Like Madden‘s, College Football 26 UT is not widely considered to be an F2P-friendly mode, given its fast influx of cards. But that, of course, does not mean you can’t get some game-changing packs for free.
Here are the best card packs you can acquire by simply playing the game in College Football 26 Ultimate Team, as well as how to get each of them.
Best Free Card Packs In College Football 26 Ultimate Team
When talking about random card packs, the Field Pass-exclusive Season 1 BND Fantasy Packs are considered by many to be the best in CUT 26, via their exceptional pack weight. They are then followed by the Alumni Challenge, Names of the Game, Fresh Faces, and Standouts Challenges Milestone reward packs, many of featuring guaranteed 80+ and 83+ OVR players.
Although you can get the Fantasy Packs by progressing through the Season 1 Field Pass, the free 80+ and beyond challenge packs can be acquired by reaching the following tiers in their respective pages. Keep in mind that the large majority of the challenges can reward you with at max 5 stars.
- Fresh Faces: By reaching tiers 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19
- Names of the Game (NOTG): At tiers 3, 5, 7, and 9
- Alumni Challenge: At tiers 3 (30 stars), 6 (75 stars), 8 (105 stars), 10 (135 stars), 12 (165 stars), and 14 (195 stars)
- Standouts: At tiers 6 (50 stars), 11 (100 stars), and 16 (150 stars)
The Best Free Players In CUT & How To Get Them (Season 1)
If you don’t want to leave anything to chance and get a few great picks early on, CUT 26 also allows you to get a handful of top-tier players in A.J. Harris, Xavier Scott, Fernando Carmona, and T.J. Parker, all of which can be acquired by completing challenges and progressing through the game’s Season 1 Pass.
Reaching level 51 in the Field Pass also allows you to get a Season 1 Token, which can be used to boost any Season 1 Player to 87 OVR. To give you a broader look at all free player cards, here’s an overview of how to unlock all of them, as well as what you need to fully upgrade your free 80-Rated Keldric Faulk to 85.
- BND Xavier Scott (CB / 87-OVR): By reaching level 50 in the Season 1 Field Pass
- BND A.J. Harris (WR / 85-OVR): By acquiring 30 stars in the game’s The Tower Challenge. Each challenge demands scoring a set number of points in a custom game and rewards you with one star at max.
- BND T.J. Parker (DE / 86-OVR): Can be acquired by exchanging 10,000 Trophies at the game’s store. You can get a total of 12.400 Trophies by fully completing the game’s standard pass, so save up.
- BND Fernando Carmona (LT / 85-OVR): Can be acquired by exchanging 7,000 Trophies
- BND Keldric Faulk (LEDG / 85-OVR): A fully upgraded version of his free card. Can be acquired by expending 5 Training Points before purchasing five Upgrade Tokens at the store. Each token will cost 700 Trophies (To a total of 3.500)
- BND Jordan White (LG / 83-OVR): By exchanging 1.800 Trophies
- BND Alex Perry (WR/ 83): By exchanging 1.800 Trophies
- BND Aiden Fisher (MIKE / 83-OVR): By exchanging 1.800 Trophies
- BND Coleman Bryson (FS / 83-OVR): By exchanging 1.800 Trophies
- BND Jordan White (LG / 83-OVR): By exchanging 1.800 Trophies
- BND Darius Taylor (HB / 81-OVR): By exchanging 600 Trophies
- BND Dallas Payne (TE / 81-OVR): By exchanging 600 Trophies
- BND Major Everhart (WR / 81-OVR): By exchanging 600 Trophies
- BND Kyran Duhon (LEDG / 81-OVR): By exchanging 600 Trophies
Now that you know how to get all of the game’s best CUT packs, we also highly recommend that you check out the Best Abilities in College Football 26 Ultimate Team.
