Madden NFL 13: Official Ratings of the Top 100 Running Backs

Not many human beings can do what Adrian Peterson or Maurice Jones-Drew do on the football field, but EA Sports' Madden NFL 13 gives stick jockeys all over the globe a chance to control these elite athletes from the comfort of their couch.

Dominating the running game is one of the most gratifying parts of playing Madden. Using Michael Turner to run over an opponent with the truck stick, or simply outrunning your competition with Chris Johnson and high-stepping into the end zone is an experience no other video game can replicate.

While that cannot be debated, the ratings doled out by EA Sports for these players cause an annual firestorm on message boards across the Internet.

New York Giants fans will argue that Ahmad Bradshaw should have been rated higher, while Philadelphia Eagles fans are furious that LeSean McCoy isn’t fast enough.

While the game isn’t set to be released until August 28, EA Sports has treated us with the official ratings for every running back in the game.

So without further ado, here are the ratings for the top 100 running backs in Madden 13.

First Name	Last Name	Overall	Speed	Acceleration	Trucking	Elusiveness
Maurice	Jones-Drew	97	94	95	85	93
Adrian	Peterson	97	96	97	87	97
Arian	Foster	96	92	96	96	92
LeSean	McCoy	95	93	97	68	99
Ray	Rice	95	91	97	75	93
Matt	Forte	93	92	93	78	90
Vonta	Leach	92	69	80	74	40
Frank	Gore	92	91	90	89	78
Steven	Jackson	92	86	87	94	67
Greg	Jones	91	78	80	88	44
Jamaal	Charles	91	97	97	62	96
Michael	Turner	91	86	90	98	74
Darren	McFadden	91	97	95	94	78
Marshawn	Lynch	90	90	88	98	74
Chris	Johnson	90	99	98	55	86
Mike	Tolbert	89	84	89	96	64
Michael	Robinson	89	79	84	85	57
Fred	Jackson	89	90	91	82	94
Darren	Sproles	89	94	98	40	93
Ahmad	Bradshaw	88	92	96	76	89
Ryan	Mathews	87	92	91	92	81
John	Kuhn	86	79	83	89	48
Rashard	Mendenhall	86	89	91	92	65
Willis	McGahee	85	86	85	93	58
Beanie	Wells	85	89	87	96	74
Marcel	Reece	84	90	92	65	60
Reggie	Bush	84	95	97	55	94
Jonathan	Stewart	84	90	91	93	65
DeAngelo	Williams	84	93	93	49	86
Ben	Tate	84	90	92	89	72
Michael	Bush	83	86	87	94	65
Trent	Richardson	83	90	96	95	76
Peyton	Hillis	83	85	86	93	58
DeMarco	Murray	83	94	93	88	78
Jed	Collins	82	75	76	71	48
BenJarvus	Green-Ellis	82	82	84	94	65
Shonn	Greene	82	86	91	93	62
Pierre	Thomas	82	88	90	86	63
Le'Ron	McClain	81	78	81	87	44
Felix	Jones	81	96	94	60	86
Brandon	Jacobs	81	86	80	97	61
Jahvid	Best	81	97	95	58	85
C.J.	Spiller	80	95	96	51	91
LeGarrette	Blount	79	85	86	97	64
Roy	Helu Jr.	79	93	96	68	85
Mark	Ingram	79	85	91	87	67
John	Conner	78	72	81	75	45
Donald	Brown	78	91	86	83	68
Kevin	Smith	78	88	90	69	79
Danny	Woodhead	78	92	94	41	91
Bruce	Miller	77	75	82	66	35
James	Casey	77	82	86	79	44
Bernard	Scott	77	93	92	68	88
Ronnie	Brown	77	88	85	73	78
James	Starks	77	90	87	82	74
Joseph	Addai	77	88	91	55	77
Tim	Hightower	77	86	86	87	59
Chris	Ivory	77	88	85	92	71
Isaac	Redman	77	86	90	94	65
Chris	Pressley	76	70	75	77	44
Lawrence	Vickers	76	73	80	84	40
David	Johnson	76	75	77	69	55
Knowshon	Moreno	76	86	93	66	77
Doug	Martin	76	87	95	84	75
Jerome	Felton	75	73	76	70	50
Kendall	Hunter	75	91	96	67	88
Jerome	Harrison	75	90	91	43	85
Stevan	Ridley	75	86	92	93	69
Leon	Washington	75	95	94	53	87
Toby	Gerhart	75	85	81	89	55
Corey	McIntyre	74	75	74	70	28
Jacob	Hester	74	83	87	75	51
Henry	Hynoski	74	69	75	74	46
Brock	Bolen	74	72	76	73	45
Darrel	Young	74	73	75	86	45
LaRod	Stephens-Howling	74	94	95	37	90
Dexter	McCluster	74	92	95	40	90
Daniel	Thomas	74	84	88	87	78
Jason	Snelling	74	81	86	92	49
Jacquizz	Rodgers	74	84	97	42	91
David	Wilson	74	94	90	74	88
Rashad	Jennings	74	84	87	89	60
Mike	Goodson	74	93	95	54	91
Brian	Leonard	73	80	84	83	55
Ryan	Williams	73	87	94	85	77
Mewelde	Moore	73	87	91	62	82
LaMichael	James	73	92	97	53	93
Joe	McKnight	73	93	95	52	91
Shane	Vereen	73	90	86	62	81
Evan	Royster	73	82	89	84	53
Javon	Ringer	73	87	94	68	76
Justin	Forsett	73	90	93	49	88
Tashard	Choice	72	87	89	60	74
Montario	Hardesty	72	84	87	84	62
Steve	Slaton	72	93	93	52	85
Dion	Lewis	72	85	91	65	88
Mikel	Leshoure	72	85	93	87	56
Anthony	Sherman	71	80	75	58	55
Spencer	Larsen	71	72	75	55	20
Lance	Ball	71	85	86	84	65

Grade: A

It is nice to see Maurice Jones-Drew tied atop the ratings with Adrian Peterson as the best running back in the game.

Jones-Drew does not get a lot of respect, mostly because the Jaguars have been so bad, so it is nice to see him get a good rating in the game. Now if he would only get on the field in real life.

LeSean McCoy and Chris Johnson own the only 99 ratings among running backs. McCoy has a 99 elusiveness rating, while Johnson has 99 speed.

The leading truck stick backs are Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch and Michael Turner, both with 98 ratings.

Trent Richardson is the highest-rated rookie at 83, and should be a solid back in the game.

More player ratings will be released before the Madden NFL 13 hits the market and we will keep you updated here at Bleacher Report.

What do you think? Who’s overrated? Who’s underrated? Let us know in the comment section below.

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