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Texas Tech football fans who enjoyed the return of the EA Sports College Football will have a bit more fun playing with the Red Raiders this year.
Set to release next week, EA Sports College Football 26 will feature some improvements from last year’s return, including the addition of coaches. Joey McGuire, defensive coordinator Shiel Wood and offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich are set to appear in this year’s game.
Texas Tech is set to be one of the best teams in this year’s game, as well. EA Sports has been revealing team and player rankings leading up to the release and the Red Raiders are well represented.
The revamped Texas Tech defense is ranked ninth overall in the game, coming in with a rating of 92. The Red Raider offense earned a rating of 87, putting Tech 18th in the game.
As a team, Texas Tech is the 13th-best team in the game with a rating of 86. This comes with a number of players being highly ranked as well.
Texas Tech football player ratings in EA Sports College Football 26
Stanford EDGE transfer David Bailey is the highest-rated Red Raider in the game, earning a 93 overall. He is the 16th-ranked player in the game and the fifth-ranked defensive end in the game. Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez earned a rating of 91 to be placed among the Top 100 players in the game.
Ten other Red Raider earned ratings of 86 or higher. UCF transfer defensive tackle Lee Hunter is an 89; tight end Terrance Carter Jr. an 88; quarterback Behren Morton, receiver Reggie Virgil Jr and offensive lineman Vinny Sciury each earned 87s; and receiver Caleb Douglas, running back Quinten Joyner, EDGE Romello Height and offensive linemen Davion Cater and Sheridan Wilson all earned 86s.
