EA Sports’ latest ratings drop gave Oregon fans a familiar sight: the Ducks sitting at the top of the game, and two veteran defensive linemen drawing serious respect.
EA Sports College Football 2027 launched Thursday, July 9, with Oregon quarterback Dante Moore on the cover and the Ducks installed as the game’s No. 1 team with a 91 overall rating. Moore also leads Oregon in the ratings, checking in at 95 overall. But the spotlight on the defensive side belongs to senior ends Teitum Tuioti and Matayo Uiagalelei, who each landed at the top of key trait categories.
Uiagalelei, who carries a 94 overall rating, earned a 98 in “Power Moves,” the best mark in that category. Tuioti, rated 92 overall, led the “Tackle” category with a 93.
The game’s ratings are built from a wide mix of inputs, according to a 2024 report from NFLDraftBuzz.com’s Alex Taylor. EA Sports uses career production, game film, scouting reports, physical traits, Pro Football Focus grades, Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average (DVOA), Next Gen Stats, and more to shape each player’s number.
Within Oregon’s roster, Uiagalelei is the No. 2 highest-rated player in this release cycle, while Tuioti comes in at No. 6. Together, they anchor a defensive group loaded with returning veterans, especially across the front seven.
Uiagalelei’s 2025 season included 19 solo tackles, six sacks, and two forced fumbles, one of them coming in Oregon’s historic 23-0 shut-out of Texas Tech in the program’s first ever Orange Bowl. His biggest outing of the year came against USC, when he posted seven total tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. The expectation is that he’ll have an even bigger role in 2026.
Tuioti’s 2025 production was even more eye-catching. He finished with 33 solo tackles, 68 total tackles, 9.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.
His best game came against Iowa, when he had nine total tackles and a sack. Another standout performance came in the Orange Bowl, where he recorded six total tackles, all solo, and two sacks.
For Oregon, the ratings only reinforce what the numbers already suggest: both linemen have the kind of profiles that make them impossible to ignore heading into the next season.
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