NCAA Football 14 Player Ratings - Top 15 Players

[RynoAid]

Tradition Football has compiled a list of the top 15 rated players from NCAA Football 14. Even more details can be found here.

99 OVR – Jadeveon Clowney DE#7 – South Carolina – JR
97 OVR – Johnny Manziel QB#2 – Texas A&M – SO(RS)
97 OVR – De’Anthony Thomas HB#6 – Oregon – JR
97 OVR – A.J. McCarron QB#10 – Alabama – SR(RS)
97 OVR – Marqise Lee WR#9 – USC – JR
97 OVR – C.J. Mosley MLB#32 – Alabama – SR
96 OVR – Braxton Miller QB#5 – Ohio State – JR
96 OVR – Teddy Bridewater QB#5 – Louisville – JR
96 OVR – Jake Matthews LT#75 – Texas A&M – SR
96 OVR – Aaron Murray QB#11 – Georgia – SR(RS)
96 OVR – Taylor Lewan LT#77 – Michigan – SR(RS)
95 OVR – Tahj Boyd QB#10 – Clemson – SR(RS)
95 OVR – Sammy Watkins WR#2 – Clemson – JR
95 OVR – Denicos Allen ROLB#28 – Michigan State – SR(RS)
94 OVR – Ka’Deem Carey HB#25 – Arizona – JR

What do you guys think of the list?

[XxJustAguessxX]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Looks pretty accurate in my opinion.

[GruffyMcGuiness]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Looks good I'd say McCarron is a little overrated but other than that.

[stratospaly]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

SO with high 90's ratings... I know he is good, but really??

It seems like they are making good players into gods, and great players into Titans. The normal D2 scrub can now run a 4.5 40...

[TripleCrown9]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Why does the screenshot for C.J. Mosley not include C.J. Mosley?

[freernnur5]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Everything looks good to me except this one point when discussing Braxton Miller:

"Miller is a very good passer (91 Throw Power, 84 Throw Accuracy)"

He is an excellent runner as a QB, but not that good as a passer. He finished tied for 43rd in the country in passer rating at 140.5 (McCarron was #1 at 175.3). His YPA of 8.0 is tied for 25th with 9 other QBs. His completion percentage of 58.3% was good for 80th in the country.

Do those stats really show someone who is a very good passer to you?

I know I am a Michigan fan so this may sound like the homer in me talking. He is a very good QB because of his legs and that opens throwing opportunities for him, but to say he is a very good passer is a little laughable.

Just compare that year of his to Denard Robinson's from 2011 (2012 he was injured for 5 games and was not a QB so the stats aren't a fair comparison).

2011 - 55.0%, 8.4 YPA, 139.7 passer rating.

Keep in mind Denard had 15 ints that year to sink his passer rating as opposed to the 6 Miller had in 2012. Everyone, including myself would admit Denard Robinson is not a very good passer. He was electric because of his legs first and foremost.

[jello1717]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Everything looks good to me except this one point when discussing Braxton Miller:

"Miller is a very good passer (91 Throw Power, 84 Throw Accuracy)"

He is an excellent runner as a QB, but not that good as a passer. He finished tied for 43rd in the country in passer rating at 140.5 (McCarron was #1 at 175.3). His YPA of 8.0 is tied for 25th with 9 other QBs. His completion percentage of 58.3% was good for 80th in the country.

Do those stats really show someone who is a very good passer to you?

I know I am a Michigan fan so this may sound like the homer in me talking. He is a very good QB because of his legs and that opens throwing opportunities for him, but to say he is a very good passer is a little laughable.

Just compare that year of his to Denard Robinson's from 2011 (2012 he was injured for 5 games and was not a QB so the stats aren't a fair comparison).

2011 - 55.0%, 8.4 YPA, 139.7 passer rating.

Keep in mind Denard had 15 ints that year to sink his passer rating as opposed to the 6 Miller had in 2012. Everyone, including myself would admit Denard Robinson is not a very good passer. He was electric because of his legs first and foremost.

How bad of a passer he was in real life doesn't matter. The fact that he has 91 THP and 84 THA is what makes him a good passer in NCAA '14 (although I wouldn't call that very good). The guys that have THP and THA both in the 90s are what I'd call very good.

[freernnur5]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Also for Lewan I think his pass blocking is probably a tad high. He is an excellent run blocker, but when pro scouts were evaluating him his pass blocking was viewed as needing improvement because he is still a little raw in that area.

[freernnur5]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

How bad of a passer he was in real life doesn't matter. The fact that he has 91 THP and 84 THA is what makes him a good passer in NCAA '14 (although I wouldn't call that very good). The guys that have THP and THA both in the 90s are what I'd call very good.

So what a person does in real life has no impact on their rating in the game whatsoever? I will say that yes, numbers in the 90s would make a very good passer.

I guess my argument is he should not be in the 90s for his ratings.

[KickassJohnson]

Re: Top Fifteen Players by Overall Rating in NCAA Football 14

Braxton Miller a 96?? wow he has wheels but he's nowhere near McCarron, Johnny, Murray, and Boyd.. I'd even take Marriota over him and Bridgewater

overrated, should be around 93 tops

[jello1717]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Everything looks good to me except this one point when discussing Braxton Miller:

"Miller is a very good passer (91 Throw Power, 84 Throw Accuracy)"

He is an excellent runner as a QB, but not that good as a passer. He finished tied for 43rd in the country in passer rating at 140.5 (McCarron was #1 at 175.3). His YPA of 8.0 is tied for 25th with 9 other QBs. His completion percentage of 58.3% was good for 80th in the country.

Do those stats really show someone who is a very good passer to you?

I know I am a Michigan fan so this may sound like the homer in me talking. He is a very good QB because of his legs and that opens throwing opportunities for him, but to say he is a very good passer is a little laughable.

Just compare that year of his to Denard Robinson's from 2011 (2012 he was injured for 5 games and was not a QB so the stats aren't a fair comparison).

2011 - 55.0%, 8.4 YPA, 139.7 passer rating.

Keep in mind Denard had 15 ints that year to sink his passer rating as opposed to the 6 Miller had in 2012. Everyone, including myself would admit Denard Robinson is not a very good passer. He was electric because of his legs first and foremost.

And if you're gonna compare Miller and Robinson as passers, Miller's arm (91 THP/84 THA) is better than Denard's was in '13.

[Bamantic]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

McCarron's no 97 lol . Other than that the list looks cool, I don't see why it matters though considering there are accurate rosters being made here by good people of the community.

[freernnur5]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

Also you can compare his numbers to Tahj Boyd's (94 THP, 88 THA).

Boyd put up a line of 67.2%, 9.1 YPA, 165.6 (13 ints pulling this # down).

Those ratings are much more accurate based on his real life stats than Miller's. Do you think their arms should be similarly rated given the pretty big disparity in real life stats?

[freernnur5]

Re: Top 15 Players in NCAA Football 14

And if you're gonna compare Miller and Robinson as passers, Miller's arm (91 THP/84 THA) is better than Denard's was in '13.

Good point, did not see that, although I would argue Denard's arm was probably overrated there too.

[Bamantic]

Re: Top Fifteen Players by Overall Rating in NCAA Football 14

McCarron's no 97 lol . Other than that the list looks cool, I don't see why it matters though considering there are accurate rosters being made here by good people of the community.