Madden 19: 9 Best Rookie And Veteran Players By Position

3. Defensive Line - Vita Vea (OVR 79) & Aaron Donald (OVR 99)

Aaron Donald Madden 19
EA Sports

Understandably known as Vita Vea instead of his full Polynesian name of Tevita Tuli’aki’ono Tuipulotu Mosese Va’hae Fehoko Vea, he is a pure defensive nightmare. Sitting in the middle of the d-line as a defensive tackle, weighing nearly 350lbs and looking like Maui from Moana, he is a force to be reckoned with.

Vea’s impossible strength stat of 97 makes him just one point off being the strongest player in the game, only second only to Suh. Vea can make the pocket collapse with relative ease. The ability to shed a block with a stat of 83 allows Vea to attack any unfortunate quarterback, who will feel the full force of his 89 hit power – fumbles will happen.

Contract issues sorted and agreed, Aaron Donald can continue focusing on being the most complete defensive player in the NFL. An overall rating of 99 shows how destructive he can be off the edge, and acceleration at 90 and strength at 97 makes him almost unstoppable. Forcing pockets to collapse is just one of the benefits of such speed and strength.

Sitting among a niche group of players with 99 in awareness really shows how good Donald is, and backed up by a mighty 97 strength rating, he can literally move anyone in the game.

User controlled blitz is where Donald becomes one of the best players to control and makes Madden even more fun when pouncing on the opposing quarterback. After all, defences win titles.

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