Launch Ratings / player ID 22984

Yasir Abdullah Madden 27 ratings

64 OVR Sam Backer for the Jacksonville Jaguars. 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

Yasir Abdullah

Jacksonville JaguarsSam Backer

64OVR

Position: Sam Backer
Archetype: Run Stopper - OLB
Jersey: #56
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 240 lb
Age: 26
Experience: 3 years
College: Louisville

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

#16of 20

Mid-rank percentile: 15%
Cohort median: 68.5
Cohort IQR: 7.25

Team OVR

#60of 74

Mid-rank percentile: 16.89%
Cohort median: 70
Cohort IQR: 10.5

Team SAM OVR

#2of 2

Mid-rank percentile: 25%
Cohort median: 69
Cohort IQR: 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.

Acceleration95
Mid-rank
97.5%
Vs median
+8
IQR
4
Speed90
Mid-rank
97.5%
Vs median
+5
IQR
3.5

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.

Zone Coverage50
Mid-rank
2.5%
Vs median
-13
IQR
5.5
Awareness59
Mid-rank
10%
Vs median
-9
IQR
7.75

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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