The Madden 2026 player ratings are being released, and the highest-rated rookie from the 2025 NFL draft class is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Travis Hunter.
Hunter’s overall ranking is 84. His speed is a 93, change of direction is 96, and spectacular catch rating is 86.
Over the last few practices, Hunter has put together some impressive performances at both cornerback and wide receiver.
In his 21 snaps at cornerback on Sunday during the 11-on-11 periods, Hunter came away with three pass breakups, according to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco.
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On Tuesday at wide receiver, John Shipley of Jaguars on SI wrote that this was Hunter’s “best practice yet on the offensive side of the ball.” This included Hunter making several impressive grabs and “proving he can be a tough cover,” as Shipley put it.
Hunter has spent four practices at receiver so far and two at cornerback. During the Jaguars‘ scrimmage on Friday, he will play both offense and defense that day, according to DiRocco.
Ultimately, that will be the norm for Hunter, but how things unfold during that mock game will play a role in determining what his practice schedule looks like moving forward.
“I think what will happen is where he’s on offense (on Monday), he’ll go back to defense before our mock game, scrimmage (on Friday) and we’ll be able to use that mock as an evaluation to see what do we need to do now,” Liam Coen said after Monday’s practice. “What did it look like in the scrimmage? Do we need to get him more on defense or hey, these other guys are producing and developing and we can keep with the schedule as is. It’ll be not a defining moment but an evaluation time for us.”
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Madden 26: Jaguars’ Travis Hunter highest rated rookie