The NFL Combine Program makes its return to Madden Ultimate Team on Friday, February 25th after taking last year off. This year's Combine Program features 2x 98 OVR LTDs, 8x 97 OVR Champions, and plenty of 86-94 OVR rated players to help fill out those theme teams. A cool, new twist to this year's Combine Program ties real-life performances in different events to ratings increases to your Combine Players in MUT! Check out all of the new Players, Sets, Challenges, House Rules details, and Store offers below:
TL;DR
- 98 OVR LTDs Jason Kelce and Vince Wilfork will be in packs for a limited time, 86-97 OVR Combine Players can be earned through their sets
- Combine Players in MUT will receive ratings boosts based on the performance of the players participating in this year's NFL Combine
- Complete Daily NFL Combine Challenges to earn Combine Players, Reach 80 Stars in the non-daily challenges to earn a 94 OVR NCAT Combine Hero of your choice
- Reach 50 wins in the House Rules: Final Drive event to earn a 94 OVR NCAT Combine Hero or 90+ OVR auctionable Combine Player
- LTDs will be available in the Training reroll in the Store for this program
Players
**Combine players can equip the team chemistry of their current team or the team that drafted them. For additional team chems of the teams they played on, you must add the Combine Player to their Power Up.
Combine LTDs
LTDs will be available in packs until Sunday, February 27th at 10 AM ET.
*Denotes team chems that require the player's Power Up.
- 98 Jason Kelce | C | Agile | Eagles
- 98 Vince Wilfork | DT | Run Stopper | Patriots, Texans*
Combine
*Denotes team chems that require the player's Power Up.
- 97 Chris Johnson | HB | Elusive Back | Titans, Jets*, Cardinals*
- 97 Byron Jones | CB | Zone | Cowboys, Dolphins
- 97 Cam Newton | QB | Scrambler | Panthers, Patriots*
- 97 J.J. Watt | LE | Power Rusher | Texans, Cardinals
- 97 Julio Jones | WR | Physical | Falcons, Titans
- 97 Justin Simmons | FS | Zone | Broncos
- 97 Orlando Brown Jr | LT | Power | Ravens, Chiefs
- 97 T.J. Hockenson | TE | Vertical Threat | Lions
- 94 Bud Dupree | LOLB | Power Rusher | Steelers, Titans
- 94 Carl Lawson | RE | Speed Rusher | Bengals, Jets
- 94 Carson Wentz | QB | Field General | Eagles, Colts
- 94 Damien Harris | HB | Power Back | Patriots
- 94 David Montgomery | HB | Elusive Back | Bears
- 94 Dawson Knox | TE | Vertical Threat | Bills
- 94 DeSean Jackson | WR | Deep Threat | Eagles, Washington, Buccaneers*, Rams*, Raiders*
- 94 Desmond Trufant | CB | Slot | Falcons, Lions*, Bears*, Saints*, Raiders
- 94 Ezra Cleveland | LG | Agile | Vikings
- 94 Fletcher Cox | DT | Power Rusher | Eagles
- 94 John Ross III | WR | Deep Threat | Bengals, Giants
- 94 Juan Thornhill | FS | Zone | Chiefs
- 94 Kyzir White | MLB | Pass Coverage | Chargers
- 94 Noah Fant | TE | Vertical Threat | Broncos
- 94 Tristan Wirfs | RT | Pass Protector | Buccaneers
- 94 Tyrod Taylor | QB | Scrambler | Ravens, Bills*, Browns*, Chargers*, Texans
- 92 Mike White | QB | Field General | Jets
- 92 Eddie Goldman | DT | Run Stopper | Bears
- 92 Avonte Maddox | CB | Man to Man | Eagles
- 92 Chris Conley | WR | Deep Threat | Chiefs, Jaguars*, Texans
- 90 Cameron Brate | TE | Vertical Threat | Buccaneers
- 90 Elijah Mitchell | HB | Elusive Back | 49ers
- 90 Denzel Perryman | MLB | Run Stopper | Chargers, Panthers*, Raiders
- 90 Marcus Cannon | RT | Power | Patriots, Texans
- 88 Brycen Hopkins | TE | Vertical Threat | Rams
- 88 Chuba Hubbard | HB | Elusive Back | Panthers
- 88 Foyesade Oluokun | MLB | Field General | Falcons
- 88 Trai Turner | RG | Power | Panthers, Chargers*, Steelers
- 86 Logan Thomas | QB | Scrambler | Cardinals, Bills*, Lions*, Washington
- 86 Harrison Phillips | DT | Run Stopper | Bills
- 86 Kyle Dugger | SS | Run Support | Patriots
- 86 Miles Boykin | WR | Physical | Ravens
Performance-Based Rating Increases
Follow along with this year's real-life NFL Combine to see if any of your Combine Players in MUT will receive ratings boosts! If any player in 1 of the 8 position groups listed below meets or exceeds their goal in parentheses for that event, every Combine Player in MUT from that position group will receive a +1 boost to the ratings listed next to each group.
