Madden 23 Rookie Premiere players and more

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Contents hide Madden 23 Rookie Premiere Program details Madden 23 Rookie Premiere Program players Rookie Premiere Part 1 Players (99 Overall) Rookie Premiere Part 2 Players (99 Overall) Rookie Premiere Part 3 Players (99 Overall) Rookie Premiere Part 4 Players (99 Overall) Ultimate Rookie Premiere Player (99 Overall)

What are Rookie Premiere players in Madden 23? With Season 5 moving along in Madden 23, plenty of new content continues to make its way to Ultimate Team (MUT), with more and more 99 overalls entering the MUT universe. Although EA Sports has been rolling out new information about the next edition of its American football series, Madden 24, the interest level for those still playing Madden 23 has remained relatively high, and as a result, new player items keep arriving in Ultimate Team.

Whether it’s the ever popular Ultimate Legends Program or the Golden Ticket Release players, Madden 23 has dropped some incredible player items, and have more on the way with the arrival of the Rookie Premiere Program – only this time it will be to earn players for Madden 23 and Madden 24 Ultimate Team. If you’re wondering how this program works and which 99 overall Rookie Premiere players are available to unlock in Madden 23 so far, we have just what you’re looking for and more in our guide here.

Madden 23 Rookie Premiere Program details

For those of you that don’t know, the Rookie Premiere Program is a special tradition in Madden that celebrates the best rookies from each team in the latest draft class by making them all 99 overalls. However, the catch and unique part about this program, is that these very rookie player items will be available to not only unlock in Madden 23 as 99 overalls, but upon unlocking them, will also be available in your new Madden 24 Ultimate Team lineup when the game launches later in August with new Rookie Premiere overall ratings.

That’s right! These Rookie Premiere players come with two versions – one for Madden 23 and one for you to use in Madden 24. What the overall rating will be for each Rookie Premiere player in Madden 24, is something that Madden has yet to determine or announce, and will come at a later date this summer. If you’re interested in learning which new Rookie Premiere players have been released in-game so far, we’ve got you covered in the next section.

Madden 23 Rookie Premiere Program players

As MUT highlighted on their Twitter page, each drop will consist of two divisions of Rookie Premiere players, one rookie player from each team. Since there are eight divisions in the NFL, four AFC and four NFC, there are four Rookie Premiere Program drops over Season 5, granting fans plenty of new rookie items they can unlock for Madden 23 and Madden 24. In addition to all 32 rookies, MUT also released an Ultimate Rookie Premiere player item, which will arrive at a later date.

The main idea behind this program is to reward dedicated Madden 23 fans who are still playing MUT, with content to help kickstart their lineups come the arrival of Madden 24. With Part 1 of the Rookie Premiere Program going live on June 29, Part 2 on July 6, and Part 3 last Thursday, July 13, Madden 23 introduced Part 4 today, July 20, presenting the final wave of rookies fans can secure in MUT.

In order for you to unlock any of the new rookies for Madden 23 and Madden 24, you will need to complete their sets by securing two 98 overall Redzone Royale Program players in MUT. Upon doing so, only then will you be able to receive that rookie player item in Madden 23 and Madden 24. Keep in mind though that you have until August 10 to complete these sets. So although there’s still plenty of time, be sure to act on this soon.

With that being said, here’s a look at the four releases of the Rookie Premiere Program players fans can now pursue in Madden 23 Ultimate Team.

Rookie Premiere Part 1 Players (99 Overall)

The first release of Madden 23 Rookie Premiere players consists of eight player items from each of the teams representing the AFC North and NFC North. Down below, we list all the Rookie Premiere Part 1 players that are available in MUT:

AFC North

Zay Flowers (WR) – Ravens
Darnell Washington (TE) – Steelers
Dawand Jones (RT) – Browns
DJ Turner (CB) – Bengals

NFC North

Jahmyr Gibbs (HB) – Lions
Darnell Wright (RT) – Bears
Lukas Van Ness (LOLB) – Packers
Jay Ward (FS) – Vikings

Rookie Premiere Part 2 Players (99 Overall)

The second drop of Madden 23 Rookie Premiere players launched on July 6, consisting of eight items – four from teams representing the AFC West and another four from the NFC West. Down below, we cover all the new Rookie Premiere Part 2 players that are now available in MUT:

AFC West

Rashee Rice (WR) – Chiefs
Marvin Mims Sr. (WR) – Broncos
Tyree Wilson (RE) – Raiders
Tuli Tuipulotu (LE) – Chargers

NFC West

Paris Johnson Jr. (RT) – Cardinals
Anthony Bradford (RG) – Seahawks
Byron Young (ROLB) – Rams
Ji’Ayir Brown (SS) – 49ers

Rookie Premiere Part 3 Players (99 Overall)

The third drop of Madden 23 Rookie Premiere players launched in Ultimate Team last Thursday, July 13, consisting of eight player items from teams representing the AFC South and NFC South. Down below we list the Rookie Premiere Part 3 players:

AFC South

C.J. Stroud (QB) – Texans
Will Levis (QB) – Titans
Brenton Strange (TE) – Jaguars
Julius Brents (CB) – Colts

NFC South

Bijan Robinson (HB) – Falcons
Jonathan Mingo (WR) – Panthers
Bryan Bresee (DT) – Saints
Yaya Diaby (LOLB) – Buccaneers

Rookie Premiere Part 4 Players (99 Overall)

The fourth drop of Madden 23 Rookie Premiere players is now live in Ultimate Team. Just like the previous releases, it comes with eight player items, only this time from teams representing the AFC East and NFC East. Here’s a look at all the new Rookie Premiere Part 4 players that are now available in MUT:

AFC East

Dorian Williams (MLB) – Bills
Will McDonald IV (ROLB) – Jets
Christian Gonzalez (CB) – Patriots
Cam Smith (CB) – Dolphins

NFC East

Luke Schoonmaker (TE) – Cowboys
John Michael Schmitz (C) – Giants
Nolan Smith (LOLB) – Eagles
Emmanuel Forbes (CB) – Commanders

Ultimate Rookie Premiere Player (99 Overall)

Along with all 32 Rookie Premiere Program player items that have been released in MUT, comes a special Ultimate Rookie Premiere Player that fans can carry over into Madden 24 upon unlocking it. Although he technically isn’t a rookie anymore, Madden 23 made Detroit Lions LE Aidan Hutchinson its Ultimate Rookie Premiere Player fans can transfer over into Madden 24 Ultimate Team when the new game launches.

To unlock this ultimate player item, fans need to exchange 32 Ultimate Rookie Tokens. In order to secure these tokens, fans have to complete Rookie Premiere Champion Sets. Upon doing so and collecting 32 Ultimate Rookie tokens, only then will fans be able to unlock this new Hutchinson 99 overall item for Madden 23 and Madden 24. Keep in mind that this set expires on August 10 so be sure to act on it soon if you intend on acquiring this new player for Madden 24.

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Olivier Dumont

Olivier Dumont is a US Sports Games Writer for VideoGamer. He's in charge of writing news pieces, guides, and features on US Sports video games, including Madden, NBA 2K, NHL, and MLB The Show.

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