WATCH: Alabama 5-star true freshman CB Jaylen Mbakwe surprises his high school team with EA CFB 25 copies
Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Jaylen Mbakwe visited Clay-Chalkville High School on July 19, 2024, and gifted students copies of the recently released EA CFB 25.
The five-star true freshman is set to start his college football career with the Crimson Tide in the upcoming season. Jaylen Mbakwe was a Swiss army knife at Clay-Chalkville, as he had spells at the quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back, and returner positions. ESPN ranked him as the best cornerback in the nation, and the Crimson Tide convinced him to join the project.
How good is Alabama in EA College Football 25?
According to Fox, Alabama is the fourth highest-rated team in EA College Football 25 with a 92 overall rating. The Crimson Tide's 91 overall offensive rating in CFB 25 is good for third in the game, and their 90 overall defensive rating is good for fourth.
Furthermore, the Crimson Tide plays at Bryant-Denny Stadium, which, according to EA Sports, is the second toughest stadium in the game.
Let's take a look at the ten highest-rated players in Alabama:
- QB: Jalen Milroe, 90 overall
- RB: Jam Miller, 86 overall
- RB: Justice Haynes, 86 overall
- WR: Germie Bernard, 86 overall
- WR: Kobe Prentice, 84 overall
- WR: Kendrick Law, 82 overall
- TE: CJ Dippre, 83 overall
- LT: Kadyn Proctor, 87 overall
- LG: Tyler Booker, 91 overall
- C: Parker Brailsford, 92 overall
What can you expect from Jaylen Mbakwe and the Crimson Tide in 2024?
Jaylen Mbakwe joins a stacked cornerback room on the Alabama Crimson Tide. The high school phenom joins a roster with Domani Jackson, Jahlil Hurley, and Zabien Brown. He'll be looking to improve his standing in the depth chart and finish the season as a starter in Kalen DeBoer's secondary.
The Crimson Tide will aim to go one better than the 2023 college football season. The team lost a close CFP Semifinal match to the eventual national champs, the Michigan Wolverines.
They'll aim to perform admirably under new head coach Kalen DeBoer and remind the league why they were the team to beat for most of Nick Saban's tenure.