If you’re like me, then you love Madden and look forward to the new release every year. It’s always fun to check out the player ratings and see how good your team will be. You can go check out the full list of player ratings yourself, but I saved you all some trouble and listed the full ratings for the Steelers roster, followed by some takeaways.

Enjoy!

Quarterback

• Ben Roethlisberger – 91
• Josh Dobbs – 72
• Landry Jones – 66

Running Back

• Le’Veon Bell – 97
• James Conner – 71
• Knile Davis – 71
• Fitzgerald Toussaint – 66

Fullback

• Roosevelt Nix – 80

Wide Receiver 

• Antonio Brown – 97
• Martavis Bryant – 80
• Eli Rogers – 76
• Sammie Coates – 75
• JuJu Smith-Schuster – 73
• Darrius Heyward-Bey – 72
• Justin Hunter – 71
• Cobi Hamilton – 68
• Demarcus Ayers – 62
• Marcus tucker – 61

Tight End 

• Jesse James – 78
• Xavier Grimble – 69
• David Johnson – 64
• Colin Holba – 47
• Kameron Canady – 42

Offensive Tackle 

• Marcus Gilbert – 88
• Alejandro Villanueva – 81
• Chris Hubbard – 71
• Matt Feiler – 66
• Brian Mihalik – 65
• Keavon Milton – 64

Offensive Guard 

• Ramon Foster – 88
• David DeCastro – 84
• Jerald Hawkins – 66
• Ethan Cooper – 62

Center 

• Maurkice Pouncey – 85
• BJ Finney – 73
• Kyle Friend – 62

Defensive End

• Stephon Tuitt – 83
• Cam Heyward – 81
• Tyson Alualu – 73
• LT Walton – 61
• Francis Kallon – 61
• Lavon Hooks – 60

Defensive Tackle

• Javon Hargrave – 73
• Dan McCullers – 69
• Johnny Maxey – 61

Inside Linebacker

• Ryan Shazier – 81
• Vince Williams – 74
• Steven Johnson – 69
• LJ Fort – 68
• Tyler Matakevich – 64
• Kieth Kelsey – 60

Outside Linebacker

• James Harrison – 86
• Bud Dupree – 75
• TJ Watt – 74
• Arthur Moats – 74
• Anthony Chickillo – 66
• Keion Adams – 64

Cornerback 

• William Gay – 84
• Ross Cockrell – 80
• Artie Burns – 78
• Senquez Golson – 72
• Coty Sensabaugh – 71
• Cameron Sutton – 69
• Brian Allen – 65

Safety

• Mike Mitchell – 81
• Sean Davis – 73
• Robert Golden – 70
• Jordan Dangerfield – 70

Special Teams

• Chris Boswell – 82
• Jordan Berry – 78

 

Takeaways

• Nobody should be surprised by how lethal the 3 B’s are by now. Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and Le’Veon Bell are all top-tier in their positions and should be a blast to play with in the game.
• I know Landry Jones isn’t exactly a gem in the eyes of fans, but 66 overall? Worse than Dobbs? C’mon.
• I’m genuinely surprised by Jesse James’ 78, though its well-earned.
• Cameron Heyward is criminally underrated with his 81 overall. Hopefully he returns to dominance quickly and his rating shoots up.
• When healthy Ryan Shazier is one of the best linebackers in the NFL. I couldn’t tell you why he’s so low considering how great he played in the latter half of 2016.
• The Steelers 2016 draft class should ascend in no time, especially Sean Davis and Javon Hargrave both at 73. Those two and Artie Burns are key players on this defense and should enjoy a gradual rise.
• Keep in mind that not every player always makes it onto Madden initially. Last year we saw Eli rogers left out, this year fan favorite Mike Hilton is absent.
• I pray for all of your franchises that nobody ever has to start Colin Holba at tight end.

Steelers Overall: 88