Ohio State’s Arvell Reese, Julian Sayin, Caden Curry Among Players Who Got Big Midseason Ratings Boosts in EA Sports College Football 26
Several Ohio State players got big ratings boosts in EA Sports College Football 26’s midseason roster update.
Standout linebacker Arvell Reese’s rating was boosted seven points from 85 to 92, while Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin’s rating went up six points from 85 to 91. Defensive end Caden Curry (81 to 87) and offensive tackle Austin Siereveld (78 to 84) also had their ratings boosted by six points, while center Carson Hinzman’s rating jumped by five (81 to 86).
Jeremiah Smith is still the highest-rated player in the game, with the same overall rating of 98 that he held entering the season. Caleb Downs, who was the second-highest-rated player in the game before the season, is now the fourth-highest-rated player in the game; he still has the same overall rating (96), but Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. are tied for the second-highest overall rating at 97.
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Eight total Buckeyes have overall ratings of 90 or higher. Alabama (nine) is the only school with more players in the game with 90+ ratings, while Ohio State and Oregon are tied for the second-most.
The full list of ratings for Ohio State players in EA Sports College Football 26’s midseason roster update, which went live on Thursday, can be found in the table below. Players are listed in order of their overall rating, with the plus/minus column indicating how their ratings have changed from their preseason ratings. (Note: Players are listed by their positions in the video game, even if those positions differ from the positions they’ve played for Ohio State this season. Players who were not on the initial rosters are listed with N/A in the change column.)
EA Sports College Football 26 Midseason Ratings
Pos
Player
Rating
Change
WR
JEREMIAH SMITH
98
–
FS
CALEB DOWNS
96
–
WR
CARNELL TATE
93
+2
MLB
ARVELL REESE
92
+7
ROLB
SONNY STYLES
92
+2
QB
JULIAN SAYIN
91
+6
CB
DAVISON IGBINOSUN
90
–
TE
MAX KLARE
90
-1
LE
CADEN CURRY
87
+6
HB
CJ DONALDSON
87
+1
CB
JERMAINE MATHEWS JR.
87
-1
C
CARSON HINZMAN
86
+5
HB
JAMES PEOPLES
86
-1
DT
EDDRICK HOUSTON
85
–
LT
ETHAN ONIANWA
85
–
RE
KENYATTA JACKSON JR.
85
+1
RT
AUSTIN SIEREVELD
84
+6
RE
BEAU ATKINSON
84
-1
RE
C.J. HICKS
83
–
DT
KAYDEN MCDONALD
83
+3
TE
WILL KACMAREK
83
+1
HB
BO JACKSON
82
+2
TE
JELANI THURMAN
82
–
QB
LINCOLN KIENHOLZ
82
+2
CB
DEVIN SANCHEZ
81
N/A
WR
BRANDON INNISS
80
–
LG
LUKE MONTGOMERY
80
+2
QB
TAVIEN ST. CLAIR
80
–
HB
ANTHONY ROGERS
79
N/A
TE
BENNETT CHRISTIAN
79
–
CB
LORENZO STYLES JR.
79
–
SS
MALIK HARTFORD
79
–
RG
TEGRA TSHABOLA
79
-1
DT
TYWONE MALONE JR.
79
-1
CB
AARON SCOTT JR.
78
–
SS
JAYLEN MCCLAIN
78
+1
DT
MAXWELL ROY
78
N/A
WR
MYLAN GRAHAM
78
–
WR
QUINCY PORTER
78
–
DT
JASON MOORE
77
–
RE
JOSHUA MICKENS
77
–
RE
LOGAN GEORGE
77
–
CB
BRYCE WEST
76
–
WR
BRYSON RODGERS
76
–
P
JOE MCGUIRE
76
–
SS
KEENAN NELSON JR.
76
–
HB
SAMUEL DIXON
76
–
FS
FAHEEM DELANE
75
N/A
LT
IAN MOORE
75
–
TE
NATE ROBERTS
75
–
MLB
PAYTON PIERCE
75
+1
RT
PHILLIP DANIELS
75
-1
LT
CARTER LOWE
74
–
RE
DOMINIC KIRKS
74
–
LE
ERIC MENSAH
74
–
ROLB
GARRETT STOVER
74
–
K
JAYDEN FIELDING
74
–
WR
PHILLIP BELL
74
N/A
LE
ZION GRADY
74
–
RT
DEONTAE ARMSTRONG
73
–
HB
ISAIAH WEST
73
N/A
K
JACKSON COURVILLE
73
–
DT
JARQUEZ CARTER
73
–
C
JOSHUA PADILLA
73
–
ROLB
RILEY PETTIJOHN
73
–
WR
DE’ZIE JONES
72
–
ROLB
TARVOS ALFORD
72
–
DT
TRAJEN ODOM
72
–
WR
BODPEGN MILLER
71
–
SS
CODY HADDAD
71
–
FS
DESHAWN STEWART
71
–
RG
GABE VANSICKLE
71
–
TE
MAXENCE LEBLANC
71
–
CB
MILES LOCKHART
71
–
P
NICK MCLARTY
71
–
DT
WILL SMITH JR.
71
N/A
WR
DAVID ADOLPH
69
N/A
LG
DEVONTAE ARMSTRONG
69
–
LG
JAKE COOK
69
–
QB
ELI BRICKHANDLER
68
N/A
RG
JULIAN GOINES-JACKSON
67
–
FS
LEROY ROKER III
66
–
TE
JOHN FERLMANN
56
–
