This thread is really old, but I'd like an update if anyone has one. I never thought of this until I read this thread. I then checked my team and saw that I was playing a 74 rated freshman OLB over an 80 rated OLB because the 74 freshman showed up as an 81 in my depth chart. This is the 6th season I've played so I wonder how many times I've played inferior players because of this bug.
Here's my main question. Does this bug definitely only affect freshmen and is definitely cleared up when the players become sophomores?
If so, I'll just delve my freshmen when setting my depth charts and not worry about anyone else. If this bug can hit all classes instead of only freshman, then it'll take even longer than the excruciatingly long time it already takes to set my depth chart.