Could Bijan Robinson be on the cover of Madden NFL 27?
Why Bijan Robinson is one of the best candidates to grace cover of Madden this year
The Atlanta Falcons have been steadily ignored for most of the last decade by the NFL, but there are signs that they're starting to become relevant again. In addition to being featured in three prime-time games this coming season, there's buzz about star running back Bijan Robinson potentially being on the cover of this year's Madden game. Robinson has been named one of five top candidates by Bobby Kownack at NFL.
com, who calls him the most video-game like player in the league. "So, why would EA Sports elect to go with a ball-carrier yet again? Because Bijan is the most video game-like player in the NFL right now.
He destroys opponents by air and by ground, snatches ankles with reckless abandon and can break any run wide open -- as evidenced by his 93-yard touchdown scamper in Week 17 standing as the NFL's longest run last season. An All-Pro for the first time in 2025 after leading the league with 2,298 scrimmage yards, Robinson delivers the type of play style gamers envision when they pick up the sticks. " This is right on the money - as Robinson is the most-dynamic running back in football right now - and he may be about to explode to a whole other level now that he no longer has to share carries with Tyler Allgeier, who's moved onto the Arizona Cardinals.
The Falcons of course have a legacy to uphold here, as Michael Vick was the Madden cover athlete in 2004 - and the most famous cover athlete at that , as Vick was something like a video game boss in that version of the game. Kownack also lists Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matt Stafford, Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. All are worth consideration, but it would come as a surprise if a player as old as Stafford made the cover.