Keenan Allen earns Chargers’ first X-Factor in Madden 22

After last week’s massive ratings reveal for the latest edition of Madden, this week’s reveals are centered around the game’s best players and their accompanying “X-Factors” which are abilities within the game that only the best of the best get to use.

Thus far, Keenan Allen is the only Chargers player to have a X-Factor but he’s certainly not going to be the only one when things are all said and done.

Allen is one of three receivers to have the “Max Security” X-Factor which essentially gives them an increased success rate on possession catches, making them a quarterback’s best friend. The other two receivers to own the X-Factor are the Cowboys’ Amari Cooper and the Saints’ Michael Thomas.

“Keenan Allen’s incredible route-running ability can flat out embarrass defenders,” says the game developers on Madden’s official site. “The foundation of the Los Angeles Chargers’ aerial attack, Allen is an elite receiver.”

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In last year’s Madden, Allen was joined by Joey Bosa and Derwin James as the other Chargers players to hold an x-factor. This year, that’s likely to be the case again.

Bosa held the “Unstoppable Force” x-factor that increased his success rate when rushing from the edge. Sounds like reality, right? James was buffed by the “Reinforcement” x-factor that increased his rate of bringing the wood when tackling ball-carriers. I’m not sure if these abilities will change from last year but I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t. I think they suit the players perfectly.