
For College Football 25, the cover athletes were all experienced college ballers. Quinn Ewers was headed into his senior year with Texas, as was Michigan’s Donovan Edwards. Travis Hunter — the two-way extraordinaire — was the least experienced on the cover, and was about to be a junior with Colorado State. All three players declared for the 2025 NFL Draft and are pursuing pro football careers, which forced EA Sports to choose new cover athletes for College Football 26.
The players they chose? Ryan Williams of Alabama and Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State, both of whom are heading into their sophomore years with their respective programs.