Finished: Edited B10 Roster for NCAA Football 2011

Does anyone know if EA does roster updates for the game? I mean so many teams that need changes and if I want a realistic game then I want all of the rosters to be updated.

Brett Morse and Wade Leppert are each FB’s, I’m assuming that was just a mistake.

AJ Derby-QB #17 is right. I’d give him 52ish awareness, 89ish throw power, 83ish accuracy, and depending on the speeds of other QB’s in the game (“fast” QB speeds have really changed over the years, now all of a sudden it seems like half the QB’s have 78+ speed), he should probably be around an 80 speed rating.

Don Shumpert (was pegged as a FS, wearing #8) is actually starting out at WR now. I would like to see him at FS, but it seems like when the staff makes adjustments like this to scholarship players before their 1st season, the position sticks (Ballard, Edds immediately come to mind; I was kind of waiting for each of them to move back to TE for a while). I would probably make him a FS in all honesty, and convert one of the non-contributers to Anthony Hitchens, true freshman SS from Ohio. Major sleeper, could be the guy that comes out of nowhere and is a big contributor (both because of his talent and lack of depth at his position). Or add Nick Nielsen to the game, a walk-on FS who could be in the running to start once Greenwood graduates this year, I like what I’ve seen from him. (Sorry, this probably isn’t helping you make your roster any more accurate, I’m just spit-balling right now. If you’re interested, I can get more definitive in another post).

For just the ‘10 season, it would make the most sense to switch Cameron Olson to Jonny Mullings, our punter/kicker recruit from Australia (his videos aren’t online anymore, but he absolutely will be a game changer), but that leaves long term LB depth very very thin. Still something to consider.

JD Griggs (DE) is still a TE as far as I know, but there’s been a lot of discussion around about him moving to DE. I still believe that is mostly wishful thinking by many people, but there’s a ton of talent at TE and he has a definite D1 physical attribute set.

To shore up the DE position, I would consider taking a Tyrel Detweiler/Steven Staggs/Don Nordmann type player and making them Dominic Alvis, who is listed as our #2 behind Binns right now (so #1 for the first few games maybe due to Binns’s recent run in). Small school kid from Iowa, but qualified for state track as a sprinter at 6’4" 220. Big, strong and fast, just needs to learn position. Maybe consider turning one of the previously mentioned players into Joe Gaglione or Joe Forgy as well if you want more DE depth, but all 3 DE’s mentioned in this post are relatively low profile unknown players at this point, just have the potential to really become studs/contributors if everything comes together.

Nolan MacMillan, Woody Orne, or Brandon Scherff can be moved down to OG, especially if you convert Tyrel Detweiler to another player. I would move Julian Vandervelde from RG to LG. Based on his HS films, I think Donnal might need to be moved down to OG too, but we’ll see.

Kyle Haganman is the perennial “walk-on OL who gets mentioned by the coaching staff in the off season but never sees significant PT”. He and Paki are players that could also probably be converted to younger players if needed.

That’s exactly what I’m looking for Luebke, great stuff. Anyone else with similar thoughts or disagreements, please chime in.

What about replacing K Mossbrucker with this star Australian punter?

QB’s:
QB #16 (Vandenberg): throw power should be significantly higher, take it from an 83 to maybe an 89. Probably a stronger arm than Stanzi
QB #14 (Weinke): Speed should be brought down a bit, not faster than Vandenberg
QB #17/TE#18 (Derby): Speed should be higher, strength a bit lower, throw power upper 80’s (named strongest arm at Elite 11 camp last year IIRC), throw accuracy should be around an 82, not a 67.

HB:
HB #27 (Hampton): Not quite 95 speed, 92 probably at most. Although him with 95 speed would be awesome
HB #3 (Wegher): Should be about 93-94 speed, maybe 72 strength, 96 agility. He has some of the best RB footwork I’ve ever seen, and by FAR the best on the team IMO
HB #34 (Coker): No matter how much I’d love to leave him at 96 speed & 76 strength, I think 90 speed is more suitable for him.
FB #36 (Morse): Severely underrated. Potentially the best all around FB at Iowa in the Ferentz era, IMO.

