EA College Football 25 player ratings: Florida State, Miami, UCF on list
Florida State and UCF had one player apiece in the top-100 player ratings, while the Miami Hurricane saw three make EA Sports’ initial list.
We’re now one weekend away from the much-anticipated release of College Football 25, the first installment in the college football video game series in 11 years.
EA Sports continued dropping previews of the game this past week. The Orlando-based company shared deep dives of the Ultimate Team mode and, of course, the Road to Glory, which lets players put themselves into the game and compete for the Heisman Trophy.
And to top it off, the list of the top 100 player ratings was unveiled. Michigan’s Will Johnson, LSU’s Will Campbell and Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon top the list with 96 ratings, while Ohio State fields a game-high eight players in the top-100. This comes a week after EA Sports released the list of team ratings, with Georgia leading the pack at 95.
With the release date just around the corner, here’s what we know about College Football 25, led by the top 25 players and teams:
| Player (Team, Position) | Overall rating |
| 1. Will Johnson (Michigan CB) | 96 |
| 2. Will Campbell (LSU LT) | 96 |
| 3. Ollie Gordon II (Oklahoma State RB) | 96 |
| 4. James Pearce Jr. (Tennessee DE) | 95 |
| 5. Caleb Downs (Ohio State S) | 95 |
| 6. Travis Hunter (Colorado WR/CB) | 95 |
| 7. Malaki Starks (Georgia S) | 95 |
| 8. Mason Graham (Michigan DT) | 95 |
| 9. Quinshon Judkins (Ohio State RB) | 95 |
| 10. Tate Rutledge (Georgia RG) | 95 |
| 11. Luther Burden III (Missouri WR) | 94 |
| 12. Benjamin Morrison (Notre Dame CB) | 94 |
| 13. Kelvin Banks Jr. (Texas LT) | 94 |
| 14. Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona WR) | 94 |
| 15. Barrett Carter (Clemson LB) | 94 |
| 16. Jay Higgins (Iowa LB) | 94 |
| 17. Shedeur Sanders (Colorado QB) | 93 |
| 18. Carson Beck (Georgia QB) | 93 |
| 19. Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State WR) | 93 |
| 20. Mykel Williams (Georgia LB) | 93 |
| 21. Deone Walker (Kentucky DE) | 93 |
| 22. Omarion Hampton (North Carolina RB) | 93 |
| 23. Treveyon Henderson (Ohio State RB) | 93 |
| 24. Aireontae Ersery (Minnesota LT) | 93 |
| 25. Jaydn Ott (California RB) | 93 |
| Team | Overall rating |
| 1. Georgia | 95 |
| 2. Ohio State | 93 |
| 3. Oregon | 93 |
| 4. Alabama | 92 |
| 5. Texas | 92 |
| 6. Clemson | 90 |
| 7. Notre Dame | 90 |
| 8. LSU | 90 |
| 9. Penn State | 88 |
| 10. Utah | 88 |
| 11. Michigan | 88 |
| 12. Florida State | 88 |
| 13. Miami | 88 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 88 |
| 15. Ole Miss | 88 |
| 16. Colorado | 87 |
| 17. Oklahoma | 87 |
| 18. Wisconsin | 87 |
| 19. USC | 87 |
| 20. Virginia Tech | 87 |
| 21. NC State | 87 |
| 22. Kansas | 87 |
| 23. Arizona | 87 |
| 24. Oklahoma State | 87 |
| 25. Iowa | 87 |
The game will be available on Tuesday, July 16 via preorder, but the official release date is Friday, July 19.
While EA Sports lists Tuesday, July 16 as the preorder release date, others with early access have seen the download time as 4 p.m. ET Monday, July 15. So those who preordered the Deluxe Edition or MVP Bundle might be able to play as early as Monday afternoon.
The popular Road to Glory (where you create a player and build your own legacy) and Dynasty (where you become coach of your favorite team) are in College Football 25. The game will also include Ultimate Team, letting you build a roster of the best players in college football history, and Road to the College Football Playoff, where you face other players online and work your way up the rankings to win the national championship.
College Football 25 players will enable crossplay, so PlayStation 5 users will be able to take on those with an Xbox Series X|S. Cross-platform play will be available in College Football Playoff, Ultimate Team and Play A Friend modes.
The game will not be released for PC. It will be available only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The Standard Edition of the game costs $69.99. The Deluxe Edition goes for $99.99. The MVP Edition, which also includes Madden 25, is $149.99.
