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Madden 27 defensive tackle & nose tackle ratings

Find Madden 27's top-rated defensive tackles, understand why the public EA database does not publish a separate nose-tackle board, and search every DT in the official launch snapshot.

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2,362

players in the official source snapshot

Edition: Launch Ratings
Checked: Aug 14, 2026
Source: Electronic Arts

POSITION INTENT / DT

Top Defensive Tackle players

This board compares players assigned to EA's Defensive Tackle position in the launch dataset. It preserves each published attribute and links every row back to the player's stable-ID profile.

PLAYERS FOUND246

Defense / DT

TOP SIX / OVR

DT launch leaders

96OVR

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Player	Team	Pos	OVR	SPD	AWR	STR	AGI	COD
Derrick Brown	Carolina Panthers	DT	96	75	97	98	70	58
Cam Heyward	Pittsburgh Steelers	DT	95	75	96	94	67	58
Jeffery Simmons	Tennessee Titans	DT	95	78	96	97	75	63
Chris Jones	Kansas City Chiefs	DT	94	73	97	96	73	61
Vita Vea	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DT	94	79	92	99	71	60
Dexter Lawrence II	Cincinnati Bengals	DT	93	80	95	97	70	56
Quinnen Williams	Dallas Cowboys	DT	92	83	93	94	78	62
DeForest Buckner	Indianapolis Colts	DT	91	75	94	90	80	64
Nnamdi Madubuike	Baltimore Ravens	DT	90	80	85	92	74	63
Jalen Carter	Philadelphia Eagles	DT	89	82	90	94	78	69
Jonathan Allen	Cincinnati Bengals	DT	88	72	89	93	69	51
Leonard Williams	Seattle Seahawks	DT	88	77	97	90	70	58
Zach Allen	Denver Broncos	DT	87	76	93	94	74	65
Milton Williams	New England Patriots	DT	86	82	89	92	81	66
Byron Murphy II	Seattle Seahawks	DT	85	77	89	91	67	64
Kobie Turner	Los Angeles Rams	DT	85	74	90	89	80	64
D.J. Reader	New York Giants	DT	84	70	89	95	57	53
Daron Payne	Washington Commanders	DT	84	77	86	95	63	55
Grover Stewart	Indianapolis Colts	DT	84	73	87	90	57	49
Alim McNeill	Detroit Lions	DT	83	74	89	93	63	55
Poona Ford	Los Angeles Rams	DT	83	71	90	88	63	53
Zach Sieler	Miami Dolphins	DT	83	78	86	89	73	57
Calais Campbell	Baltimore Ravens	DT	82	73	83	89	73	60
Ed Oliver	Buffalo Bills	DT	82	82	85	89	83	69
Jordan Davis	Philadelphia Eagles	DT	82	81	79	96	58	51
Grady Jarrett	Chicago Bears	DT	81	71	85	89	67	59
Sheldon Rankins	Houston Texans	DT	81	75	94	87	70	57
Braden Fiske	Los Angeles Rams	DT	80	80	86	93	67	69
Javon Hargrave	Green Bay Packers	DT	80	74	86	87	66	53
Mason Graham	Cleveland Browns	DT	80	78	76	90	74	65
Christian Barmore	New England Patriots	DT	79	74	87	89	63	55
Gervon Dexter Sr	Chicago Bears	DT	79	76	85	85	67	57
Jalen Redmond	Minnesota Vikings	DT	79	79	80	85	74	64
Kenny Clark	Dallas Cowboys	DT	79	74	80	91	61	56
T'Vondre Sweat	New York Jets	DT	79	63	72	94	67	45
Travis Jones	Baltimore Ravens	DT	79	74	74	95	70	59
David Onyemata	New York Jets	DT	78	72	77	89	68	54
Davon Godchaux	New Orleans Saints	DT	78	70	78	93	57	49
Devonte Wyatt	Green Bay Packers	DT	78	80	84	86	69	60
Harrison Phillips	New York Jets	DT	78	69	73	93	71	61

POSITION LEADER

Derrick Brown leads this launch position board at 96 OVR for the Carolina Panthers.

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Defensive tackle and nose tackle answers

Who are the highest-rated defensive tackles in Madden 27?

Derrick Brown (96 OVR), Cam Heyward (95 OVR), Jeffery Simmons (95 OVR) lead EA's launch DT board. Use the live table below for the full position list.

Does Madden 27 have a separate nose tackle ratings board?

EA's public Madden 27 ratings database classifies the interior players on this page as Defensive Tackle (DT); it does not publish a separate Nose Tackle (NT) position board. Use this DT list for players who fill a nose-tackle role.

What is the difference between a defensive tackle and a nose tackle?

The NFL's football glossary describes the nose guard or nose tackle as an interior defender who usually aligns opposite the center, commonly in a 3-4 front. That is a role distinction; it does not create a separate EA ratings category in the current Madden 27 database.

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EA supplies the Madden 27 DT data; the NFL glossary supplies the role definition. This site does not invent a separate NT rating or leaderboard.

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