WR:
WR #15 (Johnson-Koulianos): 92 speed, 72 strength. Acceleration could probably come down to a 93 or so.
WR #7 (McNutt): 82 speed?? He is much more fleet afoot than given credit for, 86 speed, maybe higher, bring his agility down to 88.
WR #22 (Sandeman): Acceleration and agility are probably his strongest skills, so 75 acceleration will not cut it. Probably ~90 for acc and agi
WR #26 (Chaney): Should have 94ish speed, 92ish acceleration, 83-85 agility
WR #6 (Davis): Coach Campbell (former Michigan WR coach during their WR glory days) says Davis is the most gifted natural receiver he’s ever had as a freshman. 80 speed is horribly underrated, it should be no lower than 88.
WR #4 (Martin-Manley): 96 speed is a real reach. Somewhere around 89 is more realistic.
WR #23 (Cotton): As I’ve said previously, he is going to be one of our biggest weapons in coming years. 56 overall and 80 speed is a travesty, no lower than 92 speed 88 agility 94 acceleration.

TE: Overall ratings are pretty fair.
TE #82 (Reisner): We’ve split him out numerous times, namely Wisconsin 2008. Should have 76+ speed.
TE #88 (Fiedorowicz): Overall rating is low, personally I see no way he’s below an 80 as a true freshman. His speed is probably a little high, I’d give him no more than 86 speed for now.

OL:
LT #77 (Reiff): I love Reiff, and he might actually deserve an overall 93, but it seems a little high as a sophomore. Should probably bring his awareness down to about a 75-80
LG #69 (Haganman): Overrated at an 85, bring down awareness and the blocking skills just a bit, 81 would probably be a fair rating.
LG #71 (Detweiler?): Very overrated, I’ve suggested taking him out of the game completely before, and I think you’re already doing that.
C #67 (Koeppel)/C #53 (Ferentz): Slightly overrated at 88 and 86 for unproven players, but I can’t really argue against the ratings. Koeppel’s strength should come down to an 85 maybe, blocking skills should be very high.
RT #60 (Scherff): Unbelievably underrated as a 65. Actually played QB and TE for his HS team as a Jr and Sr, still a great athlete for 300+ lbs. Hard to adjust any ratings though, because his blocking ratings and awareness should be low due to lack of experience as an OL. I’d say bump up his physical attributes even more, and his technical attributes (blocking ratings) should go up too, just because they will improve vastly under Ferentz & Morgan.

DE:
LE #94 (Clayborn): Um, 91 is an insult. He’s considered a consensus top 15 talent next year, as high as the #1/#2 prospect for next years draft. Without a doubt, no lower than a 97. Speed could be bumped up to an 83 (as Bellanca has adamantly noted, HE RAN DOWN AN ALL PAC 10 RB (GRIGSBY) FROM BEHIND), strength to a 90+, agility to 80 ish, accel to mid 80’s (based on the acceleration ratings some other players get, seems like they really tweaked the meaning of “acceleration” in this years game), awareness should be 85+, power and finesse moves should be high…he’s an elite, elite player and should be ranked as one.
LE #58 (Daniel): Hard to argue against a 76 as he’s pretty unproven, but would be a starter if Iowa didn’t have a Top-5 national DL this year. I think an 82 overall rating would be fair; slightly above average strength, above average speed.
LE #88 (Mike Hardy): Technically is starting his career as a DE, but will be an OL or possibly DT down the road, no doubt in my mind. Better athlete than he’s credited here for, but I guess every school needs to have “poor” players on their team. I’d say give him a 72ish overall rating and put him at DT or OG for more realism.
RE #91 (Binns): 78 overall rating? Also a complete insult to him. Should be absolutely no lower than an 85, could argue for a 90. Probably the weakest run stopper on our DL, but is still a good run stopper, just much stronger at pass rush. I reiterate that this DL is pretty widely considered top-5 in the nation, they wouldn’t have a 78 starter.
RE #64 (Hundertmark): Should be moved to OG and made a Redshirt Junior. Previous post spells out what I think about him; has All Conference potential at OL if he can get caught up on technique and schematics.

