The athletic Josh Sweat’s three-year, $45 million deal with Arizona creates underrated scheme diversity for Madden 26 defensive playbooks. His 85 overall rating, featuring balanced 86 finesse moves and 84 play recognition, pairs with Zaven Collins to form a versatile edge duo that contains mobile quarterbacks.

NFL free agency is in full swing, with numerous big signings and trades already going down. With the combine occurring back in March and the draft not happening until late April, free agency has the capability to change a lot of mock drafts overnight.