Key Facts At A Glance

• Game: EA Sports College Football 27, featuring all 138 FBS teams
• Release: July 9, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC; Early Access July 2 (MVP+) and July 6 (Deluxe)
• Cover athletes: Dante Moore (Oregon QB), Kewan Lacy (Ole Miss RB), Malachi Toney (Miami WR)
• Top team: Oregon, 91 overall
• Top player: Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State WR), 99 overall, the only 99 in the game

Which Teams Are The Highest Rated In College Football 27?

If EA's projections are correct, this could be the Ducks' year. In addition to star quarterback and Heisman candidate Dante Moore, Oregon also has the fastest player in the game in Gatlin Bair.

Oregon's 91 overall is the highest mark in EA's searchable ratings hub, which lets fans browse all 138 FBS programs by team, position and conference. Ohio State and Indiana sit just behind at 90, with Notre Dame and Texas at 89.

From there, the board spreads out fast. Traditional powers like Georgia and Oklahoma settle into the 87 range, Alabama checks in at 86, and rebuild-tier programs bottom out in the low 70s, an immediate difficulty map for Dynasty mode.

Who Are The Highest-Rated Players In College Football 27?

One of last year's cover guys, Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith is the only 99-overall player in the game at launch. All-world Indiana lineman Carter Smith and Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore both sit at 97.

Smith is the first player ever to launch a College Football title rated 99, the headliner of a deep top 10 overall that also features Miami receiver Malachi Toney at 96 and Texas edge Colin Simmons at 95. The game's three cover athletes, Dante Moore, Kewan Lacy and Malachi Toney, all land in that group.

Speed freaks have options, too. Oregon’s Gatlin Bair, South Carolina's Nyck Harbor and UCLA's Rodrick Pleasant each earned a 99 speed rating, the only three players to hit that number.

Why Do The College Football 27 Ratings Matter?

The ratings matter because the game has real players, which means the product better mirrors real-world college football more now than it ever has in the past.

That realism gives Dynasty and Road to Glory players a true roadmap, letting them target stacked rosters or take on a genuine rebuild instead of guessing. It also kicks off the annual debate season, with early arguments already swirling over whether certain blue-bloods came in too low.

Fans will not have to wait long to test the numbers. College Football 27 launches July 9 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and, for the first time, PC, with Early Access beginning July 2 for MVP+ members and July 6 for Deluxe edition buyers.