Madden 22: Ranking the 4 best Cover Athlete candidates

Madden 22 Cover Athlete Candidate No. 2: Josh Allen

As vital as Stefon Diggs was to the Bills’ breakout season, no one was more important than Josh Allen. He was the face of Buffalo’s 13-3 campaign, which included their first trip to the AFC  championship since 1988.

Allen’s breakout campaign saw him finishing fifth in passing yards and passing touchdowns while posting the fourth-most rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks.

The sole reason Allen isn’t the main contender for Madden 22’s cover athlete is recent history. As I said in an earlier slide, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson were the last two cover athletes. Madden may not want to have a budding superstar quarterback grace their cover for a third consecutive season.

Either way, Allen was one of the most talked-about players of the season. He would be an appropriate player to be Madden’s next cover athlete, though one other player may have a better case.

Madden 22 Cover Athlete Candidate No. 1: Derrick Henry

Okay, I’ll admit I may have cheated a little here. Rumor has it Henry may actually be the guy who graces the cover of Madden 22. It’s an understandable choice.

EA Sports may not want to put a young quarterback on its cover for a third-straight year. On top of that, there may not be a better non-passer to be this year’s cover athlete.

The Titans’ superstar running back checks all the boxes. He’s been one of the NFL’s best running backs over the last three seasons, including a dominant 2020-21 season where he led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns again. Henry is also an absolute joy to play with in the game.

In Madden 21, he had a 90 overall Truck and a 94 overall Break Tackle rating. I’m not saying Henry could have a Michael Vick-level impact in Madden 22, but he could easily be one of the best players in the game. It just seems right that Henry dons the cover of Madden 22.