With the upcoming NFL season in question the 20th and final roster update for Madden 11 potentially holds more importance than the typical end-of-year update. The player ratings will not only be the primary baseline for Madden 12 but if no collective bargaining agreement is reached the rosters would remain largely the same minus free agents.
This final update concentrated on getting remaining players off the IR, adding players to teams and free agency, and adjusting the ratings to best reflect how teams and players are positioned heading into next season.
Aaron Rodgers joins elite company as a 99 overall which could position him as the ideal cover athlete for Madden 12. Nnamdi Asomugha and James Harrison fall out of the 99 club however. Continue on to check out all the changes coming in the update which is expected out on Friday and leave your thoughts in the comments!
Early Doucet | WR | ARZ | Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR |
Tim Hightower | HB | ARZ | Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR |
Steve Breaston | WR | ARZ | Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR |
Darnell Dockett | DE | ARZ | Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR |
D’Anthony Batiste | OL | ARZ | Increase, from 58 to 64OVR |
Deuce Lutui | OL | ARZ | Increase, from 76 to 82OVR |
Jerious Norwood | HB | ATL | Decrease, from 75 to 72OVR |
Michael Turner | HB | ATL | Decrease, from 93 to 92OVR |
Antone Smith | HB | ATL | Increase, from 56 to 59OVR |
Eric Weems | WR | ATL | Increase, from 67 to 69OVR |
Tyson Clabo | OL | ATL | Increase, from 83 to 89OVR |
Ovie Mughelli | FB | ATL | Increase, from 91 to 92OVR |
Hunter Cantwell | QB | BAL | Decrease, from 67 to 66OVR |
Willis McGahee | HB | BAL | Decrease, from 83 to 79OVR |
Anquan Boldin | WR | BAL | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Ed Dickson | TE | BAL | Increase, from 65 to 68OVR |
Marc Bulger | QB | BAL | Increase, from 74 to 76OVR |
Dawan Landry | S | BAL | Increase, from 81 to 85OVR |
C.J. Spiller | HB | BUF | Decrease, from 79 to 76OVR |
Fred Jackson | HB | BUF | Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR |
Lee Evans | WR | BUF | Decrease, from 85 to 83OVR |
Kyle Williams | DT | BUF | Increase, from 87 to 93OVR |
Garry Williams | OL | CAR | Decrease, from 69 to 67OVR |
DeAngelo Williams | HB | CAR | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Steve Smith | WR | CAR | Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR |
James Anderson | OLB | CAR | Increase, from 82 to 83OVR |
Matt Toeaina | DT | CHI | Decrease, from 80 to 78OVR |
Olin Kreutz | OL | CHI | Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR |
Brian Iwuh | OLB | CHI | Increase, from 59 to 62OVR |
Kellen Davis | TE | CHI | Increase, from 64 to 66OVR |
Chris Harris | S | CHI | Increase, from 83 to 85OVR |
Matt Forte | HB | CHI | Increase, from 89 to 90OVR |
Dan LeFevour | QB | CIN | Decrease, from 66 to 63OVR |
Terrell Owens | WR | CIN | Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR |
Chad Ochocinco | WR | CIN | Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR |
Andrew Whitworth | OL | CIN | Decrease, from 89 to |
Johnathan Joseph | CB | CIN | Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR |
Leon Hall | CB | CIN | Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR |
Jerome Simpson | WR | CIN | Increase, from 69 to 73OVR |
Bernard Scott | HB | CIN | Increase, from 74 to 77OVR |
Pat Sims | DT | CIN | Increase, from 77 to 79OVR |
Mike Bell | HB | CLE | Decrease, from 76 to 74OVR |
Josh Cribbs | WR | CLE | Decrease, from 78 to 75OVR |
D’Qwell Jackson | MLB | CLE | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
Sheldon Brown | CB | CLE | Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR |
Peyton Hillis | HB | CLE | Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR |
Lawrence Vickers | FB | CLE | Decrease, from 91 to 89OVR |
Marcus Benard | OLB | CLE | Increase, from 74 to 77OVR |
Chris Gocong | MLB | CLE | Increase, from 75 to 80OVR |
