Updated NCAA Football '21 Ratings / Depth Chart
...so I went back and updated the ratings that I did back in August.
Disclaimer: This is just me, some random ass message board poster. So parents, relatives, friends, and die hard fans of anyone on the team...don't even take it with a grain of salt, take it salt-free. No need for anyone to take offense. With that said, beat it up with your thoughts and opinions.
QB: Cade McNamara - 86 (+3)
2. J.J. McCarthy - 85 (+3)
3. Alan Bowman - 79 (-2)
4. Dan Villari - 74 (+0)
RB: Hassan Haskins - 92 (+7)
2. Blake Corum - 88 (+3)
3. Donovan Edwards - 85 (+2)
4. Tavierre Dunlap - 79 (+0)
WR: Ronnie Bell - 88 (+2)
2. Roman Wilson - 84 (+4)
3. Andrel Anthony - 81 (+2)
WR: Cornelius Johnson - 84 (-1)
2. Daylen Baldwin - 79 (-3)
3. Cristian Dixon - 76 (-1)
SLOT: Mike Sainristil - 84 (+2)
2. A.J. Henning - 82 (+3)
3. George Johnson - 76 (+0)
TE: Erick All - 87 (+4)
2. Luke Schoonmaker - 85 (+5)
3. Joel Honigford - 77 (-1)
4. Carter Selzer - 76 (+1)
5. Matthew Hibner - 76 (-2)
6. Louis Hansen - 76 (-1)
LT: Ryan Hayes - 84 (+1)
2. Karsen Barnhart - 80 (+0)
3. Jeffrey Persi - 78 (+0)
4. Trevor Keegan - 78 (+0)
5. Tristan Bounds - 77 (+0)
LG: Trevor Keegan - 84 (+2)
2. Chuck Filiaga - 81 (+0)
3. Giovanni El-Hadi - 77 (+0)
4. Raheem Anderson - 77 (+0)
C: Andrew Vastardis - 89 (+8)
2. Greg Crippen - 79 (+1)
3. Reece Atteberry - 79 (+0)
4. Raheem Anderson - 77 (+0)
RG: Zak Zinter - 88 (+3)
2. Karsen Barnhart - 83 (+2)
3. Chuck Filiaga - 81 (+0)
4. Reece Atteberry - 79 (+0)
RT: Andrew Stueber - 87 (+3)
2. Trente Jones - 81 (+2)
3. Karsen Barnhart - 81 (+0)
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NT: Mazi Smith - 86 (+4)
2. Donovan Jeter - 81 (+1)
3. Jess Speight - 78 (+0)
4. Jordan Whittley - 77 (+0)
5. Jack Stewart - 75 (-1)
6. Ike Iwunnah - 75 (-1)
DT: Christopher Hinton - 86 (+5)
2. Kris Jenkins - 81 (+3)
3. Julius Welschof - 80 (+1)
4. Joey George - 78 (+0)
5. Rayshaun Benny - 78 (+0)
6. George Rooks - 77 (+0)
7. Dominick Guidice - 76 (+0)
EDGE: Aidan Hutchinson - 99 (+4)
2. Taylor Upshaw - 81 (+1) / Mike Morris - 81 (+2)
3. Braiden McGregor - 79 (+0)
5. TJ Guy - 77 (+)
6. Gabe Newburg - 77 (-1)
ILB: Josh Ross - 86 (+2)
2. Nikhai Hill-Green - 82 (+0)
3. Michael Barrett - 81 (-2)
4. Kalel Mullings - 79 (+0)
5. Jaydon Hood - 78 (+2)
6. Anthony Solomon - 78 (+0) / Joey Velasquez - 78 (+0)
ILB: Junior Colson - 83 (+2)
2. Nikhai Hill-Green - 82 (+0)
3. Michael Barrett - 81 (-2)
4. Kalel Mullings - 79 (+0)
5. Jaydon Hood - 78 (+2)
6. Anthony Solomon - 78 (+0) / Joey Velasquez - 78 (+0)
OLB: David Ojabo - 90 (+10)
2. Jaylen Harrell - 81 (+4)
3. Taylor Upshaw - 80 (+1)
4. Kechaun Bennett - 76 (+0) / Tyler McLaurin - 76 (+0)
CB: Vincent Gray - 84 (+6)
2. Gemon Green - 82 (+0)
3. Ja'Den McBurrows - 78 (+2)
4. Jalen Perry - 77 (+0)
5. Keshaun Harris - 76 (+0)
6. German Green - 76 (+0)
7. Andre Seldon - 75 (-1)
8. Darion Green-Warren - 75 (-1)
CB: DJ Turner - 86 (+8)
2. Gemon Green - 82 (+0)
3. Ja'Den McBurrows - 78 (+2)
