Top 5 Alabama video game players missed before the release of EA Sports College Football 25

With the return of a college football video game on the horizon, the excitement for EA Sports College Football 25 is through the roof.  But being absent for over a decade, some of the best players in recent college memory missed out on their chance to be featured in such a title: So today we […]

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Oct 10, 2020; Oxford, MX, USA; Alabama receivers Jaylen Waddle (17), DeVonta Smith (6) and John Metchie III (8) celebrate during the game against Mississippi at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kent Gidley via USA TODAY Sports
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With the return of a college football video game on the horizon, the excitement for EA Sports College Football 25 is through the roof. 

But being absent for over a decade, some of the best players in recent college memory missed out on their chance to be featured in such a title:

So today we are going to look at the top five Alabama players that would have been most fun to play with in a college football video game:

5. QB Bryce Young

Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) is named most outstanding player following the victory against the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
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The first and only QB on our list, the former Heisman trophy winner and number one overall pick had a rough start to his NFL career in Carolina last season, but he was lights out during his time with the Tide. 

With superb ball placement, the ability to scramble, and accuracy that can place the ball through a keyhole, running and gunning with Young would have been an elite pastime. 


4. WR DeVonta Smith

Jan. 11, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) runs for a 5-yard touchdown during the second quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Another Heisman trophy winner and the start of our run on WRs, the only reason that Smith isn't higher is because of pure speed. While his separation skills were and still are next level, he wasn't going to always take the top off a defense, or at least not the way our next two did. 

But if you needed a big third down conversion or were stuck against an opponent who liked to play a lot of man coverage, Smitty would have broken a lot of defensive controllers as the go-to target for offenses in "gotta have it" scenarios.


3. WR Jaylen Waddle

Jan 11, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
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An absolute nightmare with the ball in his hands, Waddle needed and needs just the slightest bit of separation, and poof…

He hits his head on the goalpost for six. 

So whether it was crossing routes, bubble screens, or post routes, getting the ball to him and watching him work would have been marvelous. 


2. WR Jameson Williams 

Dec 31, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide receiver Jameson Williams (1) runs a sweep in the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats during the 2021 Cotton Bowl college football CFP national semifinal game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
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The ultimate deep threat, Williams is the most enticing of our WR options because of his game-breaking speed. No matter who you were playing, if they lined up in single-high coverage, you're automatically audibling to a go route and watching him race down the sideline for a TD. 

Just thinking of how players would try and slow him down gives me a headache, as playing with Williams would have felt like a cheat code, and playing against him would force more than a few rage quits. 


1. RB Jahmyr Gibbs

Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jahmyr Gibbs (1) runs the ball against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
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While Gibbs wasn't in Tuscaloosa for long, it was clear he was the most dynamic weapon on the team during the 2022-2023 season. The ultimate weapon in a video game, Gibbs' juke move would have been on 99, speed on 99, catching and route running for a RB on 99, and just an absolute workhorse in a video game. 

The amount of toss plays or angle routes that he would have scored on is incomprehensible, as the modern-day Barry Sanders slashed his way through defenses with speed and agility.