Joe Thomas | OL | CLE | Increase, from 95 to 97OVR |
Tony Romo | QB | DAL | Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR |
Stephen McGee | QB | DAL | Increase, from 62 to 66OVR |
Gerald Sensabaugh | S | DAL | Increase, from 78 to 81OVR |
Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | Increase, from 83 to 84OVR |
Miles Austin | WR | DAL | Increase, from 89 to 90OVR |
LenDale White | HB | DEN | Decrease, from 77 to 74OVR |
Correll Buckhalter | HB | DEN | Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR |
Eddie Royal | WR | DEN | Decrease, from 79 to 76OVR |
Daniel Graham | TE | DEN | Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR |
Kyle Orton | QB | DEN | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
Chris Kuper | OL | DEN | Decrease, from 85 to 83OVR |
Brian Dawkins | S | DEN | Decrease, from 90 to 88OVR |
D.J. Williams | MLB | DEN | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Ryan Clady | OL | DEN | Decrease, from 97 to 95OVR |
Champ Bailey | CB | DEN | Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR |
Darcel McBath | S | DEN | Increase, from 74 to 76OVR |
Tim Tebow | QB | DEN | Increase, from 75 to 76OVR |
Brandon Lloyd | WR | DEN | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
Kevin Smith | HB | DET | Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR |
Dominic Raiola | OL | DET | Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR |
Cliff Avril | DE | DET | Decrease, from 88 to 87OVR |
Jason Hanson | K | DET | Decrease, from 89 to 86OVR |
Drew Stanton | QB | DET | Increase, from 65 to 67OVR |
Gosder Cherilus | OL | DET | Increase, from 72 to 77OVR |
Stephen Peterman | OL | DET | Increase, from 74 to 77OVR |
Sammie Hill | DT | DET | Increase, from 75 to 76OVR |
Ndamukong Suh | DT | DET | Increase, from 89 to 90OVR |
Ladell Betts | HB | FA | Added to FA |
Chad Simpson | HB | FA | Added to FA |
Lynell Hamilton | HB | FA | Added to FA |
Kregg Lumpkin | HB | FA | Added to FA |
Cedric Peerman | HB | FA | Added to FA |
Fui Vakapuna | FB | FA | Added to FA |
Rashawn Jackson | FB | FA | Added to FA |
Trindon Holliday | WR | FA | Added to FA |
Nate Hughes | WR | FA | Added to FA |
Brian Clark | WR | FA | Added to FA |
Limas Sweed | WR | FA | Added to FA |
Anthony Hill | TE | FA | Added to FA |
Hilee Taylor | DE | FA | Added to FA |
Chris Hovan | DT | FA | Added to FA |
Darryl Richard | DE | FA | Added to FA |
Bryan Smith | OLB | FA | Added to FA |
Antonio Coleman | OLB | FA | Added to FA |
Blake Costanzo | MLB | FA | Added to FA |
Jon Alston | OLB | FA | Added to FA |
Jonathan Casillas | OLB | FA | Added to FA |
James Holt | MLB | FA | Added to FA |
Kenwin Cummings | MLB | FA | Added to FA |
Fred Bennett | CB | FA | Added to FA |
Jackie Bates | CB | FA | Added to FA |
Brandon King | S | FA | Added to FA |
Ellis Hobbs | CB | FA | Added to FA |
Terrence Wheatley | CB | FA | Added to FA |
Rod Hood | CB | FA | Added to FA |
Anthony Smith | S | FA | Added to FA |
Derrick Martin | S | FA | Added to FA |
Gibril Wilson | S | FA | Added to FA |
Jamie Silva | S | FA | Added to FA |
Jeremy Kapinos | P | FA | Increase, from 62 to 68OVR |
Evan Dietrich-Smith | OL | FA | Moved to FA |
Robert Francois | MLB | FA | Moved to FA |
Diyral Briggs | OLB | FA | Moved to FA |
Quinn Johnson | FB | FA | Moved to FA |
Matt Wilhelm | MLB | FA | Moved to FA |
Jeremy Kapinos | P | FA | Moved to FA |
Brad Jones | OLB | GB | Added back to ROLB #1 on depth chart |
Erik Walden | OLB | GB | Added back to ROLB #2 on depth chart |
Brandon Chillar | MLB | GB | Added back to roster |
Morgan Burnett | S | GB | Added back to roster |
Mike Neal | DE | GB | Added back to roster |
Charlie Peprah | S | GB | Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR |
Donald Lee | TE | GB | Decrease, from 77 to 74OVR |
Sam Shields | CB | GB | Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR |
Donald Driver | WR | GB | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
Ryan Grant | HB | GB | Decrease, from 88 to 87OVR |
Charles Woodson | CB | GB | Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR |
