- Raiders No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza was rated just 74 overall in Madden NFL 27 and didn’t make the top-10 rookies — a fun angle on video-game ratings vs. draft hype.
- The top-rated rookies are Arizona RB Jeremiyah Love and Dallas safety Caleb Downs (both 82 overall); Love won the Doak Walker and Downs won the Jim Thorpe and Lott awards in college.
- New York Jets edge David Bailey is next at 81, Tampa Bay’s Rueben Bain Jr. is 80, and both the Giants and Cowboys have two rookies each in the Madden top-10 — great fodder for debating breakout players.
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