Madden ratings released for Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookies

Matt Gay

Kicker and fifth-round pick Matt Gay is actually the third highest rated player off all of the Buccaneers’ rookies in the new Madden. He is given a 70 overall rating, and is much higher than the kicker taken after him, Austin Seibert, who is a 66 overall.

Gay’s kicking power is set at a 94 overall, giving him plenty of leg to boom long kicks. His kick accuracy, however, is set at a 77 overall, making it a bit more difficult to make those longer kicks. Regardless, Madden players who use the Buccaneers no longer need to actively search the market for a kicker this year as Gay should be just fine.

Scotty Miller

Sixth-round wide receiver Scotty Miller is set to start off his rookie year as a 66 overall. He looks to have the makings for an elusive receiver who could be good on quick-hitters and screen plays this year as his ball carrier statistics are well-balanced as well.

Miller’s speed is set at 94, which maybe seems a notch too low, but his elusiveness is set at 75, his juke move at 76, and his ball-carrier vision is also set at 76. His catch ratings are also good, but nothing great: his catching is at 81, catch-in-traffic is a 78, and special catch is at 77.

Here is the trick to players like Miller: move them to running back (their overall usually goes up when moved). In my virtual offensive system, I run sets where I motion my back out of the backfield to exploit matchups in the passing game, run tons of motion swings and screens, and inside zone runs out of the gun.

Moving wide receivers who have the ability to run the ball or who did so in college and using them in this hybrid back role, even as a third down back, can give another weapon to your offense; in the past I have used former Ohio State wing backs Curtis Samuel and Braxton Miller in this role. Scotty Miller should be fun to use in this role as well.