Feature Request: Let Us Re‑Draft REAL Rookie Classes

I think Madden is missing a huge opportunity with Franchise mode. Every year we hear about a “new draft presentation,” which is cool, but at the end of the day we’re still drafting a bunch of generated players. Meanwhile, the real rookie class—the one everyone actually cares about—is locked to whatever order they went in that year.

It would be an awesome addition if we could reset the upcoming rookie draft in Franchise and participate in it ourselves. Imagine starting Madden 27 and being able to run the 2026 draft your way. If I want to take Fernando Mendoza wherever I choose instead of where he went in real life, I should be able to. That’s the fun of Franchise: rewriting history.

Being able to draft the real class each year—not just fictional players—would take Franchise immersion to another level. It would make the draft presentation actually matter, and it would give players way more control over how their league evolves.

This would be a badass feature and something a lot of Franchise players would use.