Colorado is one of the best teams to play for in EA Sports College Football 25 .
The Buffaloes are the second-highest rated team in the Big 12 Conference (87th overall, behind Utah, 88th overall) and feature the two highest rated players in the game.
But not all players on the Colorado football team are happy with the team's overall performance, and rightly so.
Some buffs were properly rated, while others were significantly underrated.
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Here's a look at what EA Sports College Football got right and what they got wrong when it came to rating Colorado players.
What EA Sports College Football 25 got right about Colorado
Shedell Sanders is QB1: No quarterback in EA Sports College Football 25 has a higher overall rating than Sanders' 93 (tied with Georgia's Carson Beck). Sanders was the most sacked QB in the FBS last year (52), yet he completed 69% of his passes for a school-record 3,230 yards and a TD-INT ratio (27-3).
His precision play and stellar performance not only make him a potential first-round pick in the NFL Draft, but also make him worthy of being rated higher than any QB (other than Carson Beck) in EA Sports College Football 25 .
Colorado's elite receivers: Colorado has one of the best receiving corps in the country, and EA Sports College Football 25 backs that up. Two-way star Travis Hunter is the highest-rated receiver in the game (95 overall). Receivers La'Jontae Wester (FAU transfer) and Jimmy Horn Jr. both received 85 overall grades, while Vanderbilt transfer Will Shepard received an 84 overall grade.
Four of the Buffaloes' eight highest-rated players are receivers, giving Sanders multiple elite targets (both in real life and in games).
Dion Hayes has earned his respect. After Hunter (who doubles as an elite cornerback at No. 93 overall), Hayes is Colorado's highest-rated defensive player at No. 85 overall. The former Pittsburgh defensive end opted out of a lucrative NIL contract to join the Buffaloes in 2023 after recording 45 tackles (10.5 for loss), four sacks and four pass deflections with the Panthers.
Hayes is expected to be an impact player on Colorado's defense this fall and will be a major reason why the Buffaloes' defense is vastly improved.
What EA Sports College Football 25 got wrong about Colorado
Camron Silmon Craig is flying under the radar: This doesn't make sense. The Colorado safety had 44 total tackles last season and was tied with Hunter for the team lead in interceptions (3). Silmon Craig received an EA Sports College Football 25 overall rating of 73, the same overall rating as freshman running back Micah Welch, who has yet to play college football. That's a worse overall rating than fellow Colorado safety Travis Jay (74). Jay didn't start a single game for the Buffaloes last season (Silmon Craig started 10).
EA Sports, please respect the Silmon-Craig name.
Nikhai Hill-Green sleeps like this: Colorado added several linebackers through the transfer portal this offseason, but none more important than Hill-Green. The transfer from Charlotte is projected to be the Buffaloes' starting linebacker in 2024 after leading the 49ers in solo tackles last year. He's arguably the best linebacker on the team, which is why his 76 overall rating (5th among Colorado linebackers) is a bit of a head scratcher.
Hill-Green is one of many Buffs whose ratings will rise as the game is updated throughout the season.
Don't miss this: It's a phrase fans have heard Deion Sanders repeat countless times, and while it may not be true, Alejandro Mata has missed two field goal attempts in 2023, Colorado's kicker will be a near-automatic selection. Mata made 10 of 12 field goal attempts (83%) last season, including a game-winning goal as time expired against Arizona State.
His overall rating of 69 is no indication of his composure.
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