Ahead of the highly anticipated release of EA Sports College Football 25, the game's top 100 player rankings were released on Wednesday.
No player earned the coveted 99 overall rating, but Michigan cornerback Will Johnson led the way with a 96 overall rating, one of just three players to receive the highest rating. Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wasn't far behind, coming in sixth with a 95 overall rating.
Johnson recorded 27 tackles and four interceptions, one of which went for a touchdown, in his sophomore season, including an interception while covering former Ohio State star receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. in a rivalry game on Nov. 25.
In the national championship game against Washington, Johnson intercepted a pass from Huskies quarterback Michael Pennis Jr. on the first play of the second half to help the Wolverines win the game. He was awarded the National Championship Defensive MVP Award for his performance.
Johnson has recently been compared to former Alabama star cornerback Patrick Surtain II, who was a unanimous All-American in 2020 and is now a star with the Denver Broncos and a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
“I don't know if it's a size thing, a number thing or something else,” NFC scouting director David Sullivan told ESPN's Jordan Reed. “This kid looks just like Surtin out of Alabama. We'll see how he plays, but he has all the ingredients to be a special player.”
Although he only played in nine games during his first year at Colorado, Hunter was named an All-American and won the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in college football, recording 57 catches for 721 yards and five touchdowns while totaling 30 tackles and three interceptions on defense.
EA Sports College Football 25 is set to launch on July 19. It's the first college football game in 11 years, since the launch of NCAA Football 14 in 2013.
