The official release date of Madden NFL 26 has been confirmed as August 14, and players can officially start on August 11. There are still a few months before the start of the NFL regular season. During this offseason, not only the players need to step up their training, but Madden 26 development team also needs to step up their observations, understand these players, and arrange a suitable score for them in the game to reflect their growth and changes.

Although we don’t know which players will become the starters of Madden 26 yet, we can still predict the starting lineups at each position. This won’t be too difficult, because we already know the status of most players through the performance of the preseason. We can use this to understand which players may become influential figures after the game is released, and plan the use of Madden 26 Coins in advance.

10: Seahawks O-Line

• LT Charles Cross (83)
• RT Abraham Lucas (76)
• LG Gray Zabel (74)
• RG Anthony Bradford (73)
• RG Christian Haynes (72)
• LT Josh Jones (71)
• C Olusegun Oluwatimi (69)
• LG Bryce Cabeldue (68)
• LG Sataoa Laumea (66)
• LT Mason Richman (64)

Seahawks manager John Schneider is struggling to fill the void on his offensive line, which will only rank 31st at the end of the 2024 season. This year they got one of the best rookies in Gray Zabel, who is definitely one of the best on Seahawks O-Line and has enough potential to be worth investing in with Madden 26 MUT coins.

9: Cardinals Interior Defensive Lineman

• Calais Campbell (80)
• Dalvin Tomlinson (77)
• Walter Nolen (76)
• Justin Jones (72)
• Darius Robinson (72)
• Bilal Nichols (71)
• Dante Stills (70)
• L.J. Collier (68)

Arizona Cardinals used the break to strengthen their defense. They signed Dalvin Tomlinson and Calais Campbell and re-signed L.J. Collier. They selected 1.9-meter-tall, 137-kilogram rookie Walter Nolen III to join their team.

8: Most Packers’ Position Groups

Although Packers’ core personnel have been confirmed, their Interior Offensive Line, Defensive End, and Cornerback personnel are still in flux during the break. Not long ago, they accepted two rookies, Barryn Sorrell and Collin Oliver. They traded Preston Smith before the trade deadline, and now Kingsley Enagbare is confirmed to start, but there is still uncertainty about what positions these players will play.

WRs

• Jayden Reed (80)
• Romeo Doubs (79)
• Christian Watson (78)
• Matthew Golden (75)
• Dontayvion Wicks (75)
• Bo Melton (72)
• Savion Williams (70)
• Malik Heath (66)

OL

• RT Zach Tom (87)
• LG Elgton Jenkins (86)
• LT Rasheed Walker (80)
• RG Jordan Morgan (75)
• LG Aaron Banks (75)
• RG Sean Rhyan (73)
• RT Anthony Belton (73)
• C Jacob Monk (65)

CBs

• Jaire Alexander (91)
• Nate Hobbs (80)
• Keisean Nixon (76)
• Javon Bullard (75)
• Carrington Valentine (74)
• Kalen King (65)
• Micah Robinson (65)

7: Jaguars Cornerbacks

• Travis Hunter (80)
• Jourdan Lewis (80)
• Tyson Campbell (78)
• Jarrian Jones (73)
• Caleb Ransaw (70)
• Montaric Brown (70)

Travis Hunter will probably be WR. Campbell will take the other outside spot, while Lewis will be the nickel back.

6: Falcons Edge Rushers

• Jalon Walker (78)
• Leonard Floyd (77)
• Arnold Ebiketie (75)
• James Pearce (75)
• Bralen Trice (70)
• DeAngelo Malone (67)

Alexander The Falcons lost two games at the edge, and now they’ve added Jalon Walker to improve their pass rush. These top players have all remained at pretty much the same level, and it’s hard to pull away.

If you plan to invest in Falcons, I suggest you keep your coins for Jalon Walker, who is a 2025 rookie and won CFP National Championship with his team before joining Falcons.

5: Eagles Edge Rushers

• Nolan Smith (79)
• Jihaad Campbell (76)
• Bryce Huff (74)
• Joshua Uche (74)
• Azeez Ojulari (73)
• Jalyx Hunt (71)
• Antwuan Powell-Ryland (68)

Although Eagles lost Sweat, they also signed many talented players during the 2025 period, and the team also retained Baun and Van Sumeren.

The most watched player in Eagles is undoubtedly Nolan Smith, who won the 2021 and 2023 CFP National Championships and joined Eagles in 2023. But he just recovered from injury in February 2025, and his subsequent performance is hard to predict.

4: Titans Tight Ends

• Chigoziem Okonkwo (74)
• Gunnar Helm (70)
• Josh Whyle (69)

The current ranking of Titans’ tight ends is Chigoziem Okonkwo, Josh Whyle, Gunnar Helm, David Martin-Robinson. Chigoziem Okonkwo is not in good shape at the moment, and Josh Whyle may be ranked first.

3: Bills WR Room

• Khalil Shakir (82)
• Joshua Palmer (78)
• Elijah Moore (77)
• Curtis Samuel (77)
• Keon Coleman (76)

Wide receiver Joshua Palmer signed a contract with Bills on March 13. Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer and Keon Coleman are all popular starting candidates for Bills.

2: Giants Quarterback Room

• Russell Wilson (78)
• Jameis Winston (72)
• Jaxson Dart (71)
• Tommy Devito (61)

The three newcomers of Giants need to learn and adapt to the system of the new team. If they cannot adapt to the team, then Tommy Devito, the only one who understands this system, will have to play.

1: Browns Quarterback Room

• Joe Flacco (71)
• Dillon Gabriel (69)
• Kenny Pickett (67)
• Shedeur Sanders (67)

With Deshaun Watson out for the season, Browns’ quarterback lineup is in a mess, and it has become the biggest suspense in the final stage of the offseason.

Joe Flacco is 41 years old, but he may be the most stable choice to start. The next player to play is Dillon Gabriel, who won every game in college.

Kenny Pickett is a player that Browns traded for in the early offseason, and the Browns have high hopes for him.

There is still some time before the regular season begins and before Madden NFL 26 is released. Each team will gradually confirm the starting lineup for each position, and I believe Madden 26 development team will give them a reasonable overall rating.