Launch Ratings / player ID 20730

E.J. Speed Madden 27 ratings

75 OVR Sam Backer for the Houston Texans. 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 ↗

SAM

PLAYER FILE / SAM

E.J. Speed

Houston TexansSam Backer

75OVR

Position: Sam Backer
Archetype: Run Stopper - OLB
Jersey: #45
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 224 lb
Age: 31
Experience: 7 years
College: Tarleton 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.

SAM OVR

#2of 20

Mid-rank percentile: 92.5%
Cohort median: 68.5
Cohort IQR: 7.25

Team OVR

#23of 74

Mid-rank percentile: 67.57%
Cohort median: 71.5
Cohort IQR: 11.5

Team SAM OVR

#1of 3

Mid-rank percentile: 83.33%
Cohort median: 72
Cohort IQR: 2.5

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.

Play Recognition74
Mid-rank
85%
Vs median
+6
IQR
10

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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