Franchise Commentary - Rookie Names List

[Mauler97]

About half the rookies will have their name said according to the blog. I've heard one, a TE drafted in round 2, Cameron Gordon. I only heard them say Gordon so far and not his first name. Gordon was in the news feed during the draft.
I edited a rookie's last name to Knight, I forgot what it was before but the commentators call him Ed "Too Tall" Jones in game, so I think I'm going to edit him to Eddie Jones.

I'm wondering if his name was supposed to be said in game and I should not have edited it.
Also, I don't know yet if all rookies named Gordon will have their name said or if it's only specific players in each draft, like the ones with storylines.

We can use this thread as a list and maybe to figure out how it all works. Because I love that we will finally have rookies names called in the game as it really helps with the immersion factor.

[Yukon46]

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I have not played many full games, but have only heard 2 names...
Both were QB's
Fox
Casey

Have never heard any Full first and last names said , and the announcers do not say the names on every play.

Many times they said "He" a lot, and then you hear the last name every once in awhile.

[CarryTheWeight]

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the commentators call him Ed "Too Tall" Jones in game, so I think I'm going to edit him to Eddie Jones.

I'm glad to hear about the names finally being announced, but this glitch still being in the game after a year is really disappointing. Hopefully the Day Zero patch (or a future patch) takes care of it.

[Mauler97]

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I finally got some game time in today and found out a couple of things about the names.
First, I have to say I love this addition. It seemed so much more authentic to hear the guys say "Cobb" back to pass, caught by Steele. That's so-so much better than the QB throws to the WR. It's going to make going deep into a Franchise so much more enjoyable.

Below are my observations/opinions, I have not doubled checked or played enough to call it fact:

*The names called are simply a list and has no relevance to storyline or draft position. I had an undrafted rookie, Harrell I think, named called.

*It's just last name, I have not heard the first name yet.

*You can't edit the last name into the name pool. Example, you rename your QB to Gordon but they won't say even though it's in.

*Even if you just edit the first name you lost him. Ex. Stuart Cooper, I heard Cooper all day long so then I tested and changed his name to Jake and didn't go to the last name section. After that, he was just "QB"

*You can edit appearance, skin color, face, size attributes and be fine. I wonder if it's the first page that can't be touched. So like position, school, handiness ect.?

Names I heard:
Cooper, Cobb, Harrell, Stewart, Gordon, Pierce, there's a few more but I'm blanking.

Any thoughts or things to add or change?

[T4VERTS]

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About half the rookies will have their name said according to the blog. I've heard one, a TE drafted in round 2, Cameron Gordon. I only heard them say Gordon so far and not his first name. Gordon was in the news feed during the draft.
I edited a rookie's last name to Knight, I forgot what it was before but the commentators call him Ed "Too Tall" Jones in game, so I think I'm going to edit him to Eddie Jones.

I'm wondering if his name was supposed to be said in game and I should not have edited it.
Also, I don't know yet if all rookies named Gordon will have their name said or if it's only specific players in each draft, like the ones with storylines.

We can use this thread as a list and maybe to figure out how it all works. Because I love that we will finally have rookies names called in the game as it really helps with the immersion factor.

So generated rookies will have their last names read if they are on the list of new names. If you edit them they will still be called their original name. The editing of the name is the front end, but apparently there is a back end identifier that triggers the audio that is not edited by simply changing the name we read.

Hope that helps.

[Mauler97]

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So generated rookies will have their last names read if they are on the list of new names. If you edit them they will still be called their original name. The editing of the name is the front end, but apparently, there is a back end identifier that triggers the audio that is not edited by simply changing the name we read.

Hope that helps.

No, if you edit the name it will be messed up. I edited a guys name before knowing how that worked and the announcer called him Ed "Too Tall" Jones. My guess is his last name was going to get called.
Or, in my Stuart Cooper example, the first game they said Cooper all game long but then I changed his first name to Jake and didn't touch the last name. The next game he was just called "QB"
So, I've learned to not edit names if I want a chance they'll be called in-game.
But, if we know who will get called I can draft and edit based on that. Because simply having the name called for generated rookies adds a ton to the in-game Franchise Realism.

