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This morning, EA released their Play-Now/CFM roster ratings for Madden 20. The roster set is highlighted by four 99 OVR players in Aaron Donald, DeAndre Hopkins, Khalil Mack, and Bobby Wagner. 

Here are your Top 10 players by overall rating in Madden 20.

• Aaron Donald (LAR) | 99 OVR
• DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | 99 OVR
• Khalil Mack (CHI) | 99 OVR
• Bobby Wagner (SEA) | 99 OVR
• Antonio Brown (OAK) | 98 OVR
• Julio Jones (ATL) | 98 OVR
• Luke Kuechly (CAR) | 98 OVR
• David Bakhtiari (GB) | 97 OVR
• Todd Gurley II (LAR) | 97 OVR
• Patrick Mahomes (KC) | 97 OVR

Base Madden Ultimate Team rosters tend to start with lower overall ratings at launch than base rosters. Usually, the best players in the main rosters will begin the year in the 89-92 OVR range in MUT. For example, let's compare the MUT 19 "NFL Draft" Deandre Hopkins (which came out in late March) to the Madden 20 "99 Overall" Deandre Hopkins (at launch):

As you can see, the MUT "Overall" formula differs a bit from regular roster formula.Typically speaking, you're going to need to max out in every important rating for a given position in MUT to achieve the 99 OVR rating, while there is a little wiggle room where you can still achieve the 99 Overall designation in "Regs" rosters.

Either way, this database will allow you to do some mental team-building in anticipation of our MUT ratings release (exact date TBD)! You can check out the rest of the the rankings on EA's Player Ratings Database.

Who's ratings surprised you? Who got snubbed? Who will YOU be playing with on day 1 in Madden 20? Let us know in the comments section!

Last night on Friday Night Football we revealed six new Ultimate Legends for MUT 19. You can see who those players are and all of their ratings below:

Otto Graham

• LTD Otto Graham

Ted Hendricks

• LTD Ted Hendricks

Ty Law

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Herman Moore

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Eddie George

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Dick Butkus

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR
• Power Up

What do you think of these MUT 19 Ultimate Legends?

Today EA released the long-awaited Rookie Premiere Program in Madden 19. Here are the (10x) 99 OVR Rookie Premiere items you can get:

Who are the Madden 19 Rookie Premiere Players?

• Kyler Murray (QB)
• Josh Jacobs (HB)
• Marquise Brown (WR)
• T.J. Hockenson (TE)
• Chris Lindstrom (RG)
• Quinnen Williams (DT)
• Nick Bosa (RE)
• Devin Bush (MLB)
• Deandre Baker (CB)
• Darnell Savage Jr. (FS)

There are also 92 OVR versions of these players that you can find in the Muthead Database.

How do you get the Rookie Premiere players?

In order to get the Rookie Premiere players, you need to complete their Rookie Premiere sets. Each Rookie Premiere player's set takes 10x Rookie Premiere Tokens to complete.

How do these items translate to Madden 20?

The only way that these players will translate into Madden 20 is if you complete the sets. If you buy these players on the Auction House they will not translate.

If you complete the sets and earn these players, you will receive a lower OVR version of the player in Madden 20. This item will get upgraded throughout the year based on the ratings of that particular player in MUT, very similar to how the program worked this year.

Solos

There are 10 solos. By completing all of the solos you will get a 92 OVR version of each of the Rookie Premiere players and one additional Rookie Premiere Token.

Sets

Complete the Rookie Premiere sets to earn a 99 OVR version of the player in MUT 19 and get a MUT 20 version the first time you log in to Madden 20. The MUT 20 version will update automatically whenever a new version of that player is released (through February).

Each Rookie Premiere Player set requires (10x) Rookie Premiere Tokens and will reward you with a NAT 99 OVR Rookie Premiere player in MUT 19 and a Rookie Premiere version of that player in MUT 20.

