Madden 99 Club: Josh Allen first ever Bills player to receive top rating
The reigning NFL MVP is one of seven players in the league who have been given a 99 rating from the EA Sports Madden NFL video game in this year's edition, Madden NFL 26.
An elite distinction, Allen is also the first Bills player in franchise history to receive the digital honor. Over almost four decades of the Madden video game's existence, no Buffalo player has ranked in the top category.
With that, here is the breakdown of the game's categories for him that help determine the ranking:
Josh Allen, QB
EA Sports' long-running video game franchise, more Madden Ultimate Team news, and player ratings news will be coming throughout the week for their '26 version, and got things started on Monday.
This year, Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson was the only other player chosen as a 99 at the position. Jackson came close to potentially tying the Bills in the final minute and a half of their divisional round contest last postseason. His double-clutch throw during a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter caused Ravens tight end Mark Andrews to turn back to try and make a play in motion, but he wasn't able to hold onto the catch.
The full list of the '99 club' can be found below:
QB Josh Allen
QB Lamar Jackson
RB Saquon Barkley
WR Ja'Marr Chase
WR Justin Jefferson
OL Lane Johnson
DE Myles Garrett
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