Michigan Fans Question EA Sports College Football 26 Over Bryce Underwood's Ranking Among Freshmen
There's a lot of excitement surrounding the Michigan Wolverines and true freshman Bryce Underwood, who On3, 247Sports and ESPN rank as a five-star recruit and No. 1 player in the nation as part of the 2025 recruiting class.
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Even before playing at the collegiate level, Underwood earned some exciting honors, including being the only incoming freshman to feature on the Deluxe Cover edition of EA Sports College Football 26.
On Thursday, the standard edition of the game became available to users, meaning that Michigan fans can now go in and officially take over their team to compete for national championships with their freshman phenom.
However, on Thursday, On3's Pete Nakos put together a list showcasing the top-50 freshmen in the game, sorted by overall ratings, with Underwood earning an 81, tying him for the sixth-highest.
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The list quickly caught the attention of many Michigan fans, who questioned on social media why Underwood didn't earn a better overall.
"Makes no sense why Underwood wouldn't be the highest freshman," said one fan.
"How do they even come up with the stats to produce overalls for freshmen? No hate just a question, how is DK a 84 but Bryce is a 81?" Said another.
"How is the consensus #1 recruit who is also a QB not the highest rated freshman? Not only that but tied for 6th lol," a fan said.
A fan said, "Funny how the #1 recruit is not the highest rated but ok…"
"Why is the number 1 recruit not the number 1 freshman?" A fan questioned.
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"So the #1 ranked player in high school on all ranking sites isn't #1 in the game even though none of them have played an official college game yet," said another.
Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood is an 81 overall on EA Sports College Football 26.Junfu Han / USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Underwood has the chance to quickly prove these ratings wrong as he fights to be the starter for Michigan's Week 1 game against the New Mexico Lobos on Aug. 30. The Lobos are favored in that game by 34.5 points, per ESPN BET.
Related: Latest LSU Addition Calls For 5-Star Ohio State Commit to Flip
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
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