All Madden 26 X-Factors Explained

Madden 26 features 40 X-Factors, which are premium abilities reserved for only the very best players in the league. Overall, these X-Factor Abilities match an athlete’s play style while giving them a major boost on the field. But not everybody knows about these X-Factors, or how to activate them. Therefore, we created a guide on all X-Factors in Madden 26 and how they work.

All Madden 26 X-Factors

Overall, there are 23 total X-Factors in Madden 26:

1. Ankle Breaker – Increased fakeout rates on spin/juke/hurdles after the catch
2. Avalanche – Successful Hit-Stick while running towards line of scrimmage results in a fumble
3. Bazooka – Increases maximum throw distance
4. Blitz – Wipes out resistance bars for all opposing blockers
5. Blitz Radar – Highlights all opposing DBs and LBs for the QB
6. Bottleneck – Increased likeliness to dominantly win any man press counter
7. Brick Wall – QBs with this ability are more likely to break the first sack attempt
8. Colossus – Increases a player’s win rate and block shed speed even vs. double team blocks
9. Dots – All passes are thrown with perfect accuracy
10. Double Me – Increases a receiver’s success rate on aggressive catches against single coverage
11. Dual Threat – Increased chance of defeating pass blocks & knocking catches loose
12. Escape Artist – Increases QB scramble speed
13. Fearmonger – Pass rushers can apply significant pressure on QBs even while engaged with blockers
14. First One Free – Increases HB’s fakeout rate on next juke, spin, or hurdle
15. Freight Train – Increases player’s chance to break the next tackle
16. Gambit – QBs can’t be intercepted (by AI defenders) and have increased throwing speed
17. Grab & Smash – Receivers have increased success chance on stiff arm and truck attempts following the catch
18. Max Security – Increases receiver’s success rate (and decreases knockout chance) on possession catches
19. Mind Reader – Lets defender see offensive play art via coach cam
20. Momentum Shift – All on-field opponents are knocked out of the zone or lose their progress towards entering it
21. Mossed – Increased success on aggressive catches of 55+ yards regardless of coverage
22. Omaha – QBs have full vision of secondary’s defensive coverage pre-snap
23. Phenom – Increased chance of winning first interaction against defender
24. Pro Reads – Highlights first open receiver and ignores defensive pressure
25. RAC’ Em Up – Increases success rate on RAC catches
26. Reinforcement – Increases chance of defeating run blocks and disrupting catches with tackles
27. Relentless – Frees Rush Move attempts
28. Route Artist – TBA
29. Run & Gun – Perfect accuracy when throwing on the run
30. Run Stuffer – Increases their win rate and block shed speed against one-on-one run blocks
31. Satellite – Increases success rate on possession and RAC catches against single coverage
32. Selfless – All on-field teammates enter the zone as well
33. Shutdown – Makes DB coverage tighter....