentic 11v11 simulation football experience out there, EA Sports Madden NFL 23, launching worldwide on August 19, 2022. This is ESPN’s third-straight Madden Ratings Week.

The week features coverage across SportsCenter, Get Up, First Take, and NFL Live. NFL players in the Madden NFL “99 Club” (those rated 99 overall, the highest rating possible in the game) will be revealed during Get Up and the top ten players from several positions will be discussed daily on First Take, SportsCenter, and NFL Live. Additional player ratings – rookie ratings, other top 10 position ratings, and more – will be revealed across official ESPN and Madden NFL social channels.

“This is a very special year for the Madden community, as EA and ESPN honor the legacy of the late John Madden,” said Andy Tennant, Vice President, Exec Producer of Original Content. “We are always excited to bring an entire week of shows and content to the massive and dedicated community of Madden fans — which continues to grow. The fans want more, and more, on the ratings, on player reactions, and they want expert analysis, and we are committed to giving them what they crave. But this year there is also another layer, another element, and that is all about John Madden.”

“Coach Madden demanded authentic football in the game that carried his name, and the passionate debate and conversation that surrounds Madden Ratings each year from football fans across the country highlights our commitment to accurately reflecting the reality of the NFL,” said Augusto Elias, Senior Director Brand Marketing, EA Sports. “To have Madden Ratings Week on ESPN for the third consecutive year is an amazing testament to Madden NFL’s continued influence in sports culture.”

To conclude the week, Laura Rutledge, Mina Kimes, and Louis Riddick will interview players and reveal additional player ratings on a half-hour special airing Sat., July 23, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Madden Ratings Week schedule looks like this:

Monday, July 18

Position Group - Wide Receivers

Tuesday, July 19

Position Group - Edge Rushers

Wednesday, July 20

Running Backs

Thursday, July 21

Cornerbacks

Friday, July 22

Quarterbacks

Saturday, July 23

Half-hour special at 9 p.m. Eastern that will be hosted by Laura Rutledge with Mina Kimes and Louis Riddick breaking down this year’s Madden Ratings

Show (Daily)

Get Up reveals one of the top-four highest rated players in the game

First Take Player vs Player reveal & debate

SportsCenter Top 10 reveals the ratings of the Top 10 of a specific position group

NFL Live crew discusses Top Ten ratings of each position

Each year, Madden NFL unveils player ratings for all active players in the NFL, via EA’s partnership with the NFL Players Association. Ratings indicate how a player will perform on the virtual gridiron in Madden NFL based on their performance on the real NFL field. A team of Madden NFL Ratings Performance Adjustors calculates several ratings across every player – speed, awareness, strength, catching, and many more – that come together for a final overall rating. Adjustors continue to analyze player performances and make rating changes each week of the NFL season.

Pre-order the Madden NFL 23 All Madden Edition now to unlock 3-day early access, 4600 Madden Points, Dual Entitlement to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S version, Exclusive Early Access Challenges, and more at launch, plus an All-Madden Team Elite Player item when you pre-order by July 22.

Will you be checking out this Madden coverage next week? Will you be picking up Madden NFL 23 next month? Tell us what you think below.