Madden NFL 12 - Top Ten Rookie Ratings

[P21J]

There are few better moments in sports gaming than landing an impact rookie who can step in immediately and improve your team. Ndamukong Suh was able to do that for the Detroit Lions, and it's that time of year again where we get our first look at the players who will be immediate contributors in Madden NFL 12.

A fresh infusion of talent by way of the NFL draft is the surest way your favorite team can build for the future. Why do you think we always debate the top draft classes and not the top free agency classes of all time? We get excited adding rookies to Madden NFL 12 too. Rather than tweaking and adjusting ratings for the same old veterans we get to build new guys from scratch, projecting how they’ll transition to the pro game. If only their coaches could do that.

Today we’re looking at the top overall rookies in Madden NFL 12 according to ratings. Simply put, these are the new guys we’ve added to the game that should have the biggest impact right out of the box.

There are a lot more rookies in a lot more categories –like Top Wide Receivers or Running Backs—so keep it locked here. For now, get to know this batch of first year players.

10. Robert Quinn - DE - STL - 78 OVR

9. Julio Jones - WR, ATL - 78 OVR

8. Mark Ingram - RB - NO - 79 OVR

7. Mike Puncey - OL - MIA - 79 OVR

6. Von Miller - OLB - DEN - 79 OVR

5. J.J. Watt - DE - HOU - 80 OVR

4. A.J. Green - WR - CIN - 80 OVR

3. Prince Amukamara - CB - NYG - 81 OVR

2. Marcell Dareus - DE - BUF - 82 OVR

1. Patrick Peterson - CB - ARZ - 82 OVR

That’s our look at the top rookies in Madden NFL 12. There are a lot more rookies in a lot more categories still to come. And remember we’ll be consistently updating all rosters and all players during the 2011 NFL season, so these lists are just a starting point. Keep it here for more on Madden NFL 12 rookies, ratings and info.

Source: Rookie Ratings: Top Rookies in Madden NFL 12

[kwabalicious]

I'm very happy to see Cam Newton not on this list, and I think we can agree that EA hasn't done that bad of a job with the rookie ratings thus far. We all new Pat Peterson should have been the best, and EA stuck with that. Not bad.

[brettmickey]

Yeahhh Buddyyy. Marcell Dareus TIED with Patrick Peterson as the #1 rookie! Soo pumped right now

[The Amaizen Blue]

First move in franchise mode... acquire Prince Amukamara...

[legendary1022]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Amaizen Blue

First move in franchise mode... acquire Prince Amukamara...

Good luck doing that. Being a big Nebraska fan, I know he is the real deal. I can't really complain about any of these ratings.

[Senator Palmer]

Overalls are nice, but I'm hungry to get a look at position specific ratings. I want to know what Von Miller's power and finesse move ratings are? How about Julios catch in traffic, or beat press rating? Speaking of which, I think Miller should be a little higher and it's interesting to see Quinn in the top ten and no Fairley.

Quinn might have some beastly position specific skills. Bookended with Chris Long in St. Louis, the Rams might be pretty fun to run with.

[SuperNoVa27]

If I get Madden, Patrick Peterson will be acquired immediately

[SIMstyle]

way too high. how are rookies who haven't played a down coming in higher than 3 and 4 years vets? while i agree the highest should be peterson, Madden's ratings are still about 10 points too high. 72.