4. Jalen Perry - 77 (+0)
5. Keshaun Harris - 76 (+0)
6. German Green - 76 (+0)
7. Andre Seldon - 75 (-1)
8. Darion Green-Warren - 75 (-1)
*NB: Daxton Hill - 95 (+0)
*2. Rod Moore - 80 (+3)
*3. Andre Seldon - 76 (-2)
*4. Eamonn Dennis - 75 (-1)
FS: Daxton Hill - 94 (+0)
2. Rod Moore - 81 (+4)
3. Makari Paige - 79 (-1)
SS: Brad Hawkins - 86 (+1)
2. R.J. Moten - 80 (+0)
3. Quinten Johnson - 78 (+1)
4. Jordan Morant - 77 (+0)
K: Jake Moody - 98 (+8)
2. Rhett Anderson - 80 (+0)
P: Brad Robbins - 95 (+5)
2. Tommy Doman - 83 (+2)
Haskins, Vastardis, Ojabo, Turner, and Moody clearly saw my ratings in August and made a point to prove me wrong. You're welcome. Oh, and Cade, Cornelius, Mazi, DJ, and Brad...a Georgia message board poster had you guys in the 60s and called you, and I quote, "?." Just in case you all want to prove a point on Friday.
December 27th, 2021 at 10:51 AM ^
Corum needs to be even or higher than Haskins in my opinion. Other than that I don't think there is anything egregious here...
Wait! Why isn't Michael Barrett 99??? The only reason why Michigan is where it is today is because of Michael Barrett!
December 27th, 2021 at 12:51 PM ^
I think there is a big recency bias towards Haskins in favor of Corum. I'm glad we have both though.
December 27th, 2021 at 5:20 PM ^
I think Haskins needs to be ahead of Corum but it should be close
December 27th, 2021 at 11:03 AM ^
So what exactly do the numbers mean? Is 100 the top number and if so, how could Aidan be any better than he's been?
December 27th, 2021 at 11:12 AM ^
99 in the highest
December 27th, 2021 at 11:16 AM ^
99 is usually the top overall rating you can have in a sports game.
December 27th, 2021 at 11:24 AM ^
These are based on the EA Sports NCAA Football 2014 player rankings--and I totally get it, since I've recently started playing '14 instead of '11 (I took up '11 when COVID shut down all the sports). The rankings go to 99, so Hutch is actually maxed up--as he should be. These are pretty solid. I think I'd get Bell up to 91 and C. Johnson to 87. For the poster asking about Corum, that's about as high as a sophomore can get in game rankings.
December 27th, 2021 at 12:29 PM ^
I didn't know they put caps on players due to their year. That sucks. That means guys like Johnny Manziel and Trevor Lawrence couldn't have been rated highly either.
December 27th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
Your 5-star recruit maxes out at 80-81 as a true freshman. That doesn't mean they aren't good--typically, the overall is dragged down by low awareness and play recognition grades (high 40s, low 50s). The speed, agility, and strength are there early. But the hotshot freshman WR may run poor routes; the hotshot freshman RB is more likely to have fumbling issues. Hotshot freshman defensive players are more likely to blow assignments. But I had a redshirt freshman QB win the Heisman (then again as a redshirt senior!) and have started plenty of underclassmen fwiw.
