Coming on the heels of the College Football 26 cover reveal last week, we get the Madden NFL 26 cover reveal to start off this week. Saquon Barkley is fresh off a Super Bowl win, contract extension, and historic 2024-25 regular season, and now he gets to add Madden cover athlete to the credentials.
It probably did not hurt his chances that EA patched in the Saquon spin hurdle in last year’s game. It’s very rare for EA to do something like that, and it’s a sign he was an obvious contender to make the cover for ’26. This also means Jags fans can rejoice since they’re also technically on this cover now — Madden NFL 96 is no longer their only claim to cover athlete fame!
