Launch Ratings / player ID 16198

Caleb Downs Madden 27 ratings

82 OVR Strong Safety for the Dallas Cowboys. Review identity, abilities and every numeric attribute published in the official launch snapshot.

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DATASETEA / M27

2,362

players in the official source snapshot

Edition: Launch Ratings
Checked: Aug 14, 2026
Source: Electronic Arts
Method: Visible math ↗

PLAYER FILE / SS

Caleb Downs

Dallas CowboysStrong Safety

82OVR

Position: Strong Safety
Archetype: Run Support - S
Jersey: #13
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 206 lb
Age: 21
Experience: 0 years
College: Ohio State

RATINGS CONTEXT

How this player compares

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This is a descriptive comparison of EA's launch ratings, not a forecast. OVR uses competition rank; ties share a rank. Percentiles use each tied value's mid-rank, while medians and IQRs describe the comparison cohort.

SS OVR

#12of 104

Mid-rank percentile: 87.02%
Cohort median: 72
Cohort IQR: 11.25

Team OVR

#11of 74

Mid-rank percentile: 84.46%
Cohort median: 72
Cohort IQR: 9.75

Team SS OVR

#1of 5

Mid-rank percentile: 90%
Cohort median: 72
Cohort IQR: 10

POSITION-RELATIVE HIGHS

Attributes above the evidence gate

Requires at least the 85th mid-rank percentile, +5 versus the position median and an IQR of 3 or more.

Change of Direction89
Mid-rank
94.71%
Vs median
+7
IQR
4
Agility90
Mid-rank
93.75%
Vs median
+6.5
IQR
6.25
Hit Power87
Mid-rank
87.98%
Vs median
+11
IQR
13

POSITION-RELATIVE LOWS

Attributes below the evidence gate

Requires no more than the 20th mid-rank percentile and at least 5 points below the position median.

No configured position attribute crossed both low-signal gates.

CLOSEST ATTRIBUTE PROFILES

Nearby players in the same position

Candidates stay within 5 OVR, widening to 10 only when needed. Profile gap is the root-mean-square distance between shared position-attribute percentile vectors.

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