Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty get big increases in CFB

• Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 09:07 PM ET

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Colorado’s Travis Hunter and Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty received huge boosts in the first in-season player ratings update for EA Sports College Football 25 on Wednesday.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hunter, Colorado’s do-it-all large receiver/cornerback, saw his player rating enhance from 95 to 97 overall, which tied for the best in the game. Michigan cornerback Will Johnson surpassed Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II as the highest-rated player in College Football 25. After his powerful start to the 2024 season, Jeanty’s total rating was bumped up from 91 to 96, making him the top running back and No. 3 overall player in CFB 25. Jeanty has actually rushed for 845 lawns and 13 touchdowns through 4 games for the No. 21 Broncos.With the addition of Jeanty, there is a brand-new top 10 of highest-rated players in College Football 25.Highest-rated College Football 25 players Ranking Gamer School(97)CB Will Johnson Michigan( 97)WR/CB Travis Hunter Colorado(96) RB Ashton Jeanty Boise State(96)LT Will Campbell LSU

(95)MLB Jay Higgins Iowa(95)SS Malaki Starks Georgia (95)RG Tate Ratledge Georgia(95) RE James Pearce Jr.Tennessee(95)DT Mason Graham Michigan( 95)RB Quinshon Judkins Ohio State Considering That College Football 25 is the first game in the revived series to pay for making use of real players’name, image and similarity , this is the first time EA Sports has actually been allowed to supply downloadable rosters with upgraded ratings throughout a college football season. After this round of updates, Ohio State( 95 ) and Georgia(95)stay the 2 highest-rated teams in the game.Another big mover this week? Miami quarterback Webcam Ward. The gifted transfer is now the fifth-best quarterback at 91

total and amongst the top 100 players in the game after throwing for 1,782 yards (2nd most in FBS)and 18 touchdowns through his first 5 games.Seven more players moved into the top 100 in the upgrade: Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr., Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, Purdue Boilermakers center Gus Hartwig, Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter, Tulane running back Makhi Hughes, Syracuse safety Justin Barron

and Utah tight end Brant Kuithe.Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, among 3 cover professional athletes for CFB 25, dropped simply beyond the leading 100 with a 90 total rating. Edwards has hurried for 258 yards and 2 touchdowns through 5 games for the protecting national champs. Michigan’s leading rush, Kalel Mullings, got a good boost from 81 to 87 total after his hot start.Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, the second-leading rusher in FBS this season, earned a much-deserved ratings enhance from 74 to 87 overall. South Carolina pass rusher Dylan Stewart likewise saw a big spike in his general rating, from 78 to 87, making him the highest-rated true freshman in the game.The CFB 25 ratings upgrade also brought rankings decreases for several notable quarterbacks, including Florida State’s DJ Uiagalelei (from 86 general to 84 ), Kansas’ Jalon Daniels(90 to 88)and Michigan’s Alex Orji (78 down to 74).