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College Football 26 models this skill discrepancy through the use of player ratings. These stats help determine how each person reacts to different situations, and how effective they are when using certain techniques. In total, there are 55 player stats in the game; here's what each⭕ one of them does.

What Are General Stats?

Player management screen showing overall ratings in College Football 26.

There are a variety of stats that apply to all players on your team, regardless of position group. These will give you a good idea of what level of athlete you are working with, and you can gameplan to play to your squad's strengths.

All stats have values assigned from 1 to 99.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

OVR

Overall Rating

This is mostly a quick shorthand to tell you whether a player is good (the closer to 99 the better). It's important t🐈o note that an overall rating is weighted to take into 🦹consideration what position each athlete plays, so a linebacker won't be hurt by having poor throwing accuracy, but will massively benefit from good hit power values.

SPD

Speed

Determines how fast a player can move.

STR

Strength

Determines whether a player is able to make/shed blocks, and how effective power moves are.

AGI

Agility

Governs how effectively a player can avoid/make contact.

ACC

Acceleration

Governs how fast a player can reach their top speed while sprinting.

AWR

Awareness

Determines how fast a player will react to the play developing around them.

STA

Stamina

Governs how long a player can play before becoming fatigued.

INJ

Injury

Determines how likely a player is to be injured. The higher the ratin🐼g, the✃ better a player's health.

TGH

Toughness

Governs how quickly a player can return after being sidelined by injury.

What Are Passing Stats?

Player management screen showing throw power ratings in College Football 26.

The quarterbacks have a suite of stats attached to their throwing arm. They control aspects of their gameplay such as accuracy and off-schedule playmaking prowess.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

THP

Throw Power

Governs how far a quarterback can throw the football.

SAC

Short Throw Accuracy

Determines how accurate a quarterback is when making short throws.

MAC

Medium Throw Accuracy

Determines how accurate a quarterback is when making intermediate throws.

DAC

Deep Throw Accuracy

Determines how accurate a quarterback is when making deep throws.

RUN

Throw On The Run

Determines how accurate a quarterback is when making throws on the run.

TUP

Throw Under Pressure

Determines how accurate a quarterback is when making throws in a collapsing pocket.

BSK

Break Sack

Governs a quarterback's likelihood of breaking out of a sack attempt.

PAC

Play Action

Governs how likely defenders will be tricked by play action.

What Are Ballcarrier Stats?

Player management screen showing break tackle ratings in College Football 26.

Once the ball is in a receiver's hands, it's up to them to make defenders miss with some juke moves. Every ballcarrier action has a stat associated with it, as well as the ability to get open on a pass play.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

BTK

Break Tackle

Governs how likely a player is to bounce off of contact.

TRK

Trucking

Determines how effective a truck move is against defenders.

COD

Change Of Direction

Governs how fast a player can change direction.

BCV

Ball Carrier Vision

Governs how good players are at avoiding the defense when controlled by the computer.

SFA

Stiff Arm

Determines how effective a stiff arm is against defenders.

SPM

Spin Move

Determines how effective a spin move is against defenders.

JKM

Juke Move

Determines how effective a juke move is against defenders.

CAR

Carrying

Governs how likely a player is to fumble the football. The higher the rating, the better the ball security.

CTH

Catching

Governs how likely a player is to catch the ball when targeted.

SRR

Short Route Run

Governs how precise a player is when running short routes.

MRR

Medium Route Run

Governs how precise a player is when running intermediate routes.

DRR

Deep Route Run

Governs how precise a player is when running deep routes.

CIT

Catch In Traffic

Governs how likely a player is to catch the ball when thrown at and covered by the defense.

SPC

Spectacular Catch

Governs how often a player will attempt an aggressive catch and come down with the ball when covered by multiple defenders.

RLS

Release

Determines how fast a player's route will begin after the ball is snapped.

JMP

Jumping

Determines how high a player can jump.

RET

Return

Determines how well a player is able to return a kick/punt without fumbling.

What Are Defensive Stats?

Player management screen showing tackle ratings in College Football 26.

Offense may bring people to games, but defense wins championships. You'll want to look for players with high tackling values, along with the agility to cover all parts of the field.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

TAK

Tackle

Determines how likely a defender is to complete a tackle.

POW

Hit Power

Determines how powerful a defender's hit sticks are.

PMV

Power Moves

Governs how effective power moves are at getting past opposing blockers.

FMV

Finesse Moves

Governs how effective finesse moves are at getting past opposing blockers.

BSH

Block Shedding

Determines how likely a defender is to shed a block.

PUR

Pursuit

Determines how well a defender is able to track the ballcarrier's movements.

PRC

Play Recognition

Determines how well a defender can recognize the offensive scheme and react accordingly.

MCV

Man Coverage

Governs how well a defender can play man coverage.

ZCV

Zone Coverage

Governs how well a defender can play zone coverage.

PRS

Press

Determines how successful a defender will be when jamming receivers at the line.

What Are Blocking Stats?

Pass block ratings in College Football 26.

The linemen in the trenches never get the spotlight the way skill positions do, but any football fan will tell you that games are won and lost at the line of scrimmage. Blocking is an important part of any offensive scheme, with separate stats for pass and run plays.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

PBK

Pass Block

Determines how well a lineman blocks for pass protection.

PBP

Pass Block Power

Governs how well a lineman is able to rebuff power moves while in pass protection.

PBF

Pass Block Finesse

Governs how well a lineman is able to rebuff finesse moves while in pass protection.

RBK

Run Block

Determines how well a lineman blocks for run plays.

RBP

Run Block Power

Governs how well a lineman is able to rebuff power moves during run plays.

RBF

Run Block Finesse

Governs how well a lineman is able to rebuff finesse moves during run plays.

LBK

Lead Block

Determines how well a lineman is able to make pull blocks.

IBL

Impact Blocking

Determines how well a player can block in the open field.

What Are Kicking Stats?

Player management screen showing kick power ratings in College Football 26.

Kicking actually has one new stat this year, acknowledging the existence of the longsnapper position. However, you'll only really need to focus on kick power and accuracy when examining your squad's special team unit.

Abbreviation

Name

Description

LSP

Long Snap

Determines a player's capacity to perform a longsnap.

KPW

Kick Power

Determines how far a player can kick the ball.

KAC

Kick Accuracy

Determines how accurate a kick will be.

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