Here's how to get Rookie Premiere Tokens from Sets:

• (2x) 92 OVR Rookie Premiere Player = (1x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable)
• (1x) 98-99 OVR NFL Draft Player = (6x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 2x)
• (1x) 95-97 OVR NFL Draft Player = (2x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 5x)
• (2x) 91-94 OVR NFL Draft Player = (1x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 4x)
• (2x) Elite Token = (1x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 8x)
• (8x) Gold Token = (1x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 4x)
• (24x) Silver Token = (1x) Rookie Premiere Token (repeatable 2x)
• (1x) MUT Master Completion Token = (10x) Rookie Premiere Tokens.

You also receive 1x Rookie Premiere Token just for logging into MUT.

Note: This is the final program of MUT 19.

Which Rookie Premiere player will have the biggest impact in MUT on Madden 20?

Last night on Friday Night Football we revealed this week's batch of Ultimate Legends. In case you missed it, here are the players and their full ratings:

Dick LeBeau

• LTD Dick LeBeau

Kevin Mawae

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Tedy Bruschi

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR
• Power Up

What do you think about these late-game Ultimate Legends?

Tune in tomorrow night at 8PM ET to watch Friday Night Football #21 sponsored by Grubhub. The players will compete for a $1,000 winner-take-all prize and crucial Summer Series Points.

After FNF #23 on July 12th, the top 6 competitors in terms of Summer Series Points will be invited to a Summer Series Championship with a minimum $10,000 prize pool. The Summer Series Championship will be the first tournament of Madden 20.

If you want more information about the Summer Series, make sure to check out our original article about it here.

How to Watch Friday Night Football #21

What: FNF #21 - Summer Series Week 3

When: Friday, June 28, 8PM ET

Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mutheadtv

Bracket: https://challonge.com/muthead_fnf_21

Drops: Yes

Giveaways: Yes (Grubhub and MUT content)

Grubhub promo code: TOUCHDOWN

Do you want to be considered for future Muthead Tournaments? The first step is to tell us who you are by filling out the form here. We get a lot of applications, so make sure to give us as much information as possible about the type of player you are and any tournaments you've already competed in or won.

This morning EA released 6 new Player Spotlights into MUT 19. You can see all of the new players and their full ratings below:

Future Stars

• Sony Michel (HB)
• Denzel Ward (CB)

MUT Classics

• Amari Cooper (WR)
• Marcell Dareus (DT)

MUT Sleeper Hits

• Breshard Perriman (WR)
• Jessie Bates III (FS)

What do you think of these Player Spotlights?

This morning there are new Player Spotlights players in MUT 19. You can see who these players are and their full ratings below:

Future Stars

• D.J. Moore (WR)
• Da’Ron Payne (DT)

MUT Classics

• Kelechi Osemele (LG)
• Olivier Vernon (RE)

MUT Sleeper Hits

• Taysom Hill (QB)
• Leonard Floyd (ROLB)

Kraelo announced on the MDD stream this morning that Rookie Premiere is coming out soon and that the Ryan Shazier token is tied to that program. Stay tuned for more information about that as it becomes available.

Last night on Friday Night Football we revealed this week's batch of Ultimate Legends. In case you missed it, here are the players and their full ratings:

Steve Hutchinson

• LTD Steve Hutchinson

Marcus Allen

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Ed "Too Tall" Jones

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

There are still four weeks left in the Friday Night Football Summer Series. Tune in every Friday night at 8PM ET to catch the action as we ramp up for a $10,000 tournament to kick off Madden 20!

Friday Night Football #20, hosted by Grubhub, is happening tonight at 8PM ET. Make sure to tune in for Twitch drops and a chance at both Grubhub gift card and MUT content giveaways. Don't forget to use the promo code TOUCHDOWN for $10 off your first order from Grubhub.

Watch as 32 of the best players in the world compete for a $1,000 winner-take-all prize and the coveted Summer Series points. After FNF #23 on July 12th, the top 6 competitors in terms of Summer Series Points will be invited to a Summer Series Championship with a minimum $10,000 prize pool... to be played on Madden 20!

