The first Madden NFL 27 leaks are already giving Jets fans something to gripe about.
According to the X account @MUTLeaksXXVII, only two Jets players cracked the game’s top 100 highest-rated players: linebacker Demario Davis at 90 overall and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick at 89.
Jets players in Madden 27's Top 100 highest rated players:
Demario Davis - 90 OVR
Minkah Fitzpatrick - 89 OVR
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That total doesn’t actually mark a drop-off from last year. When Madden NFL 26 came out, the Jets also had just two players in the top 100, with cornerback Sauce Gardner at 94 and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams at 91.
The bigger frustration for Jets fans is the absence of Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall. Neither showed up in the top 100 for Madden NFL 27, and neither made that list in Madden NFL 26, either. Wilson was rated 86 last year, while Hall came in at 84, the same number as guard Alijah Vera-Tucker.
Wilson missed most of the 2025 season, so a major jump in his rating would have been hard to justify. Hall did post the best rushing yardage season of his career, but it still wasn’t enough of a breakout to push him well beyond 84 and into the top 100.
That’s where the debate around both players always seems to land: production versus the eye test.
By the numbers, the ratings make sense. Wilson and Hall have put up solid production, but not the kind of elite output that typically earns a 90-plus grade.
But anyone who has watched the Jets closely knows the other side of the argument. Wilson and Hall have dealt with shaky quarterback play, a revolving door of offensive coordinators, stacked boxes and bad game scripts. Those conditions have made it tough for either player to put up the kind of numbers that match the talent they show on film.
And that’s why, even with strong tape, both players keep ending up in the same place: underrated in rankings and underrated in Madden.
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