December 27th, 2021 at 11:49 AM ^
The Oline disrespect is glaring....
December 27th, 2021 at 5:21 PM ^
I agree, their pass blocking strength is not accurately represented here
Stueber is our best OL IMO - think a 92 would be more appropriate.
December 27th, 2021 at 12:18 PM ^
a Georgia message board poster had you guys in the 60s and called you, and I quote, "?." Just in case you all want to prove a point on Friday.
shades of sparties dissing xavier simpson, back in the day.
whatever you do, DON'T tell cade / cornelius / mazi / dj turner / brad hawkins that georgia fans don't think too highly of them.
December 27th, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
Please make sure he gets all the crow in world Friday night around midnight
December 27th, 2021 at 7:31 PM ^
He meant Brad Robbins
/s
December 27th, 2021 at 12:22 PM ^
We need to circulate these numbers asap! Every simulation on you tube I've seen has us losing?
December 27th, 2021 at 12:25 PM ^
Great work, I think the back ups are all a little high, just based on how these games usually do the ratings.
I think Corum is too low, Ojabo maybe a bit high.
Go Blue!
December 27th, 2021 at 6:33 PM ^
Backups are always high for me because it's too easy to recruit over them.
Madden has course corrected and they're willing to put guys in the 60s and low 70s.
NCAA was never able to make that adjustment. And so you'd have a guy like Raheem Anderson, and if he was a 72 like maybe he should be...my 4* is coming in at 76 and if I get a 5* he's going to be an 80. Anderson will never play, even though he himself was a 4* and he's got a year in the system and a year of strength and conditioning under his belt.
NCAA never did a great job with guys who had just redshirted. Like Rayshaun Benny maybe starts on half the teams in the B1G...not his fault Chris Hinton is in front of him. Same with someone like McBurrows.
December 27th, 2021 at 12:54 PM ^
Nobody in the 60s?
December 27th, 2021 at 5:45 PM ^
Yea...not even Villari. lol
December 27th, 2021 at 6:40 PM ^
No. Not Villari.
And no one on OSU would be in the 60s either.
Easy to joke, but it makes complete sense to those who played the game.
Again, Madden has since adjusted and now yes...in Madden you can have guys in the 60s, in fact, you'll have A LOT of guys in the 60s and the rosters are smaller.
NCAA never allowed for that with the recruiting. A generic 3-star comes in at a 71 or 72.
December 27th, 2021 at 6:35 PM ^
No, NCAA doesn't really have guys at P5 schools in the 60s. That's Madden.
Any guy in the 60s would just get cut.
The recruits come in so high that you have to bump guys up.
If you have anyone in the 60s, give me one signing day class, I'm signing a full 25 and I'm just cutting anyone in the 60s. That's completely unrealistic.
December 27th, 2021 at 1:01 PM ^
But, what would Donovan Edwards be if you changed his position to QB?
December 27th, 2021 at 1:05 PM ^
Same as his current passer rating 1,060
December 27th, 2021 at 1:33 PM ^
I really need to get my hands on a modded 360.
December 27th, 2021 at 2:12 PM ^
Joey George - first time I have heard that name. I never remember seeing him on the field. Perhaps a redshirt or walk on
December 27th, 2021 at 2:19 PM ^
I believe it is umbrage that has been taken, not offense.
December 27th, 2021 at 6:56 PM ^
DJ Turner should be (+285)
December 29th, 2021 at 11:52 AM ^
Anyone know where i can get 2021 ratings for all of D1 schools ? I've recently busted out my old 360 and ncaa 14 and am currently trying to update the rosters myself. Would be much easier if i could find current ratings for players instead of doing hours of research and player editing myself. My 360 wont connect to wifi so can't download current rosters. So annoying. Thanks!
GO BLUE!