In this series on Stampede Blue, I’m going to break down each player on a 50-100 Madden-style scale each week to help identify and illustrate which players are the best and most valuable players on the team. Here is a breakdown of the tiers:
Tiers
95 to 100 — One of the 3, 4 best players at his position in the NFL
90 to 94 — An elite, top 10 NFL player at his position in the NFL
85 to 89 — A borderline elite player who will make plenty of plays in each game
80 to 84 — An above average starter
75 to 79 — An average starter who won’t hurt you
70 to 74 — An average starter who should only be used in small spurts
65 to 69 — A below average starter and above average backup
60 to 64 — An average backup
60 or below — A borderline roster player
Quarterbacks
Philip Rivers — 83 (-2)
Running Backs
Marlon Mack — 79 (Injured Reserve)
Wide Receivers
Zach Pascal — 76 (+2)
Marcus Johnson — 67
Parris Campbell — 77 (Injured Reserve)
Michael Pittman — 75 (Injured Reserve)
Tight Ends
Mo Alie-Cox — 76 (+1)
Trey Burton — 71
Offensive Line
Braden Smith — 78 (-2)
Le’Raven Clark — 68
Defensive Line
Justin Houston — 80 (+1)
Al-Quadin Muhammed — 74
Grover Stewart — 74 (+3)
Kemoko Turay — 76 (Injured Reserve)
Sheldon Day — 72 (Injured Reserve)
Linebackers
Anthony Walker — 78 (+3)
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