Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Kickers

[jpdavis82]

EA Sports has continued revealing their Madden NFL 17 player ratings today, as they announce the top 5 kickers in the game. More detailed ratings can be seen in the official blog.

Check them out and post your thoughts!

• Graham Gano (Overall 85)
• Dan Bailey (Overall 85)
• Stephen Gostkowski (Overall 85)
• Steven Hauschka (Overall 84)
• Adam Vinatieri (Overall 84)

Previously released Madden NFL 17 player ratings:

• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Free Safeties
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Strong Safeties
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Middle Linebackers
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Outside Linebackers
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings- Top 5 Cornerbacks
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Ends
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Tight Ends
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Offensive Linemen
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Wide Receivers
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Quarterbacks
• Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 10 Rookies, Along with a Few More

[l8knight1]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Thanks for the update, and they are appreciated. I can't say that this particular info offers any excitement to me, three weeks leading to release, in this information/multimedia Madden morgue we are in right now...

[SpaceBoyXVII]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Should have combined both kickers and punters imo. Either way list looks solid, and the trend of lower overalls continues!(Which makes me happy)

[Mauer4MVP]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Good list. Guys like Blair Walsh and Robbie Gould should be right behind them. Should be a ton of guys in the 80-85 range.

[manEATgod]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

And Justin Tucker is where?

[Hova57]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Just release the punters now so we can get full team rosters

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[solmon]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

What does it take to get to 90 OVR as a kicker..? Seems odd that high, elite numbers like 97 / 93 don't put a guy there.

[Hova57]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

I think after the move of extra point how many kickers missed I think it's gonna be tough

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[TrapBasedGod]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Where the hell is justin tucker


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[manEATgod]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Where the hell is justin tucker


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Last time I checked he was still the 2nd most accurate kicker in NFL history. He missed a few more 50+ yarders than usual but would they really downgrade his accuracy that much, holding that against him?

Not that it matters for my online CFM. Will just get him to 99 kick power and accuracy in about a season. Plus his clutch trait will make him even better when it really counts.

[mrprice33]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

What does it take to get to 90 OVR as a kicker..? Seems odd that high, elite numbers like 97 / 93 don't put a guy there.

I agree. The kicker overalls should basically be an average of KPW and KAC, with a slight modifier for AWR or clutch traits.

[iMaverickHD]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Thought Brandon McMannus might sneak in there.

[Hova57]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

They might do a punter 1 separately

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[solmon]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Shooter said on twitter today they intentionally wanted to keep K/Ps out of the "elite" group of players

[Sheba2011]

Re: Top 5 Kickers in Madden 17

Shooter said on twitter today they intentionally wanted to keep K/Ps out of the "elite" group of players

I disagree with this sentiment entirely when it comes to kickers, they are some of the most elite players in the NFL. There job isn't glamorous and they don't often have highlight reel plays but the difference between an elite kicker and a good kicker in the real NFL is noticeable and will affect games. That's one huge problem with Madden in the past, there was really no such thing as a bad CPU kicker, they could all nail 55 yd game winning field goals with ease.