DT:
DT #46 (Ballard): Most fair rating of our DL starters, still slightly underrated but acceptable IMO.
DT #95 (Klug): Arguably better than Ballard, an 81 is a slap to the face. Improve awareness, block shedding, strength, agility, acceleration..pretty much everything. Should be an 88-92 overall, IMO.
DT #93 (Daniels): Fair rating at 81.
DT#54 (Bigach): 68 is a bit low, the coaches rave about him, but at this point he is still a “project” player, who is bulking up to DT size after being a LB in high school.
DT #74 (Davis): As I said previously, is a potentially NFL 1st rounder physically. Needs to get a mean streak in him and train hard and will definitely be an NFL player. 56 overall is unacceptable, should be a 73 rating at a bare minimum, but potentially could argue him being rated as high as a 76.

LB:
LOLB #45 (Nielsen): Fair rating at an 85
LOLB #65 (Cameron Olson): How the designers made him a 76 with 85 speed I’ll never know. Walk-on who could potentially be a ST contributor as a senior. No higher than a 68 overall rating, if he’s in the game at all.
MLB #48 (Johnson): 82 is fair considering he’s switched positions, but has a Big 10 D POW credit to his resume. Just stuck behind too much talent, could argue for an 84, but 82 is probably fair.
MLB #57 (Davis): Again, 82 is probably fair, but showed he is an absolute gamer last year in his defensive PT. Speed should come up a bit, but I don’t know what rating to decrease to compensate for it, maybe awareness.
MLB #41 (Gray, should be a True Freshman): underrated at a 70, I would give him a 72-74 to be more fair. I think he’s going to be a slightly bigger/slower Angerer clone, but still deserves at least a 74 speed. Great attitude, good athlete.
MLB #8: (Poggi): Should be ~2 overall rating points ahead of Gray IMO, so 74-75.
ROLB #42 (Hunter): Um, he’s a 3 year starter on a perennially great defense with perennially great LB’s. Bare minimum 87 overall, could argue as high as 93.
ROLB #33 (Tarpinian): Tragically underrated at 74. Former safety, so deserves higher than 80 speed. Very smart player, probably his only knock would be awareness and play recognition, just from lack of PT due to various injuries. Honestly, should probably be 83-85 overall, with potential to be higher.
ROLB #29 (Morris): I originally had him pegged as an 81, which may have been a little high. Coming from a smaller school in Iowa and committing as a soph in HS didn’t help his visibility, but absolutely tore up every Nike camp he attended. One of the best HS football players I’ve ever personally seen, absolute gamer, strong as an ox and fast. RB’s coach wants him to be a RB. Probably 78 speed, 76 strength, 80 agility, 65 awareness, 82 tackling.

DB’s:
CB #2 (Castillo): Overrated at 80. Bring his awareness down to the 60’s.
CB #17 (Hyde, should be #18): Probable starter opposite Prater, rating should be at least 82.
CB #20 (Lowery): bring up his speed a bit, but based on his position conversion and his relative lack of offers and buzz, a 63 isn’t completely unfair. I’d argue at least for at least a 68.
FS #40 (Swanson): Overrated at 81, bring speed down to an 87, awareness down to the high 60’s.
SS #31 (?): Probably stilL David Cato, who transferred out last season.
SS #18 (Tillison, should be OLB #50): Bring his awareness up. Should be rated higher than 66, but hard to argue, beyond the fact that he saw significant PT in pass sets as a Sophomore before leaving the team.

K/P:
K’s are overrated (Ferentz is concerned for our kicking game), probably should be in the low 80’s
P #5 (Donahue) is slightly underrated if anything, but 88 is acceptable.

…and surprisingly he was not recruited by Northwestern.

But nothing happened. No name changes or anything….

put one foot… in front of the ot……..

actually you’ve got to trade out the team builder team (or choose to play as the teambuilder team) over the original Iowa one. It doesn’t do this automatically.

The operation sports rosters are due out tomorrow mid-day, so I should have my additional edits done tomorrow afternoon/evening.

FINALLY finished my big ten edits to the rosters put out by operation sports. I didn’t do nebraska yet, I’ll do those later, but they’re fully named just not tweaked. Thanks for all of your input.

I edited all but IU & NW with numerous specific updates that the general roster guys won’t care about, including a small chunk of rerates (like Keshawn Martin being able to throw).

ups7

…is my 360 gamertag to download the roster.