When EA Sports released their initial ratings for Madden 20, New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones got a bit of a surprise when he saw “63 overall” next to his name.
“I’d be interested to see how we get to 63,” a disappointed Jones said in a reaction video.
Jones was the sixth-rated rookie quarterback in the league, even checking in behind Tyree Jackson, who is now a free agent looking for work.
“63? He can throw! I’m better than him [in the game],” a stunned Darius Slayton said at the time.
Well, after Jones’ first career NFL start things are already changing. EA Sports got to work on making some minor corrections and Jones now finds himself rated 69 overall, which is still substantially lower than he should be.
In addition to boosting Jones’ overall rating to 69, EA Sports also improved his awareness, speed and accuracy throughout the game, raising those ratings to 84, 87 and 83, respectively. They also boosted his elusiveness rating (+1), but lowered his carrying rating to 55 following a two-fumble day against the Buccaneers.
Also, in case you were wondering, EA Sports improved Slayton’s rating to 69 overall as well, boosting his release rating and his route running to get there.