Jarius Wynn | DE | GB | Increase, from 60 to 65OVR |
C.J. Wilson | DE | GB | Increase, from 62 to 64OVR |
Pat Lee | CB | GB | Increase, from 63 to 66OVR |
Howard Green | DT | GB | Increase, from 66 to 71OVR |
Frank Zombo | OLB | GB | Increase, from 67 to 69OVR |
Andrew Quarless | TE | GB | Increase, from 68 to 72OVR |
Mason Crosby | K | GB | Increase, from 71 to 74OVR |
Tim Masthay | P | GB | Increase, from 75 to 79OVR |
Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | Increase, from 76 to 81OVR |
Daryn Colledge | OL | GB | Increase, from 78 to 80OVR |
Desmond Bishop | MLB | GB | Increase, from 79 to 81OVR |
A.J. Hawk | MLB | GB | Increase, from 82 to 83OVR |
Scott Wells | OL | GB | Increase, from 82 to 85OVR |
B.J. Raji | DT | GB | Increase, from 87 to 89OVR |
Josh Sitton | OL | GB | Increase, from 89 to 92OVR |
Tramon WIlliams | CB | GB | Increase, from 91 to 93OVR |
Green Bay Packers | TEAM | GB | Increase, from 92 to 94OVR |
Greg Jennings | WR | GB | Increase, from 92 to 94OVR |
Nick Collins | S | GB | Increase, from 94 to 95OVR |
Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB | Increase, from 98 to 99OVR |
Ryan Grant | HB | GB | Moved back to HB #1 on depth chart |
James Starks | HB | GB | Moved back to HB #2 on depth chart |
Brandon Jackson | HB | GB | Moved back to HB #3 on depth chart |
Marshall Newhouse | OL | GB | Moved back to LG #2 on depth chart |
Nick Barnett | MLB | GB | Moved back to MLB #1 on depth chart |
Mark Tauscher | OL | GB | Moved back to RT #2 on depth chart |
Jermichael Finley | TE | GB | Moved back to TE #1 on depth chart |
Andrew Quarless | TE | GB | Moved back to TE #2 on depth chart |
Brady Poppinga | OLB | GB | Moved to LOLB #2 on depth chart |
Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | Moved to WR #3 on depth chart |
Matt Leinart | QB | HOU | Decrease, from 72 to 70OVR |
Steve Slaton | HB | HOU | Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR |
Joel Dreessen | TE | HOU | Decrease, from 77 to 72OVR |
Matt Schaub | QB | HOU | Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR |
DeMeco Ryans | MLB | HOU | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Earl Mitchell | DT | HOU | Increase, from 64 to 66OVR |
Wade Smith | OL | HOU | Increase, from 80 to 85OVR |
Antonio Smith | DE | HOU | Increase, from 82 to 83OVR |
Vonta Leach | FB | HOU | Increase, from 89 to 91OVR |
Gijon Robinson | TE | IND | Decrease, from 66 to 62OVR |
Anthony Gonzalez | WR | IND | Decrease, from 75 to 72OVR |
Donald Brown | HB | IND | Decrease, from 75 to 74OVR |
Ryan Diem | OL | IND | Decrease, from 84 to 81OVR |
Joseph Addai | HB | IND | Decrease, from 85 to 82OVR |
Cody Glenn | MLB | IND | Increase, from 45 to 49OVR |
Kavell Conner | OLB | IND | Increase, from 57 to 62OVR |
Blair White | WR | IND | Increase, from 65 to 69OVR |
Daniel Muir | DT | IND | Increase, from 72 to 76OVR |
Antonio Johnson | DT | IND | Increase, from 72 to 76OVR |
Pierre Garcon | WR | IND | Increase, from 79 to 80OVR |
Jacob Tamme | TE | IND | Increase, from 80 to 82OVR |
Luke McCown | QB | JAX | Decrease, from 72 to 71OVR |
Mike Thomas | WR | JAX | Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR |
Mike Sims-Walker | WR | JAX | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
David Garrard | QB | JAX | Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR |
Jason Hill | WR | JAX | Increase, from 69 to 71OVR |
Montell Owens | FB | JAX | Increase, from 75 to 78OVR |
Brad Meester | OL | JAX | Increase, from 81 to 86OVR |
Tyson Alualu | DT | JAX | Increase, from 82 to 83OVR |
Thomas Jones | HB | KC | Decrease, from 86 to 84OVR |
Jamaal Charles | HB | KC | Increase, from 93 to 94OVR |
Chad Henne | QB | MIA | Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR |
Ricky Williams | HB | MIA | Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR |
Anthony Fasano | TE | MIA | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
Ronnie Brown | HB | MIA | Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR |
Lousaka Polite | FB | MIA | Decrease, from 91 to 88OVR |
