Dante Fowler Jr. receives 79 overall rating in Madden NFL 16

In what is arguably the most important news of the offseason, player ratings are finally starting to come out for the upcoming Madden NFL 16 video game.

Despite some horrific luck in tearing his ACL during his first practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars, third overall pick Dante Fowler Jr. is featured as one of the premier rookies in this year’s iteration of the popular football game. Considered by most to be the best pass rusher in the draft class and probably the best overall defensive player, it’s not surprising to see Fowler receive a 79 overall grade. Generally rookies are capped around 80 for their overall grade since they haven’t played a down of professional football and it’s based purely on projection. Here are the grades for the rest of the players selected in the top 10.

Amari Cooper, WR, OAK – 82 OVR
Jameis Winston, QB, TB – 81 OVR
Todd Gurley, RB, STL – 80 OVR
Leonard Williams, DL, NYJ – 80 OVR
Brandon Scherff, OL, WAS – 80 OVR
Dante Fowler Jr., DE, JAX – 79 OVR
Melvin Gordon, RB, SD – 78 OVR
Kevin White, WR, CHI – 78 OVR
Marcus Mariota, QB, TEN – 78 OVR
Vic Beasley Jr., DE, ATL – 77 OVR

Cooper was touted as a polished, final product coming out of Alabama so it makes sense that he would have the highest grade among the rookies. The same goes for Jameis Winston, a rookie who has the advantage of having played in pro-style offense in college.

It’s not clear whether or not Fowler’s rating takes into account his ACL tear, but it’s likely that this is his rating regardless of his season-ending injury. At least we can take some solace in the fact that we can still see Fowler take the field for the Jaguars in a digital world, even though he won’t make an impact with the team in the real world in 2015.

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