Mathias Parker, Iowa QB

[Coach Stag]

I know this is gay, but I'm sure everyone here can relate.

I LOVE playing with my Junior (RS) QB, Mathias Parker. I recruited him when Drew Tate was starting his Senior Year and when Tate left he took over as a redshirt freshman. He's a Junior now and has 99 arm strength and 9o accuracy with 80 speed. He's 6'5" and 243 lbs. Duante Culpepper clone.

He won the Rose Bowl as a Freshman and we won the NCAA title as a sophomore.

I'm hoping to go back-to-back before I lose him to the draft (had to convince him to stay for his junior year, sure he'll leave after).

He's so much fun to play with. I also have a WR name Brian Robinson (99 speed, 85 cth) that is a bad-***.

I think the funnest part of this game is taking recruits and developing them and then drafting them into Madden to continue the glory.

Who's your favorite recruited player?

[sandman]

I've had the same feeling towards recruits in 2005. So far however, I haven't found a particular recruit which I have fell in love with per say, yet.

[RyanZ923]

yah in 2005 i got some QB in USC with like 86 speed and amazing arm, so he ended up leading in rushing and since i had good receivers, he was up there in yardage too

[SamariFSU2]

My favorite recruit... I was playing with Maryland. It was week 2 in the 2nd season and my starting QB got injuried. Luckly I drafted a quick QB with 86 speed.

Although he was fast... he was a 78 QB. I decided to just use his speed and change to the option. I ended up getting him too the Top of the Heisman rankings, but I ended up 3rd.

By his Sr year, he decided to go into the draft... I didnt let him. So It was midway through the season and BOOM. Injuired for the year... Im not sure if hes going to be in the draft but I will pick him to replace McNair in Madden if he is.

[jagfan29]

My favorite recruit is still in his freshman year. When I recruited him he was an athlete, he was 6'3 2 something. When i made him a LE he was 88 overall 5 games into the season he is leading the NCAA with 9 sacks, and is 90 overall. I have to finish his collegiate carrer to see how he ends up.

His speed is 96, strength is 70 and is 68 awareness.

[GaryGuanine]

My favorite is from '05 right now -- a QB named Elliott Gibson. I played with a user-created school and after three seasons I had mastered the passing game. After my second season I recruited Gibson (78 OVR, 84 SPD) and redshirted him -- I had a senior QB. I win a Bowl my third year and a number of players graduate including my Heisman-winning WR, who leaves early (and isn't even in the Madden draft class -- he was only an 84 OVR in NCAA). All season I can't wait to use Gibson. He finally takes the reins next year and wins the Heisman, Maxwell, QB, and is the National Championship Game MVP. My team was a powerhouse from then on, so it followed that common narrative of a "on the cusp" team getting that one recruit that pushees them over the edge into elite status (Cf. Virginia Tech).

Then, of course, one week before NCAA 2006 comes out, I get the draft class I'd always wanted. An 82 OVR QB with 87 SPD and two WRs with 99 SPD.

Gary

[CrazyOldGuy]

Um... I make a concerted effort to recruit Canadian players.... even if the are only 2 stars. These players usually wind up my favorite for some reason.

[ahop_23]

Um... I make a concerted effort to recruit Canadian players.... even if the are only 2 stars. These players usually wind up my favorite for some reason.

Yeah, in 05 I had alot of guys from Canada that wanted to come to BC. And they often progressed better than expected.