With EA Sports gearing up for the launch of "Madden NFL 27," it's time to look at how the San Francisco 49ers rookie ratings look heading into the 2026 season.
Eight key draft picks received their baseline grades. Spearheading the Bay Area's newest class is third-round edge rusher Romello Height, who secured the highest rating among the team's incoming rookies.
Take a look at how San Francisco's featured draft picks stack up in "Madden NFL 27":
- EDGE Romello Height: 75 overall
- WR De'Zhaun Stribling: 74 overall
- HB Kaelon Black: 72 overall
- DT Gracen Halton: 72 overall
- CB Ephesians Prysock: 70 overall
- OT Enrique Cruz Jr.: 68 overall
- OT Carver Willis: 67 overall
- LB Jaden Dugger: 67 overall
Height’s 75 overall rating (84 speed, 81 strength) places him right in the thick of the mid-round pass-rushing tier, matching Raiders defensive end Keyron Crawford (75 overall) and sitting just behind Patriots edge rusher Gabe Jacas (76 overall). While he stays a notch below headline edge prospects David
Bailey (81 overall) of the Jets and Rueben Bain Jr. (80 overall) of the Buccaneers, Height gives San Francisco a strong rotational pass-rusher on day one.
Stribling follows closely at 74 overall, backed by a blazing 94 speed rating. That puts Stribling on equal footing with fellow rookie receivers Denzel Boston (74 overall) of the Browns and Germie Bernard (74 overall) of the Steelers, while his raw top-end speed actually eclipses higher-rated wideouts like Carnell Tate (77 overall, 91 speed), the No. 4 pick of the Titans.
In the backfield, third-rounder Kaelon Black earns a 72 overall rating. Armed with 91 speed and 90 durability, Black stacks up comfortably alongside rotational peers like Broncos running back Jonah Coleman (73 overall) while staying within range of first-round Seahawks running back Jadarian Price (75 overall).
San Francisco may lack an 80-plus rookie out of the gate, but the front office delivered immediate athletic depth across essential positions.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: De'Zhaun Stribling 'Madden 27' ratings: How 49ers rookies stack up
