Evaluating Current Receiver Ratings in Madden NFL 13

Having already run through the quarterbacks and running backs as the season reached the midway point attention this week can turn to wide receivers and where they stand as currently rated in Madden NFL 13.

Simply looking at stats will not tell the whole story of how a player can be rated of course. In the case of receivers there are aspects of their game such as blocking, awareness, route running, dropped passes, and attention level from defenses that won’t necessarily translate to the typical box scores. There are factors outside of a receivers control that dictate how may opportunities they will have. Still in looking at statistical output it will at least provide an idea of how they are producing this season and whether that is far off from the overall ratings in a relative sense across the league or if they are framed properly.

Every receiver rated 76 and above was examined – an arbitrary cut-off after deeming that range to be players reasonably expected to produce consistently. The “average” receiver then from that group is rated 83 overall and has 37 catches for 490 yards and 3 touchdowns.