For example, if any defensive back in this year's NFL Combine runs the 40-Yard Dash in 4.39 seconds or faster, Byron Jones, Justin Simmons, Desmond Trufant, Juan Thornhill, Avonte Maddox, and Kyle Dugger will all receive a +1 SPD increase to their Combine Player items.
Check out the goals for each position group and event below:
40-Yard Dash
- QB - Speed (<= 4.5s)
- TE - Speed (<= 4.62s)
- WR - Speed (<= 4.38s)
- HB - Speed (<= 4.42s)
- OL - Speed (<= 5.1s)
- DL - Speed (<= 4.71s)
- LB - Speed (<= 4.59s)
- DB - Speed (<= 4.39s)
Shuttle Run
- QB - Acceleration/Change of Direction (<= 4.39s)
- TE - Acceleration/Change of Direction (<= 4.34s)
- WR - Acceleration/Change of Direction (<= 4.25s)
- HB - Acceleration/Change of Direction (<= 4.28s)
- OL - Acceleration/Run Block Finesse (<= 4.68s)
- DL - Acceleration/Finesse Move (<= 4.41s)
- LB - Acceleration/Block Shedding (<= 4.3s)
- DB - Acceleration/Change of Direction (<= 4.16s)
Bench Press
- QB - Break Sack/Throw Power (>= 10 Reps)
- OL - Pass Block/Run Block (>= 31 Reps)
- DL - Strength/Power Move (>= 34 Reps)
- LB - Strength/Hit Power (>= 24 Reps)
Vertical Jump
- TE - Jumping/Spectacular Catch (>= 38")
- WR - Jumping/Spectacular Catch (>= 40")
- HB - Jumping/Catch in Traffic (>= 38")
- DB - Jumping/Zone Coverage (>= 39")
3 Cone
- QB - Agility/Awareness (<= 7.09s)
- TE - Agility/Medium Route Running (<= 7.12s)
- WR - Agility/Deep Route Running (<= 6.86s)
- HB - Agility/Spin Move (<= 7.03s)
- OL - Agility/Pass Block Finesse (<= 7.63s)
- DL - Agility/Finesse Move (<= 7.19s)
- LB - Agility/Man Coverage (<= 7s)
- DB - Agility/Man Coverage (<= 6.87s)
Sets
- 97 OVR Combine Champion - Each of the 97 OVR Combine Champions has their own set with the same requirements. Exchange 4x 94 OVR Combine Players for 1x 97 OVR Combine Champion of the respective player, their Power Up, and 3x NCAT 94 OVR Combine Players (choice of 3 from all).
- 94 OVR Combine Hero - Each of the 94 OVR Combine Heroes has their own set with the same requirements. Exchange 2x 92 OVR Combine Players and 1x 88 OVR Combine Player for 1x 94 OVR Combine Hero of the respective player.
