Gaming EA College Football 27: Complete Player Ratings For Every Team Released By Brian Mazique ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Follow Author Jun 27, 2026, 10:53pm EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary EA Sports College Football 27 has unveiled its highly anticipated player and team ratings ahead of its July 9, 2026 release. The game, featuring all 138 FBS teams, will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with early access starting July 2. Oregon leads the team rankings with a 91 overall, boasting Heisman candidate Dante Moore and speedster Gatlin Bair. Ohio State and Indiana follow closely at 90. Individually, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is the sole 99-rated player, a first for the series at launch. Other top talents include Indiana's Carter Smith and Notre Dame's Leonard Moore at 97. These ratings are crucial for game realism, influencing Dynasty mode strategies and sparking fan debates.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 06: Jeremiah Smith #4 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on during warmups before the 2025 Big Ten Football Championship against the Indiana Hoosiers at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Getty Images EA has released the player and team ratings for every school in College Football 27 . Let's talk college football.
If EA's projections are correct, this could be the Ducks' year. In addition to star quarterback and Heisman candidate Dante Moore, Oregon also has the fastest player in the game in Gatlin Bair.
Oregon's 91 overall is the highest mark in EA's searchable ratings hub , which lets fans browse all 138 FBS programs by team, position and conference. Ohio State and Indiana sit just behind at 90, with Notre Dame and Texas at 89.
From there, the board spreads out fast. Traditional powers like Georgia and Oklahoma settle into the 87 range, Alabama checks in at 86, and rebuild-tier programs bottom out in the low 70s, an immediate difficulty map for Dynasty mode.
One of last year's cover guys, Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith is the only 99-overall player in the game at launch. All-world Indiana lineman Carter Smith and Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore both sit at 97.
Smith is the first player ever to launch a College Football title rated 99, the headliner of a deep top 10 overall that also features Miami receiver Malachi Toney at 96 and Texas edge Colin Simmons at 95. The game's three cover athletes, Dante Moore, Kewan Lacy and Malachi Toney, all land in that group.
Speed freaks have options, too. Oregon’s Gatlin Bair, South Carolina's Nyck Harbor and UCLA's Rodrick Pleasant each earned a 99 speed rating, the only three players to hit that number.
The ratings matter because the game has real players, which means the product better mirrors real-world college football more now than it ever has in the past.
That realism gives Dynasty and Road to Glory players a true roadmap, letting them target stacked rosters or take on a genuine rebuild instead of guessing. It also kicks off the annual debate season, with early arguments already swirling over whether certain blue-bloods came in too low.
Fans will not have to wait long to test the numbers. College Football 27 launches Jul…