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The newest Madden game gives the Bears three players ranked among the top at their respective positions.
The Bears have three players who ranked in the top ten at their respective positions in the upcoming Madden NFL 26 video game.
EA Sports announced the top ten players at each position on their official Madden page on Twitter/X Thursday morning. It appears as though left guard Joe Thuney is the Bears’ highest-rated player this year at 93 overall.
As seen above, Thuney ranks as the tenth-best offensive lineman in the game. Most importantly, he ranks third among all guards in the NFL, trailing only Quinn Meinerz and Chris Lindstrom. Given that Thuney has been a first-team All-Pro the last two years with the Chiefs, it makes sense he’s highly rated going into his first year with the Bears.
Not far behind is cornerback Jaylon Johnson, who comes in with an 89 overall rating. This slots him in as the tenth-best cornerback in the upcoming Madden game.
Johnson is coming off his second Pro Bowl season in a row, so it makes to see him listed among the top cornerbacks in the league. Even though he’s no longer on the Packers, I’m still salty Jaire Alexander ranks higher than him still, though.
Finally, Cairo Santos made an appearance as the eighth-best kicker in the game. He comes in at a 78 overall rating.
Santos went 8-for-9 on field goal attempts beyond 50 yards in 2024, including his game-winner against the Packers in the final game of the season. He’s been a solid kicker option for Chicago since returning to the team in 2020.
Every player’s individual rating hasn’t been released, as of this writing. EA Sports is slated to announce all ratings on Friday. However, they have already announced the rookies’ ratings. Here’s where each of the Bears’ 2025 draft picks rank:
Madden NFL 26 comes out on August 14 and will be available for the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Windows and Nintendo Switch 2.
