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Madden NFL 23: All Outside Linebacker Ratings Revealed

No Super Bowl contender is complete without a quality ROLB and LOLB

NFL training camps are just about to begin and EA has officially kicked off its Madden NFL 23 ratings week as a result. Now that player ratings are finally getting revealed, football fans are eager to see where their favorite players land in the pecking order. With the most recent position group highlighted being the outside linebackers.

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Here are all of the outside linebacker ratings in Madden NFL 23.

Madden NFL 23: All Outside Linebacker Ratings Revealed

Outside linebackers are relied on to be incredibly athletic and versatile. Since they must not only be able to defend against passes in both zone and man-to-man coverage, but they also need to provide assistance in run defense as well. Being that they carry such a great amount of responsibility and need to cover a wide area of the field, you will need to be careful which players you position at ROLB and LOLB in Madden NFL 23.

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Without further ado, here are the top 40 outside linebackers in Madden NFL 23:

Top 40 Outside Linebackers

  1. T.J. Watt (96), Pittsburgh Steelers
  2. Khalil Mack (92), Los Angeles Chargers
  3. Joey Bosa (91), Los Angeles Chargers
  4. Chandler Jones (90), Las Vegas Raiders
  5. Darius Leonard (90), Indianapolis Colts
  6. Rashan Gary (89), Green Bay Packers
  7. Roquan Smith (89), Chicago Bears
  8. Danielle Hunter (88), Minnesota Vikings
  9. Micah Parsons (88), Dallas Cowboys
  10. Shaquil Barrett (88), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  11. Matthew Judon (87), New England Patriots
  12. Maxx Crosby (87), Las Vegas Raiders
  13. Za’Darius Smith (86), Minnesota Vikings
  14. Josh Allen (85), Jacksonville Jaguars
  15. Melvin Ingram (84), Miami Dolphins
  16. Shaq Thompson (84), Carolina Panthers
  17. Harold Landry III (83), Tennessee Titans
  18. Logan Wilson (83), Cincinnati Bengals
  19. Haason Reddick (82), Philadelphia Eagles
  20. Preston Smith (82), Green Bay Packers
  21. Matt Milano (81), Buffalo Bills
  22. Randy Gregory (81), Denver Nuggets
  23. Leonard Floyd (80), Los Angeles Rams
  24. Cole Holcomb (79), Washington Commanders
  25. Justin Houston (79), Baltimore Ravens
  26. Kyzir White (79), Philadelphia Eagles
  27. Bradley Chubb (78), Denver Broncos
  28. Dre Greenlaw (78), San Francisco 49ers
  29. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (78), Cleveland Browns
  30. Kyle Van Noy (78), Los Angeles Chargers
  31. Markus Golden (78), Arizona Cardinals
  32. Odafe Oweh (78), Baltimore Ravens
  33. Aidan Hutchinson (77), Detroit Lions
  34. Andrew Van Ginkel (77), Miami Dolphins
  35. Tyus Bowser (77), Baltimore Ravens
  36. Charles Harris (76), Detroit Lions
  37. Jaelan Phillips (76), Miami Dolphins
  38. Pete Werner (76), New Orleans Saints
  39. Romeo Okwara (76), Detroit Lions
  40. Travon Walker (76), Jacksonville Jaguars

My initial impressions of the Madden NFL 23 outside linebacker ratings is that EA totally whiffed, yet again. Somehow the 2021 Pro Bowler and second team All-Pro recipient, Maxx Crosby, is rated lower than Danielle Hunter and Matthew Judon. Neither of which made the Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team. While Micah Parsons, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year candidate, barely cracked the top ten.

Then there’s the rookies, who we’re actually rated fairly well considering how harsh EA was with some other position groups. However, I still find it hard to believe that the best player in the draft (Aidan Hutchinson), is rated lower than players like Kyle Van Noy, and Justin Houston. Each of which are over 30 years old and have jumped around between various teams over the last few years. Also, Kayvon Thibodeux, who was widely regarded as the second-best player in the 2022 NFL Draft, is a measly 75.

That’s everything you need to know about the latest Madden NFL 23 ratings reveal highlighting the best outside linebackers in the game. Before you go, be sure to check out some of our other Madden content here at Gamer Journalist. Like how to use FieldSENSE in Madden 23 or all changes to Franchise Mode in Madden 23.

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