After an 11-year hiatus, EA Sports is set to release their college football video game next Friday, July 19. Due to legal disputes between the NCAA, Electronic Arts, college athletes, and others regarding the usage of college athletes' likenesses in video games, the NCAA did not renew its licensing deal with EA, causing the 11-year period without the game.

In 2021, EA Sports partnered with the Collegiate Licensing Company, allowing them to use the official uniforms, stadiums, and traditions of the NCAA football teams. Later that year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed college athletes to receive compensation for their likenesses, EA Sports was able to utilize players’ names and likenesses in the new video game.

On Wednesday, EA Sports released their Top 100 players list with Alabama landing six of the top spots.

Washington transfer center Parker Brailsford leads the Tide as the top-ranked player, landing at No. 32 overall with a 92 rating. Right behind Brailsford is free safety Malachi Moore at No. 35, also with a 92 rating. Left guard Tyler Booker follows at No. 43 overall with a 91 rating, followed by right guard Jaeden Roberts at No. 60 overall with the same rating. Quarterback Jalen Milroe holds the No. 71 spot with a 90 rating, and middle linebacker Deontae Lawson rounds out the rankings at No. 76 overall, also with a 90 rating.

Michigan cornerback Will Johnson received top honors as the No. 1 overall player in the game with a 96 rating. Alabama transfer Caleb Downs came in as the No. 5 overall player for Ohio State with a 95 rating.

Milroe is one of eight quarterbacks to make the top 100, ranking fifth in his position. He trails Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders (No. 17 overall, 93 rating), Georgia’s Carson Beck (No. 18 overall, 93 rating), Texas’ Quinn Ewers (No. 27 overall, 92 rating) and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel (No. 30 overall, 92 rating).

Last month, EA Sports released its team rankings, placing Alabama at No. 4 overall. The team boasts the No. 3 rated offense and the No. 4 rated defense. Additionally, Bryant-Denny Stadium was rated as the second toughest place to play.

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