Today marks the official one-month countdown to the release of EA Sports Madden 19 and a graphic containing the ratings for all 32 team has been making the rounds, featuring the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles as the best in the game. The Eagles have a 90 overall rating, six points higher than the next best team - the New England Patriots. Next comes the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints, each of whom have a rating of 83. The New York Jets sit at the bottom of the barrel with a rating of 72, slightly behind the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. EA Sports has not yet confirmed that these will be the final ratings when Madden 19 hits retailers on August 10th, but as of now this is what gamers can expect. According to EA Sports, seven players received the coveted 99 overall rating in this year's game. The Madden 99 club includes quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, wide receiver Antonio Brown, tight end Rob Gronkowski, linebackers Von Miller and Luke Kuechly, and defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Madden NFL 19 hits shelves on August 10th for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but fans can also pre-order the standard edition now and receive their choice of one Elite Player from their favorite team, as well as five Gold Team Fantasy Packs. EA Sports recently revealed that Terrell Owens will appear on the cover of the Hall of Fame Edition in his #81 Dallas Cowboys jersey. Fans who pre-order the $80 Hall of Fame Edition of Madden NFL 19 receive: 3-day early access to the full game on August 7 th All the benefits of the standard edition Two custom uniforms in Madden Ultimate Team One Training Pack Choice of five Elite Hall of Fame Legends, and more According to IGN, "two notable enhancements that EA Sports is promising for Madden 19 include upgrades to Connected Franchises and improved player animation, like a running back pushing the pile upfront and cutting better against the defense." “We’ve worked directly with community members on Madden NFL 19 to make a deeper, more immersive football game that gives players what they want - more choice, more control, and key enhancements to fan-favorite modes,” said Carlos Guerrero, Sr. Producer on Madden NFL 19. “Real Player Motion technology combined with all new franchise-building tools like Positional Archetypes and the return of Custom Draft Classes are features that football fans will find fun and engaging. Madden NFL 19 steps up the authentic football experience in so many ways.” For more info on this year’s game, check out the Madden NFL 19 website.<doc-sep>July is an extremely slow time for most football fans. But for some, July’s release of Madden ratings for the new copy of the game brings excitement for the Aug. 10 release. On Tuesday, EA Sports released the ratings, but for Colts’ fans, the numbers are not what you like to see. The Colts are without a 90 overall rated player, with wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and defensive lineman Jabaal Sheard with the highest rating on the team at 89 overall. The game gave a lot of respect to Hilton’s speed with a 93 rating. Sheard’s top attribute is pursuit, where is he rated a 92. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was given an 87 overall rating, even without playing a game since 2016. Luck’s best attributes were throw power and short passing accuracy, both given a 92 rating. Here’s a look at the rest of the Colts’ Madden 19 ratings. 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Madden 19 is coming out August 10th and one of the most anticipated events leading up to each year’s game is the release of player ratings. In recent years, the Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t had much to sneeze at — only a few players earned a rating of 90 or better meaning they’d be one of the most dominant (and most fun to play) players in the game. But this year is different. Very different. The Jaguars are coming off a close AFC Championship loss and they have legitimate superstars on both sides of the ball. More and more casual fans will likely be picking up the game and choosing the Jaguars unironically because now this is a team that, in the game and on the field, can win against any opponent. With ratings for the top 1000 players in the NFL out, how did the Jaguars measure up? Madden 19 Player Ratings First Last Age Position Overall First Last Age Position Overall Jalen Ramsey 23 CB 97 A.J. Bouye 27 CB 94 Calais Campbell 32 LE 92 Andrew Norwell 26 LG 91 Telvin Smith 27 ROLB 90 Brandon Linder 26 C 89 Leonard Fournette 23 HB 87 Yannick Ngakoue 23 RE 86 Tashaun Gipson 28 FS 85 Malik Jackson 28 DT 85 Marcell Dareus 28 DT 84 Myles Jack 22 LOLB 84 Barry Church 30 SS 83 Marqise Lee 26 WR 82 Dante Fowler Jr 24 LE 81 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 25 TE 81 Blake Bortles 26 QB 80 Dede Westbrook 24 WR 80 Donte Moncrief 25 WR 79 Keelan Cole 25 WR 79 Josh Lambo 27 K 78 T.J. Yeldon 24 HB 78 Cody Davis 29 FS 78 Jermey Parnell 32 RT 78 Abry Jones 26 DT 77 Taven Bryan 22 DT 76 Corey Grant 25 HB 76 Logan Cooke 23 P 74 D.J. Hayden 28 CB 74 Ben Koyack 25 TE 73 There are 30 Jaguars players in the top 1000 (the average is a little more than 31 per team) and the top is absolutely loaded. Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye are two of the best players overall in the game and at the top of the cornerback position group with 97 and 94 ratings, respectively. Calais Campbell is still a first-tier defensive lineman at 92 overall and newly signed left guard Andrew Norwell is the best offensive lineman on the team at 91 overall. Telvin Smith gets a ton of love rounding out the 90-plus club as one of the best linebackers in the game. Brandon Linder is right below them all at 89 overall (I thought he’d be higher, honestly). Leonard Fournette is the first big surprise at 87 overall, but he’s big and fast so the raw physical numbers added to his speed bumps him up. Yannick Ngakoue is an 86 overall and Tashaun Gipson is rated the best safety on the team at 85 overall. The biggest disappointment is probably Malik Jackson at 85 overall. That’s not a bad rating by any means, but I think his role on this line does him an injustice to people outside the Jacksonville market. He is easily a top-five player at his position and a big reason the defensive line is so dominant. All the receivers are in the mediocre range with Marqise Lee leading the pack at 82 overall but Dede Westbrook, Donte Moncrief, and Keelan Cole all coming in at either 79 or 80. And how did Blake Bortles do? 80 overall. That’s about right. What do you think of the list? Any big disappointments? Anything that totally surprised you? Let us know in the comments below!