Top 10 Chargers in Madden 21

To end last week, the Electronic Arts and the people behind the Madden video game franchise finally unveiled every player rating for this year’s installment of the franchise, Madden 21.

It’s one of my favorite days of the year as someone who always buys each new edition of the series and takes a lot of pride in being competitive at the game. But also as a Chargers fan, it’s a blast to see how the ratings adjustors view the Chargers going into the new NFL season.

This year, things are just more of the same with the Bolts. In recent years, the Chargers haven’t been rated as one of the most-elite teams in the game, but they’ve always been packed with a plethora of above-average talent that really helps solidify themselves as a solid-but-not-great team. While that may not be what we as fans want, it’s better than being the Miami Dolphins or Cincinnati Bengals where it’s almost impossible to win a game with their level of talent.

The Chargers are usually one of the team’s with the most players above an 80-overall rating, but they usually lack the top-end talent with players above 90. This year, the Bolts boast just two players in the 90s, but the rest of their top ten fits between 85 and 89, which is no laughing matter.

Here are you top-10 (well, 11) players on the Chargers in Madden 21, along with their top-four individual skill ratings.

DT Linval Joseph - 85 OVR

• Strength - 98
• Impact Blocking - 94
• Block Shedding - 88
• Play Recognition - 87

TE Hunter Henry - 85 OVR

• Catching - 89
• Acceleration - 88
• Spectacular Catch - 86
• Catch In Traffic - 84

RB Austin Ekeler - 85 OVR

• Speed - 92
• Acceleration - 92
• Agility - 92
• Jump - 89

CB Desmond King - 87 OVR

• Play Recognition - 95
• Agility - 94
• Change of Direction - 93
• Zone Coverage - 92

CB Chris Harris Jr. - 87 OVR

• Agility - 95
• Change of Direction - 95
• Play Recognition - 93
• Man Coverage - 88

DE Melvin Ingram III - 88 OVR

• Finesse Move - 94
• Play Recognition - 89
• Pursuit - 88
• Impact Blocking - 87

OT Bryan Bulaga - 88 OVR

• Pass Block Power - 92
• Pass Blocking - 91
• Pass Block Finesse 88
• Run Blocking - 78

S Derwin James - 89 OVR

• Jumping - 93
• Acceleration - 92
• Hit Power - 91
• Agility - 90

CB Casey Hayward Jr. - 89 OVR

• Play Recognition - 92
• Man Coverage - 92
• Agility - 91
• Zone Coverage - 90

WR Keenan Allen - 91 OVR

• Release - 95
• Catch In Traffic - 94
• Short Route Running - 93
• Medium Route Running - 92

DE Joey Bosa - 91 OVR

• Finesse Move - 96
• Pursuit - 93
• Play Recognition - 92
• Impact Blocking - 90

What are you overall thoughts on the top players for the Bolts? Which players would you have liked to seen rated higher? Which player’s skills should be higher? Lower?