Texans rookie receive their first Madden ratings
Do you think that the transition from the video game will serve as a metric standpoint to where a player performs during the regular season?
Is there any correlation between a Houston Texans rookie in practice and what they do on All-Pro mode on Xbox Live?
If so, there's no hope for you learning the game of football, but you could become the greatest head coach the Texans have ever seen in virtual form, especially if the rookies become MVPs after one campaign in live mode.
All nine Texans players received their rankings for Madden 26, which were released to the public on Wednesday morning. Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins was the highest with a 74 overall ranking, followed by offensive tackle Tay Ersery (73) and Jaylin Noel (72) to round out the top three.
Here's a list of all nine players and where they rank heading into the regular season.
The Texans return to training camp practice on Friday morning.
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