EA Sports CFB 27: American Conference team ratings and player overalls

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College football fans were starved for a licensed video game for over a decade, but now, the release of EA Sports College Football is an annual tradition.

The latest installment, EA Sports College Football 27, releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 9, 2026 and will be the third launch since the game resurrected in the summer of 2024. In addition to new rosters, this coming release introduces Mascot Mashup mode (reviving a popular feature from the classic NCAA titles in the 2000s and 2010s), which features 120 playable mascots.

For the American Conference, all 14 teams have playable mascots in Mascot Mashup mode:

• Army — BlackJack
• Charlotte — Norm
• East Carolina — PeeDee
• Florida Atlantic — Owlsley
• Memphis — Pouncer
• Navy — Bill
• North Texas — Scrappy
• Rice — Sammy
• Temple — Hooter T.
• Tulane — Riptide
• Tulsa — Gus T
• UAB — Blaze
• USF — Rocky
• UTSA — Rowdy

As for the rest of the American, each team’s rating is listed below, along with the highest-rated players in the conference, and the highest-rated players for each team.

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Team Ratings​

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense
Memphis	77	77	77
North Texas	77	78	77
USF	77	77	77
Army	76	77	75
Florida Atlantic	76	78	75
Temple	76	80	72
Tulane	76	75	76
Tulsa	76	75	78
UTSA	76	80	72
East Carolina	75	73	74
Navy	74	75	73
UAB	73	76	71
Charlotte	72	72	72
Rice	72	72	73

Memphis, North Texas, and USF are tied for the highest-rated American team in the game at 77 overall. All three teams are replacing their head coach this offseason. Memphis onboards former Southern Miss head coach Charles Huff, North Texas onboards former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown, and USF onboards former Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline. There are 65 teams with an overall of 78 or higher, making these three teams tied for the 66th-highest rated team in the game.

The reigning American champion Tulane is rated one point lower than Memphis, North Texas, and USF at 76 overall. The Green Wave replace 17 of 22 offensive and defensive starters this year, as well as head coach — replacing Jon Sumrall with former Southern Miss head coach Will Hall, who served as Tulane’s offensive coordinator from 2019-20 and passing game coordinator in 2025.

Charlotte and Rice are tied for the lowest-rated American team in the game at 72 overall. Charlotte finished the 2025 campaign 1-11 without a single victory over an FBS program, while Rice is coming off a 5-8 season. Both teams enter year two of coaching regimes, as the 49ers retain Tim Albin and the Owls retain Scott Abell.

All 14 American teams fall within the 72-77 overall range.

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Top Players in the American​

There are 17 American players given an overall of 85 or higher, led by Army center Brady Small and Florida Atlantic wide receiver Easton Messer, who share the conference’s top rating at 90 overall.

Player	Team	Position	Overall
Brady Small	Army	C	90
Easton Messer	Florida Atlantic	WR	90
Elijah Green	Tulsa	CB	88
J’Mond Tapp	Memphis	DE	88
Jahiem White	North Texas	RB	88
Peter Clarke	Temple	TE	88
Will Henderson III	UTSA	RB	88
Caleb Cook	USF	RG	87
Cam Nichols	Navy	C	86
Teddy Williams	Army	RT	86
Ahmere Foster	Memphis	FS	85
Coleman Cauley	Navy	MIKE	85
Hoke Smith II	Navy	RG	85
Jaden Barnes	Charlotte	WR	85
Jesus Machado Jr.	Rice	MIKE	85
Nico Gramatica	USF	K	85
Vincent Fiacable	Florida Atlantic	C	85

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Player Ratings​

The 10 highest-rated players by overall are listed below for each American program:

Army​

Player	Position	Overall
Brady Small	C	90
Teddy Williams	RT	86
Cale Hellums	QB	84
Jaydan Mayes	CB	84
Jack Bousum	REDG	83
Kody Harris-Miller	DT	82
Stephen Nnadozie	FS	80
Jake Rendina	FB	79
Henry Appleton	LT	78
Jaxon Hammond	CB	77

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Charlotte​

Player	Position	Overall
Jaden Barnes	WR	85
Collin Gill	FS	77
Kadin Schmitz	MIKE	77
Jameel Croft Jr.	CB	76
CJ Clinkscales	CB	75
J’ven Williams	LT	75
Macyo Williams	DT	75
Rod Green	RG	75
Devin Ancrum	DT	74
Henry Rutledge	HB	74

