Launch Ratings / player ID 22461

Josh Ross Madden 27 ratings

57 OVR Mike Backer for the Minnesota Vikings. 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 ↗

MIKE

PLAYER FILE / MIKE

Josh Ross

Minnesota VikingsMike Backer

57OVR

Position: Mike Backer
Archetype: Field General - MLB
Jersey: #52
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 229 lb
Age: 26
Experience: 4 years
College: Michigan

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.

MIKE OVR

#94of 95

Mid-rank percentile: 1.05%
Cohort median: 67
Cohort IQR: 14

Team OVR

#73of 73

Mid-rank percentile: 0.68%
Cohort median: 70
Cohort IQR: 13

Team MIKE OVR

#3of 3

Mid-rank percentile: 16.67%
Cohort median: 74
Cohort IQR: 12

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.

No configured position attribute crossed all three high-signal gates.

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.

Speed79
Mid-rank
1.58%
Vs median
-7
IQR
3
Block Shedding58
Mid-rank
3.16%
Vs median
-9
IQR
9

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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