If you want more information about the Summer Series, make sure to check out our original article about it here.

How to Watch Friday Night Football #20

What: FNF #20 - Summer Series Week 2

When: Friday, June 21, 8PM ET

Where: https://www.twitch.tv/mutheadtv

Bracket: https://challonge.com/muthead_fnf_20

Drops: Yes

Giveaways: Yes (Grubhub and MUT content)

Grubhub promo code: TOUCHDOWN

Do you want to be considered for future Muthead Tournaments? The first step is to tell us who you are by filling out the form here. We get a lot of applications, so make sure to give us as much information as possible about the type of player you are and any tournaments you've already competed in or won.

This morning EA released another batch of Player Spotlights, this time highlighting Future Stars Sam Darnold and Minkah Fitzpatrick. You can see all of the players and their ratings below:

Future Stars

• Sam Darnold
• Minkah Fitzpatrick

MUT Classics

• Alshon Jeffery
• Deion Jones

MUT Sleeper Hits

• Andrew Whitworth
• Darron Lee

To get more information about the Player Spotlights Program and how it works, read this news post.

This morning EA Sports released the next round of content for the Player Spotlights program. Here are the players:

Future Stars

• Calvin Ridley
• Justin Reid

Classics

• Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
• Marcus Gilbert

Sleeper Hits

• Nyheim Hines
• Vita Vea

If you need more information on how the Player Spotlights program works, check out our news post from earlier this week.

Today's round of Ultimate Legends includes La'Roi Glover, Jonathan Ogden, and LTD Aeneas Williams. Here are the full ratings:

Aeneas Williams

• LTD Aeneas Williams

 La'Roi Glover

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR
• Power Up

Jonathan Ogden

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

If you've been anywhere around the Madden community this week, you likely know about this weekend's Madden 20 closed beta. If not, here's what you need to know:

Starts: 6/14 at noon ET

Ends: 6/16 at 11:59 PM ET

All modes other than Madden Ultimate Team and Face of the Franchise: QB1 Campaign are included in the beta. Keep in mind, none of your progress will carry over to Madden 20. If you will be participating in the closed beta, keep in mind that capturing or streaming beta content is not allowed. You can find more details on the closed beta on EA's official post.

At EA Play and throughout the week, EA Sports has been giving out codes that give access to the Madden 20 closed beta. If you weren't lucky enough to get one yourself but would still like a shot at participating in the beta, stop by Friday Night Football starting at 7:30 PM ET tonight on twitch.tv/mutheadtv. We'll be giving away 100+ codes tonight during the broadcast.

If you are one of the first few readers of this post, here are beta codes on Xbox One and PlayStation 4:

Xbox One

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VDK63-6PH77-TXKGM-KTTCD-D2JTZ
DYPMY-K6MWJ-KY9WM-GMDDW-Q2DYZ
94TWR-MWC7C-MVM7F-GHFKF-XGPGZ
TYMHR-6KWXC-GH4XX-H6HK2-V6V9Z

PlayStation 4

4FAE-NRND-KH5C
4FD8-93N8-GAJB
4FF9-B4NH-T3F6
4FFT-H9N9-A39T
4FN3-9KNJ-65MJ

We hope you enjoy the beta!

Yesterday EA Sports released the second round of content for the Player Spotlights program. Here are the players:

Future Stars

• Tremaine Edmunds
• Kerryon Johnson

Classics

• Zach Brown
• Rodney Hudson

Sleeper Hits

• Trae Waynes
• Will Hernandez

If you need more information on how the Player Spotlights program works, check out our news post from earlier this week.