- 92 OVR Combine Elite Fantasy Set - Exchange 2x 90 OVR and 1x 86 OVR Combine Player for your choice of 1x 92 OVR Combine Elite Player.
- 90 OVR Combine Elite Fantasy Set - Exchange 2x 88 OVR and 1x 86 OVR Combine Player for your choice of 1x 90 OVR Combine Elite Player.
- 88 OVR Combine Elite Fantasy Set - Exchange 2x 86 OVR and 1x 84-85 OVR Player for your choice of 1x 88 OVR Combine Elite Player.
- 86 OVR Combine Elite Fantasy Set - Exchange 2x 84-85 OVR Players and 1x 82-83 OVR Player for your choice of 1x 86 OVR Combine Elite Player.
Challenges
NFL Combine Dailies
Show off your skills at the NFL Combine. A new position will be called on daily, make sure to display your talent each day! Dailies end on 3/4.
- NFL Combine Dailies - 3 new Challenges with 15 Stars possible each day
Milestone Rewards
15 Stars: 2,000 Coins
30 Stars: 86+ OVR Combine Player
45 Stars: 2,000 Coins
60 Stars: 86+ OVR Combine Player
75 Stars: 2,000 Coins
90 Stars: 2,000 Coins
105 Stars: 86+ OVR Combine Player
NFL Combine
The time of year is upon us for the upcoming rookies to show us their talent! Celebrate this year's NFL Combine with these challenges to receive a 94 OVR NCAT.
- The Combine Cometh - 30 Challenges, 12,000 Coins, 120 Stars possible
Milestones
40 Stars: 86+ OVR Combine Player
80 Stars: 94 OVR NCAT Combine Fantasy Pack
120 Stars: 86+ OVR Combine Player
House Rules: Final Drive
Rack up the wins in this 1 possession version of House Rules to earn Coins and Combine Players. Reach 50 wins in this H2H event to earn a 94 OVR NCAT Combine Hero or 90+ OVR auctionable Combine Player.
Rules
- Offense: Score a TD to win
- Defense: Get a stop to win
Milestone Rewards
10 Wins: 86+ OVR Combine Player
20 Wins: 5,000 Coins
30 Wins: 86+ OVR Combine Player
40 Wins: 5,000 Coins
50 Wins: 94 OVR NCAT Hero or 90+ OVR Combine Player (auctionable)
60 Wins: 10,000 Coins
70 Wins: 86+ OVR Combine Player
80 Wins: 10,000 Coins
90 Wins: 10,000 Coins
100 Wins: 90+ OVR Combine Player
Store
The following offers will be available in the Store when the Combine Program releases (cost listed first):
- NFL Combine Pack - 60,000 Coins or 900 Points. Contains 1x 86+ OVR NFL Combine Player, 1x 82+ OVR Elite Player, 2x 77+ OVR Gold Players, and 1x 73+ OVR Gold Player.
- NFL Combine Pack - 150 Points. Contains 1x NFL Combine Pack. Limit of 1.
- 7x NFL Combine Bundle - 5,850 Points. Contains 7x NFL Combine Packs and 2x 90+ OVR NFL Combine Players. Limit of 4.
- 14x NFL Combine Bundle - 12,000 Points. Contains 14x NFL Combine Packs and 3x 94 OVR NFL Combine Player Fantasy Packs as a topper. Limit of 3.
- 94 OVR NFL Combine Fantasy Pack - 1,050 Points. Contains 1x 94 OVR NFL Combine Fantasy Pack. Limit of 2.
- 94 OVR NFL Combine Player - 21,000 Training. Contains 1x 94 OVR Combine Player.
- 86+ OVR NFL Combine Player - 4,800 Training. Contains 1x 86 OVR or better Combine Player.
*LTDs will be available in the 86+ OVR Training reroll.
Will you be watching the NFL Combine? What are your thoughts on this year's program in MUT?
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