Madden 18: Every NFL team’s best Madden player ever

New York Jets: Darrelle Revis

Cornerbacks are tough to be inclined to play with when it comes to Madden, as many gamers tend to stick with defensive linemen or linebackers when it’s their turn to play defense in a game. However, guys like Darrelle Revis made that perception change when it came to cornerbacks, and made it a lot more fun to take control and try and cover receivers on your own in the game.

Revis was one of the best cornerbacks in the league for multiple years during his first tenure with the New York Jets, and that was reflected in two separate Madden’s in 2011 and 2012 when he earned 99 overall ratings in back-to-back years. When you’re up against receivers like Randy Moss consistently, you need the best defenders to counter an incredible offensive attack. Enter Revis, and the game got a whole lot easier.

If you played with the Jets, you had the pleasure of going to “Revis Island” whenever you wanted, and most passes that got sent over towards Revis’ side of the ball usually got batted down or intercepted if you played your cards right.

He and Antonio Cromartie were a solid duo to have in your secondary, with 93 and 96 speed respectively in the 2012 game, but Revis’ awareness was the real reason the defense was solid. It was almost unfair to have to go up against a guy like Revis, and you usually had to move your top receiver to second on the depth chart to even give him a chance.