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Madden 26’s Franchise isn’t about winning one Super Bowl, but to scout and draft quality players so you can win multiple Super Bowls and maintain your dynasty. It’s important to know what positions your team is lacking while anticipating the retirement of veteran players. Additionally, there’s always free agency and trades, and injuries, all of which could see you losing your best players instantly. Therefore, we created a guide on how to Scout and Draft players in Madden 26’s Franchise Mode.
In order to draft the best players in Madden 26’s franchise mode, you need to hire the right scouts for your team and assign them to the best regions. Let’s explain more factor in each detail:
Firstly, before beginning Franchise, you can actually edit the difficulty of trades in the settings. You can make trade difficulty easier or harder based on your preference. So if you want to get Justin Jefferson for two seventh round picks and a bust WR, select the easiest trade difficulty.
Your Scouts & Regions
Before the season begins, you’ll want to fire all of your scouts. Then, hire new scouts based on your team needs. You’ll then need to assign those scouts to different regions.
We recommend assigning your Tier 3 Scout nationally. This ensures maximum coverage of the nation’s best prospects. Meanwhile, assign your Tier 2 and Tier 1 scouts on regional players.
Every scout specializes in two positions. You’ll want to assign them to regions where their position of expertise is the strongest. For example, if your Tier 2 Scout specializes in WRs, then assign them to a region with a strong WR class.
As you scout players, you’ll learn more information about them:
Overall, the process of scouting is pretty easy, once you get the hang of it. Furthermore, there are other events throughout the season to keep aware of.
Firstly, you’ll have five mock drafts throughout the season. These help you monitor where players are projected to land. This doesn’t necessarily indicate who the best players are, so be careful and scout your top players extensively to learn everything about them.
Secondly, you’ll be able to host Private Workouts during the free agency recap. Here, you select three players you really want to help you find out if they really are that good.
When scouting for players, try to identify their traits. These also help you identify star-players with potential.
It’s important to hire scouts with expertise in positions you need. For example, if your team has a lackluster secondary, it’d be a good idea to hire a high-rated scout with expertise in CBs and Safeties. If your team has a pretty...