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East Carolina​

Player	Position	Overall
Brandon Best	C	83
Brock Spalding	WR	83
Ray Ray Joseph	WR	83
Landon Sides	WR	82
Jasiyah Robinson	REDG	80
Preston Carr	DT	78
Zyeir Gamble	FS	78
Ashton Gray	HB	77
Jaquaize Pettaway	WR	77
Michael Allen	HB	77

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Florida Atlantic​

Player	Position	Overall
Easton Messer	WR	90
Vincent Fiacable	C	85
Dominique Henry	WR	82
Caden Veltkamp	QB	81
CJ Doggette Jr.	DT	81
Collin Rogers	K	81
Jay Crable	REDG	80
Kelby Valsin	WR	80
Damarius McGhee	CB	79
RJ Garcia II	WR	79

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Memphis​

Player	Position	Overall
J’mond Tapp	REDG	88
Ahmere Foster	FS	85
Ian Foster	FS	84
Anthony Richard Jr.	CB	82
Riley McGehee	LT	82
Hunter Tipton	TE	81
Michael Montgomery	WILL	81
Alante Brown	WR	80
Brady Kluse	WR	80
Dallan Hayden	HB	80

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Navy​

Player	Position	Overall
Cam Nichols	C	86
Coleman Cauley	MIKE	85
Hoke Smith II	RG	85
Giuseppe Sessi	SS	83
Griffen Willis	DT	82
Luke Hutchison	WR	82
Irabonoise Oniha	CB	80
Vic Listorti	FB	79
Braxton Woodson	QB	78
Isaiah Bryant	HB	77

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North Texas​

Player	Position	Overall
Jahiem White	HB	88
Caden Jenkins	CB	84
Neto Umeozulu	RT	84
Udoka Ezeani	LEDG	82
Chandler Strong	C	80
Corri Milliner	WR	80
Max Reese	TE	80
Johnny Williams IV	LT	79
Aaron Alexander	WILL	78
Brendon Haygood	HB	78

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Rice​

Player	Position	Overall
Jesus Machado Jr.	MIKE	85
Quinton Jackson	HB	84
Matthew Aribisala	DT	78
D’Andre Hardeman Jr.	HB	77
Daveon Hook	SS	76
Enock Gota	K	76
Patrick Valent	RG	75
Tyvonn Byars	HB	75
AJ Brown	SS	74
Barry Jackson Jr.	WR	74

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Temple​

Player	Position	Overall
Peter Clarke	TE	88
Eric King	LG	83
JoJo Bermudez	WR	83
Colin Chase	WR	82
Giakoby Hills	LT	82
Hunter Smith	HB	81
Kaleb Artis	DT	81
Jackson Pruitt	RG	78
Curly Ordonez	WILL	77
Grayson Mains	C	77

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Tulane​

Player	Position	Overall
Jamauri McClure	HB	84
Anthony Brown-Stephens	WR	82
Jack Tchienchou	SS	81
Chris Rodgers	WILL	80
Derrick Shepard Jr.	DT	80
Johnnie Daniels	HB	80
Maurice Turner	HB	79
Destyn Hill	WR	78
Ed Smith IV	DT	78
Macho Stevenson	CB	78

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Tulsa​

Player	Position	Overall
Elijah Green	CB	88
Kyran Duhon	LEDG	83
Trequan Jones	HB	82
Damari Alston	HB	81
David Wells Jr.	WR	81
Tai Newhouse	DT	81
Zach Williams	SS	80
DJ McKinney	HB	79
Jimmy Calloway	WR	79
JD Drew	CB	78

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UAB​

Player	Position	Overall
Braylon McReynolds	HB	82
Adam Lepkowski	C	81
Roderick Robinson II	HB	81
Payton Kirkland	LT	80
Tiaquelin Mims	WR	80
Kaleb Brown	WR	79
Calib Perez	LG	78
Ja’Vin Simpkins	HB	78
CJ Smith	WR	77
Marlin Dean	REDG	77

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USF​

Player	Position	Overall
Caleb Cook	RG	87
Nico Gramatica	K	85
C.J. Hicks	REDG	84
Kenny Odom	WR	84
Ayden Jackson	FS	83
Thomas Shrader	LG	83
Bryson Rodgers	WR	80
Mudia Reuben	WR	80
Za’Quan Bryan	CB	80
Amarion Fortenberry	CB	79

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UTSA​

Player	Position	Overall
Will Henderson III	HB	88
Owen McCown	QB	83
David Amador II	WR	82
AJ Wilson	WR	81
Ben Rios	C	79
Brandon High Jr.	HB	79
A’Marion Peterson	HB	78
Caile Hogan	P	78
Nate Robinson Jr.	FS	78
Bryson Donnell	HB	77

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