EA Sports releases Madden 19 launch-date ratings for 49ers

EA Sports released its launch-date ratings for players in Madden NFL 19. The multi-platform football game is scheduled for release on August 10.

A number of San Francisco 49ers players saw their in-game ratings increase from the earlier build of the game in June, including the team's top-two rated players, cornerback Richard Sherman and tackle Joe Staley. Both received a rating of 88 in the earlier pre-production version of the game and appear to be set with a rating of 90 in the launch version. Staley saw a significant jump from his rating last year, going from 82 to 90.

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo received a slight bump as well. He had a 77 rating in last year's version of the game, 80 within the June build, and is now listed with a rating of 83 for August's launch.

Below are the ratings of the top-12 49ers players in this year's game and how much their ratings have increased from last year's launch version.

Player	Pos	Madden 19	Madden 18
Richard Sherman	CB	90	90
Joe Staley	LT	90	82
Reuben Foster	MLB	87	77
DeForest Buckner	DT	86	78
Pierre Garçon	WR	86	85
Robbie Gould	K	85	76
Jerick McKinnon	RB	85	80
Kyle Juszczyk	FB	84	91
Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	83	77
Marquise Goodwin	WR	83	73
Jaquiski Tartt	SS	83	72
Weston Richburg	C	81	86

As for the nine players from the 49ers' 2018 draft class, their ratings can be found below. Note that Moore is listed as a free safety but is being converted to cornerback.

Player	Pos	Madden 19
Mike McGlinchey	RT	78
Dante Pettis	WR	76
Fred Warner	MLB	71
Tarvarius Moore	FS	69
Jullian Taylor	DT	69
Kentavius Street	LE	68
D.J. Reed	CB	68
Richie James	WR	68
Marcell Harris	SS	65

You can find the ratings for all NFL players at EA Sports. The ratings for 49ers players can be found here.

The seven highest-rated players in the game all received ratings of 99. They are New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.