The football season is here, which means it's time to iterate over the iconic Madden video game series again. The annual release sparked a heated debate as developers assigned ratings to each player at the beginning of the year.
From strength to speed, players tend to be confused by their ratings. Although most players find certain attributes to argue or defend, at the beginning of the game, players from a group of players were awarded 99 overall players – the highest rating. Since only a few players were rated at the beginning of each season, the outstanding '99 Club' was born. Usually, players will get something that symbolizes this recognition, such as a circulating “99” chain.
Over the past few years, EA Sports has released Madden ratings, published by location group. This year, they start with Club 99 on Monday. The Defense Department revealed Thursday that Tuesday's offense will be followed by Tuesday's rookie ratings, and then all reveals and superstar X-factor capabilities will be released on Friday.
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Here is more information about the 99 Club at Madden 26.
'Madden 26'99 Club
Madden 26 will start the season with seven players in the 99 club.
- Eagle RB Saquon Barkley
- Eagles OL Lane Johnson
- Bill QB Josh Allen
- Bengali WR Ja'marr Chase
- Raven QB Lamar Jackson
- Viking WR Justin Jefferson
- Browns de Myers Garrett
Introduce your official #madden26 99 Club Class!
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– Madden NFL 26 (@eamaddennfl) July 28, 2025
Saquon Barkley, RB, Hawk
Prior to last season, the Giants decided to let Barkley walk in free agency. He joined the Hawks in the division competition and went on to come up with one of the best offensive seasons in recent memory. Barkley played in the final game of the season and still managed to win 2,005 rushing yards on 13 touchdowns while adding 278 yards and two touchdowns.
His rushing yards record in one season is only 101 yards. On the way to winning offensive player of the year, Barkley broke back into the Jaguars’ defender to create instant viral highlights. Recreating it is cheering up the cover of Madden 26.
Saquon Barkley and his Madden cover 26🔥🦅 @eamaddennfl pic.twitter.com/13v5aljk6s
– ESPN (@epn) June 2, 2025
Lane Johnson, Orr, Hawks
There is a great offensive line in front of every great defender. Johnson is the best choice among Philadelphia’s star-studded offensive wingers. The 35-year-old is about to end his career, but he is currently signing with the Hawks in the 2028 season due to his trading choices.
Josh Allen, QB, Bill
Since Madden 20's “99 Club” began, there hasn't been a MVP with a total rating of 99 in the match that year. Changes in Madden 26. Bill quarterback Josh Allen won 3,731 yards, 28 touchdowns and 6 interceptions last year, adding 531 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns to his resume, winning him the 2024 NFL MVP award.
While the argument against him is that he still needs to let Buffalo surpass Kansas City's nemesis, in the playoffs, he can focus on playing at Madden with a 99 rating this year.
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Ja'marr Chase, WR, Bengali
Chase became the fifth receiver in history to win the WR triple crown, leading all players in receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708), and receiving touchdowns (17) in 2024. Chase doesn't have the marketable touchdown dance like Justin Jefferson of the Vikings, but he showed in 2024 that he was deserving of the highest possible rating to start the Madden 26 game cycle.
Another proves why Ja'marr Chase is just the footwork at the back of the best endpoint area in the business. pic.twitter.com/pje9jbfikj
– Mike Petraglia (@trags) July 25, 2025
Lamar Jackson, QB, Crow
The offense looks like the title of the game in Madden 26. Players will have to deal with the 99 and 99 double threats of total Allen Lamar Jackson. Worse, they gave Jackson 96 speeds. For reference, he is the fastest player in the 99 club.
Here is your full breakdown of every 99 OVR players in Madden NFL 26 – including their full attributes in speed, strength, agility and more. https://t.co/hbvmo643s2 pic.twitter.com/brl8i627vr
– Ari Meirov (@mysportsupdate) July 28, 2025
Jackson had a career-high 4172 yards in 2024, with 41 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Although he has won two MVPs before, rather than 2024, last season was the best pass season of his seven-year career. Jackson added 915 yards and four touchdowns to the ground.
Justin Jefferson, Vikings
Jefferson was covered up by Chase in 2024, but his season is still impressive. He completed 103 receptions for a total of 1,533 yards and 10 touchdowns. So far, Jefferson has scored at least 1,000 yards in each of five of his five seasons, and he tied for a career-high 10 scores in 2024. This means players can expect to put the toast on their opponents again in Madden 26. The iconic dance was invented because Jefferson's mother called him bored on the field. Now, it is one of the most simulated celebrations in sports.
Justin Jefferson starts hitting the barbecue because his mom calls him bored 💀 pic.twitter.com/zk6srf1s8o
– Netflix (@netflix) July 13, 2024
This is the third time that the Vikings' wide receiver has been appointed to start a season at Madden's 99 club. When he was a rookie, his total score was 74 years old, but now he has 99 players in three straight games.
Justin Jefferson received a 99 overall rating in Madden for the third consecutive year. pic.twitter.com/xsehtlzeet
– Team 33 (@the33rdteamfb) July 28, 2025
Myles Garrett, de Browns
Garrett is the only defensive player who won a spot at the 99 club and many fans believe that the dominant defensive player of the year, Patrick Surtain II, was snuck.
Garrett remains one of the best defenders in the league and will intimidate quarterbacks in the game. Last season, he ended 14 sacks for his second straight season. Garrett has played in the NFL for eight years and has already 102.5 professional sacks to be praised. Bruce Smith's 200 career sacks are still a long way to go, but Garrett has achieved a solid foundation so far.
Myles Garrett in 2024:
🟤14.0 sack
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�28QB hit
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Still one of the most unstoppable forces in football. This is every sack of All-22 – original, violent and ruthless.
🎧gahh Damn-Difference
Let me know who else you want to see! pic.twitter.com/cbn8xhd2i0
– All 22 Parker (@all22parker) May 31, 2025