[T4VERTS]

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No, if you edit the name it will be messed up. I edited a guys name before knowing how that worked and the announcer called him Ed "Too Tall" Jones. My guess is his last name was going to get called.
Or, in my Stuart Cooper example, the first game they said Cooper all game long but then I changed his first name to Jake and didn't touch the last name. The next game he was just called "QB"
So, I've learned to not edit names if I want a chance they'll be called in-game.
But, if we know who will get called I can draft and edit based on that. Because simply having the name called for generated rookies adds a ton to the in-game Franchise Realism.

Interesting that wasn't how I understood it from John, but it almost seems like a glitch of a glitch. Either way, editing rookie names isn't going to achieve what people are looking for so best to avoid it when possible. Tech not there this year, but doesn't mean it won't be in the future.

[Mauler97]

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In Australia we can get the game until 25th, can one of you guys please confirm if there is first and/or last name commentary on ANY created players. I'd if I make a player with the name Tom Smith will
His last name be mentioned frequently by commentators. This is a huge deal for me deciding to get this game... I can deal with rookies not looking close to real life, but if I make Josh Allan the QB (pretty common last name..) and they never say his name I can't stick with a long franchise mode... after 4-5 years your commentary will be silent because you have a team full of rookies all because EA is too lazy to implement something essential for franchise longevity..

I don't think so but I will check. I created Boar Jackson and Storm Stewart when I first started and their last names were not said. Stewart I know is in and I assume Jackson is also said on generated rookies.

I know the announcers actually saying a rookie's name is a small detail but it's almost a night and day difference in realism inside of Franchise.
So moral of the story is don't edit the name, first or last, if you want the announcer to call them out. You can edit appearance, size, equipment, and attributes and you're fine. I do NOT know if the names are still called if you edit other parts of the first page like; school, position, or handiness. I question it because editing the first name did mess it up. (only 1 trial though)

[rplatypus]

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I don't think so but I will check. I created Boar Jackson and Storm Stewart when I first started and their last names were not said. Stewart I know is in and I assume Jackson is also said on generated rookies.

I know the announcers actually saying a rookie's name is a small detail but it's almost a night and day difference in realism inside of Franchise.
So moral of the story is don't edit the name, first or last, if you want the announcer to call them out. You can edit appearance, size, equipment, and attributes and you're fine. I do NOT know if the names are still called if you edit other parts of the first page like; school, position, or handiness. I question it because editing the first name did mess it up. (only 1 trial though)

The only thing that will delete the audio for draft picks with audio is changing the first or last name of a player. You can edit everything else. Create a players do not have audio as you have said.

[Mauler97]

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The only thing that will delete the audio for draft picks with audio is changing the first or last name of a player. You can edit everything else. Create a players do not have audio as you have said.

I can confirm, I moved a CB to HB and his name was still called.
I was able to pluck several rookie FA's with their names called.

Cameron, Gray, Warren, Weaver, Mason, Daniels- all in.
Odd one, I got a WR Bryant but I've not heard his name, just "Wide Receiver"

[lions2k9]

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I've only been able to find a couple threads about this and after I decided to run my own tests. First I'm adding to the names that work list: Parker, Rose, Jones, Rodgers, Freeman, Meyer, Jacobs, Wade. I can confirm that you can edit anything on a player except for their name. What I've noticed is some names get said with more regularity. For example, in about 20 touches I heard the last name "Wade" twice. I heard the name "Jones" 3 out of his first 5 touches. Parker is another name I will hear often, and then you have "Meyer" who I'll hear a little bit more than I do "Wade". If I have "Freeman" as a running back, sometimes they will say "Deveonta Freeman". It's unfortunate that it's like this.

[svensenk86]

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In my 4th season meanwhile the following Rookies have their names by the commentators.

Webb, Buchannon, Weaver - I don`t have more playing yet, or they are in the third string where they have less play time.

[permanent1]

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Phillips is one i heard and of course i created colt cruise for my franchise and they say cruise as well.

[StoneWallace17]

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Phillips is one i heard and of course i created colt cruise for my franchise and they say cruise as well.

They say his name if you just created him in the main menu? Neat. I might actually do that.

[permanent1]

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They say his name if you just created him in the main menu? Neat. I might actually do that.

Yeah, i just created his name and gave him the pre-set face that is already there for him.