Colts Madden-style player ratings - Week 1

The Madden ratings series is back for a 2nd season!!! In this series on Stampede Blue, I’m going to break down each player on a 50-100 Madden-style scale each week to help identify and illustrate which players are the best and most valuable players on the team. Please take note that these are current values and don’t take into account the value or future potential (or regression) of a player. Here is a breakdown of the tiers:

Tiers

95 to 100 — One of the 3 or 4 best players at his position in the NFL

90 to 94 — An elite, top 10 NFL player at his position in the NFL

85 to 89 — A borderline elite player who will make plenty of plays in each game

80 to 84 — An above-average starter

75 to 79 — An average starter who won’t hurt you

70 to 74 — An average starter who should only be used in small spurts

65 to 69 — A below-average starter and above-average backup

60 to 64 — An average backup

60 or below — A borderline roster player

Quarterbacks

Carson Wentz — 78

Jacob Eason — 68

Sam Ehlinger - 64 (Injured Reserve)

Running Backs

Jonathan Taylor — 84

Nyheim Hines — 81

Marlon Mack — 78

Jordan Wilkins — 74

Wide Receivers

Michael Pittman Jr — 78

Zach Pascal — 77

Parris Campbell — 75

Michael Strachan — 69

Ashton Dulin — 67

T.Y. Hilton — 87 (Injured Reserve)

Tight Ends

Jack Doyle — 78 (+2)

Mo Alie-Cox — 76

Kylen Granson — 67

Offensive Line

Quenton Nelson — 96

Ryan Kelly — 84

Braden Smith — 83

Mark Glowinski — 79

Eric Fisher — 77

Chris Reed — 71

Julie’n Davenport — 69

Danny Pinter — 65

Matt Pryor — 65

Will Fries — 63

Defensive Line

DeForest Buckner — 98

Grover Stewart — 87

Kwity Paye — 76

Al-Quadin Muhammed — 74

Kemoko Turay — 73

Tyquan Lewis — 73

Isaac Rochell — 68

Taylor Stallworth — 68

Ben Banogu — 67

Chris Williams — 64

Linebackers

Darius Leonard — 97

Bobby Okereke — 84

Zaire Franklin — 71

E.J. Speed — 67

Matthew Adams — 64

Jordan Glasgow — 63

Secondary

Kenny Moore III — 90

Xavier Rhodes — 85

Julian Blackmon — 78

Khari Willis — 77

TJ Carrie — 74

Rock Ya-Sin — 69

George Odum — 68

Isaiah Rodgers — 66

BoPete Keyes — 66

Chris Wilcox — 64

Special Teams

Rigoberto Sanchez — 82

Rodrigo Blankenship — 80

Luke Rhodes — 78

The “Biggest Risers” and “Biggest Fallers” version of this article will be available starting next week.