A Madden NFL 26 update is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, February 4 with a small set of fixes covering gameplay, Franchise and presentation, plus some updates to X-Factor players and superstars.
One gameplay tweak cleans up an issue where AI quarterbacks would sometimes head out of bounds even with open scrambling space in front of them. Franchise mode also gets a fix for a bug that could cause quarterbacks, especially younger ones, to take an unexpected regression hit at the end of a season. On the presentation side, the update smooths out an occasional hiccup when watching Instant Replay on Switch 2 and corrects an issue where the soundtrack would not pick back up after the Weekly Recap.
New X-Factor Players
- Christian Gonzalez | Patriots, CB
- X-Factor: Universal Coverage
- Acrobat
- One Step Ahead
- Short Route KO
- Drake Maye | Patriots, QB
- X-Factor: Pro Reads
- Fearless
- Long Range Deadeye
- Sideline Deadeye
- Matt Stafford | Rams, QB
- X-Factor: Dots
- Lofting Deadeye
- Long Range Deadeye
- No-Look Deadeye
- Set Feet Lead
- Trey McBride | Cardinals, TE
- X-Factor: YAC ’Em Up
- Deep In Elite
- Mid Out Elite
- Short In Elite
New Superstar Players
- Andrew Thomas | Giants, LT
- Pass Protector
- Threat Detector
- Caleb Williams | Bears, QB
- Agile Extender
- Gutsy Scrambler
- Cam Little | Jaguars, K
- Zen Kicker
- Courtland Sutton | Broncos, WR
- Mid Out Elite
- Short Out Elite
- Dion Dawkins | Bills, LT
- Fool Me Once
- Run Protector
- George Pickens | Cowboys, WR
- Acrobat
- Deep Elite
- Mid Out Elite
- Jaycee Horn | Panthers, CB
- Acrobat
- Mid Route KO
- Ryan Kelly | Vikings, C
- Matador
- Tear Proof
- Zach Allen | Broncos, DT
- El Toro
- Interior Threat
The following players are no longer designated as X-Factors:
- Dexter Lawrence | Giants, DT
- Jayden Daniels | Commanders, QB
- Joe Mixon | Texans, HB
- Sauce Gardner | Colts, CB
The following players are no longer designated as Superstars:
- Aaron Jones | Vikings, HB
- Andrew Van Ginkel | Vikings, OLB
- Brandon Scherff | Retired, RG
- C.J. Stroud | Texans, QB
- Chris Godwin | Buccaneers, WR
- Jake Ferguson | Cowboys, TE
- Justin Simmons | Free Agent, S
- Kenny Clark | Cowboys, DT
- Ladd McConkey | Chargers, WR
- L’Jarius Sneed | Titans, CB