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EA Sports kicked off a new program called Player Spotlights today. The program features three groups of players: Future Stars, Classics, and Sleeper Hits. Here are today's new player items:

Future Stars

• Baker Mayfield
• Jaire Alexander

Classics

• LeSean McCoy
• Akiem Hicks

Sleeper Hits

• Jerome Baker
• Jonnu Smith

You can earn these players by completing the new Player Spotlights sets released today. Here's an overview of each set:

Player Spotlight: Future Stars

Requires: 11 Elite, 11 Gold, 11 Silver MUT Tokens

Rewards: 99 OVR Future Star of your choice

Player Spotlight: Classics

Requires: 8 Elite, 9 Gold, 8 Silver MUT Tokens

Rewards: 98 OVR Classic of your choice

Player Spotlight: Sleeper Hits

Requires: 6 Elite, 7 Gold, 6 Silver MUT Tokens

Rewards: 97 OVR Sleeper Hit of your choice

We expect multiple releases in a similar format for this program. What do you think of today's new content?

We are excited to announce the Friday Night Football Summer Series which will wrap up our esports program for Madden 19 and kick it off for Madden 20!

Over the next five weeks (FNF #19 - FNF #23) players will compete for Summer Series points in addition to the weekly $1,000 prize pool in Friday Night Football. Summer Series points will be distributed based on each finish in the five tournaments with the following breakdown:

• 1st: 100 pts
• 2nd: 50 pts
• 3rd - 4th: 25 pts
• 5th - 8th: 10 pts
• 9th - 16th: 5 pts

After FNF #23 on July 12th, the top six competitors in terms of Summer Series points will be invited to compete in the FNF Summer Series Championship during the first week of Madden 20 which will have a minimum prize pool of $10,000. We will have more information on the FNF Summer Series Championship over the next few weeks. Ties in Series Points will be broken by total FNF wins, then by least FNF losses, then by randomization.

If you haven't tuned into Friday Night Football yet, you can catch it every week at 8 PM ET on twitch.tv/mutheadtv. Each week we have Twitch Drops, MUT content and Grubhub giveaways, and this week we'll be giving away Madden 20 beta codes. We hope to see you there!

Over the weekend EA released three new Ultimate Legends: Tim Brown, Derrick Brooks, and limited Jerome Bettis. Brown and Books are available through their Ultimate Legends sets and Bettis was available in packs for just 48 hours. Here are the full ratings:

Jerome Bettis

• LTD Jerome Bettis

Tim Brown

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

Derrick Brooks

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR

EA Sports rolled out a brand new program today called Program Stars. Program Stars features 12 players that each represent one of Madden Ultimate Team's popular programs. Here is the full list:

• Champ Bailey
• Leonard Fournette
  
• Brandon Graham
• Jimmy Graham
• Micah Hyde
• Julio Jones
• Alan Page
• Mitchell Schwartz
• Tyron Smith
• Matthew Stafford
• Terrell Suggs
• Jack Tatum

LTD Releases

• George Kittle (6/5)
• Harrison Smith (6/5)

There is a new Program Star Exchange set that requires 12 Elite, 9 Gold, and 9 Silver MUT Tokens and gives you your choice of any of the new Program Stars player items. To help you complete this set, EA also released a new 13-game solo challenge sequence that will reward you with MUT Tokens.

The new Ultimate Legends this week are Darrell Green, Lorenzo Neal, and limited Michael Strahan. Green and Neal can be earned by completing their Ultimate Legends sets, but Strahan is only available from packs for 48 hours. Here are the full ratings on all of today's new players:

Michael Strahan

• LTD Michael Strahan

Darrell Green

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR
• Power Up

Lorenzo Neal

• Career Edition
• 96 OVR, 96 OVR, 91 OVR, 90 OVR, 89 OVR
• Power Up

Will any of these new Ultimate Legends be added to your starting lineup?

Today EA released the final batch of Position Heroes. They are LTD versions of Leighton Vander Esch, Ryan Ramczyk, Justin Tucker, and Andy Lee. All of these players are available in packs for 48 hours. You can see their full ratings below:

• Leighton Vander Esch
• Ryan Ramczyk
• Justin Tucker
• Andy Lee

How many of the Position Heroes from this program ended up on your MUT roster?