We’re beginning to see participant scores roll out for Madden 23 with EA Sports activities releasing the total listing of vast receivers and tight ends on this 12 months’s sport.

Whereas there are so much that made sense primarily based on latest manufacturing and promise within the 2022 NFL season, there are some which might be making me irrationally offended. It’s time we have a look at the High 10 lists at each WR and TE this 12 months, after which we’ll break down some gamers who have been completely robbed.

Probably the most unfair rankings in Madden 23

No. 1: Ja’Marr Chase, WR — Bengals (87 total)

That is the largest ranking theft we’ve seen to this point. EA … what the hell are y’all smoking? Up to now it wouldn’t have been loopy to present a second 12 months WR a high-80s ranking. Hell, it might have been really fairly good — however that is simply dumb.

By this metric Adam Thielen is a greater receiver than Chase. BRANDIN COOKS IS AN EQUIVALENT TALENT. Anybody who noticed Ja’Marr Chase play in 2021 is aware of he’s on the verge of changing into one of many High 3 receivers within the NFL already. Now he’s returning to a staff that’s functionally unchanged, besides they received a greater offensive line — which implies he ought to put up larger numbers in 2022 as long as he doesn’t need to battle for receptions an excessive amount of with Tee Higgins.

This can be a travesty.

No. 2: D.J. Moore, WR — Panthers (88 total)

The Carolina Panthers are a rubbish hearth staff, everyone knows this — however D.J. Moore mustn’t pay for the sins of a franchise. Moore is the seventeenth ranked vast receiver on this sport, regardless of being tenth within the NFL final season in receiving yards with Sam Darnold throwing him the ball.

Moore doesn’t get almost sufficient recognition due to the Panthers. By not having a quarterback he hasn’t scored almost as many touchdowns as he ought to, however he’s nonetheless the one receiver within the NFL to have over 1,200 yards from scrimmage in every of the final three years.

I completely perceive having him decrease than the gamers within the High 5, however there’s completely no justification for having Moore considerably decrease than Terry McLaurin or Amari Cooper.

No. 3: Deebo Samuel, WR — 49ers (89 total)

Have we simply forgotten that Samuel had 1,405 receiving yards final 12 months and one other 365 yard dashing? I get if you wish to say “properly, that’s one 12 months of manufacturing” however there are two issues with this:

There are week-to-week scores to regulate for this.
Why is Cooper Kupp a 98 total is that is the rubric?

I’m not saying Samuel ought to have a ranking nearly as good as Kupp’s, in no way. Nevertheless, it doesn’t jive to me that the No. 1 participant in receiving yards needs to be the second ranked receiver, whereas fifth within the NFL is all the way in which down at fifteenth.

No. 4: Dalton Schultz, TE — Cowboys (82 total)

Perhaps the Madden staff forgot Schultz existed? That’s the one factor I can assume right here. Because it stands he’s the thirteenth ranked TE within the sport, behind quite a few gamers who’re straight up inferior to him.

The one means you could possibly presumably justify placing him this low is for those who don’t assume he’ll play due to contract points — and we all know that’s not going to occur. 808 receiving yards with 8 touchdowns ought to rely for one thing.