Brandon Marshall | WR | MIA | Decrease, from 94 to 93OVR |
Reshad Jones | S | MIA | Increase, from 70 to 71OVR |
Jared Odrick | DE | MIA | Increase, from 74 to 78OVR |
Kendall Langford | DE | MIA | Increase, from 79 to 84OVR |
Paul Soliai | DT | MIA | Increase, from 85 to 87OVR |
Cameron Wake | OLB | MIA | Increase, from 89 to 90OVR |
Brett Favre | QB | MIN | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | MIN | Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR |
Sidney Rice | WR | MIN | Decrease, from 88 to 87OVR |
Steve Hutchinson | OL | MIN | Decrease, from 95 to 93OVR |
Kevin Williams | DT | MIN | Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR |
Joe Webb | QB | MIN | Increase, from 56 to 64OVR |
Letroy Guion | DT | MIN | Increase, from 64 to 68OVR |
Tarvaris Jackson | QB | MIN | Increase, from 69 to 72OVR |
Ray Edwards | DE | MIN | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
Fred Taylor | HB | NE | Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR |
Ty Warren | DE | NE | Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR |
Brandon Merriweather | S | NE | Decrease, from 88 to 86OVR |
Jermaine Cunningham | OLB | NE | Increase, from 72 to 74OVR |
Sebastian Vollmer | OL | NE | Increase, from 77 to 79OVR |
Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | Increase, from 83 to 85OVR |
Devin McCourty | CB | NE | Increase, from 86 to 87OVR |
Jerod Mayo | MLB | NE | Increase, from 89 to 91OVR |
Sedrick Ellis | DT | NO | Decrease , from 91 to 90OVR |
David Thomas | TE | NO | Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR |
Reggie Bush | HB | NO | Decrease, from 79 to 77OVR |
Pierre Thomas | HB | NO | Decrease, from 81 to 78OVR |
Darren Sharper | S | NO | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
Jeremy Shockey | TE | NO | Decrease, from 85 to 82OVR |
Jon Stinchcomb | OL | NO | Decrease, from 90 to 88OVR |
Jimmy Graham | TE | NO | Increase, from 66 to 71OVR |
Thomas Morstead | P | NO | Increase, from 75 to 79OVR |
Carl Nicks | OL | NO | Increase, from 93 to 96OVR |
Terrell Thomas | CB | NYG | Decrease, from 86 to 84OVR |
Eli Manning | QB | NYG | Decrease, from 90 to 88OVR |
Jonathan Goff | MLB | NYG | Increase, from 77 to 78OVR |
Jerricho Cotchery | WR | NYJ | Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR |
LaDainian Tomlinson | HB | NYJ | Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR |
Tony Richardson | FB | NYJ | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Kris Jenkins | DT | NYJ | Decrease, from 94 to 92OVR |
Shonn Greene | HB | NYJ | Increase, from 78 to 79OVR |
Mark Sanchez | QB | NYJ | Increase, from 81 to 82OVR |
Johnnie Lee Higgins | WR | OAK | Decrease, from 70 to 67OVR |
Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | OAK | Decrease, from 72 to 70OVR |
Jarvis Moss | DE | OAK | Decrease, from 77 to 72OVR |
Zach Miller | TE | OAK | Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR |
Richard Seymour | DE | OAK | Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR |
Nnamdi Asomugha | CB | OAK | Decrease, from 99 to 98OVR |
Desmond Bryant | DT | OAK | Increase, from 66 to 70OVR |
Jacoby Ford | WR | OAK | Increase, from 71 to 74OVR |
Marcel Reese | FB | OAK | Increase, from 83 to 84OVR |
Kamerion Wimbley | OLB | OAK | Increase, from 84 to 88OVR |
Nick Cole | OL | PHI | Decrease, from 76 to 73OVR |
Jerome Harrison | HB | PHI | Decrease, from 80 to 78OVR |
Brodrick Bunkley | DT | PHI | Decrease, from 88 to 85OVR |
Leonard Weaver | FB | PHI | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Trent Cole | DE | PHI | Decrease, from 97 to 95OVR |
Keenan Clayton | OLB | PHI | Increase, from 51 to 55OVR |
Kevin Kolb | QB | PHI | Increase, from 77 to 79OVR |
Mike Patterson | DT | PHI | Increase, from 83 to 85OVR |
LeSean McCoy | HB | PHI | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |
Chris Kemoeatu | OL | PIT | Decrease, from 79 to 77OVR |
Ike Taylor | CB | PIT | Decrease, from 85 to 83OVR |
James Harrison | OLB | PIT | Decrease, from 99 to 98OVR |
Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | Increase, from 63 to 66OVR |
Isaac Redman | HB | PIT | Increase, from 65 to 67OVR |
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | PIT | Increase, from 66 to 71OVR |
David Johnson | FB | PIT | Increase, from 66 to 72OVR |
Dennis Dixon | QB | PIT | Increase, from 67 to 70OVR |
Ziggy Hood | DE | PIT | Increase, from 72 to 78OVR |
Mike Wallace | WR | PIT | Increase, from 86 to 88OVR |
James Farrior | MLB | PIT | Increase, from 88 to 90OVR |
Max Starks | OL | PIT | Moved back to LT #1 on depth chart |
Jonathan Scott | OL | PIT | Moved back to LT #2 on depth chart |
Tony Hills | OL | PIT | Moved back to LT #3 on depth chart |
Aaron Smith | DE | PIT | Moved to LE #1 on depth chart |
Ziggy Hood | DE | PIT | Moved to LE #2 on depth chart |
Daniel Sepuvelda | P | PIT | Moved to P#1 on depth chart |
Chris Scott | OL | PIT | Moved to RG #3 on depth chart |
Willie Colon | OL | PIT | Moved to RT #2 on depth chart |
Dennis Dixon | QB | PIT | Removed from IR |
Jeromey Clary | OL | SD | Decrease, from 73 to 70OVR |
Vincent Jackson | WR | SD | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
Shaun Phillips | OLB | SD | Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR |
Antwan Barnes | OLB | SD | Increase, from 71 to 72OVR |
Erid Weddle | S | SD | Increase, from 85 to 87OVR |
Chris Baker | TE | SEA | Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR |
John Carlson | TE | SEA | Decrease, from 79 to 77OVR |
Justin Forsett | HB | SEA | Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR |
Cameron Morrah | TE | SEA | Increase, from 62 to 66OVR |
Charlie Whitehurst | QB | SEA | Increase, from 69 to 71OVR |
Michael Robinson | FB | SEA | Increase, from 69 to 80OVR |
Raheem Brock | DE | SEA | Increase, from 77 to 82OVR |
Matt Hasselbeck | QB | SEA | Increase, from 82 to 84OVR |
Alex Smith | QB | SF | Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR |
Dashon Goldson | S | SF | Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR |
Brian Westbrook | HB | SF | Decrease, from 82 to 79OVR |
Frank Gore | HB | SF | Decrease, from 94 to 93OVR |
Vernon Davis | TE | SF | Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR |
Steven Jackson | HB | STL | Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR |
Sam Bradford | QB | STL | Increase, from 84 to 85OVR |
Jason Smith | OL | STL | Increase, from 85 to 86OVR |
Kareem Huggins | HB | TB | Decrease, from 67 to 65OVR |
Carnell Williams | HB | TB | Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR |
Erik Lorig | FB | TB | Increase, from 46 to 52OVR |
Robert Malone | P | TB | Increase, from 58 to 63OVR |
LeGarrette Blount | HB | TB | Increase, from 80 to 81OVR |
Donald Penn | OL | TB | Increase, from 85 to 87OVR |
Aqib Talib | CB | TB | Increase, from 85 to 88OVR |
Bo Scaife | TE | TEN | Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR |
Randy Moss | WR | TEN | Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR |
Stephen Tulloch | MLB | TEN | Decrease, from 90 to 88OVR |
David Stewart | OL | TEN | Decrease, from 91 to 88OVR |
Michael Roos | OL | TEN | Decrease, from 95 to 94OVR |
Jared Cook Jr. | TE | TEN | Increase, from 68 to 73OVR |
Alterraun Verner | CB | TEN | Increase, from 74 to 79OVR |
Jason Babin | DE | TEN | Increase, from 87 to 89OVR |
Rob Bironas | K | TEN | Increase, from 93 to 96OVR |
Malcolm Kelly | WR | WAS | Decrease, from 68 to 65OVR |
Keiland Williams | HB | WAS | Decrease, from 71 to 70OVR |
Clinton Portis | HB | WAS | Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR |
Ryan Torain | HB | WAS | Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR |
Donovan McNabb | QB | WAS | Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR |
Chris Cooley | TE | WAS | Decrease, from 87 to 85OVR |
Brandon Banks | WR | WAS | Increase, from 58 to 61OVR |
Kevin Barnes | CB | WAS | Increase, from 63 to 68OVR |
Rex Grossman | QB | WAS | Increase, from 73 to 75OVR |
Trent Williams | OL | WAS | Increase, from 80 to 81OVR |
DeAngelo Hall | CB | WAS | Increase, from 87 to 88OVR |