Madden Ultimate Team | Huge December 28 Ghosts of Madden Drop Revealed

As we near the end of 2018, the Ghosts of Madden program is still in full force with a host of new options available for Friday’s drop.

While the Zero Chill promotions have been a bit hit or miss over the last week or so, December 28’s release has a bit of something for just about everyone. 

Containing updates to Rookie Premieres and a few heavy-hitting NFL stars, this is one of the biggest drops in a few days. 

Chubb, along with the likes of soon-to-be mentioned safety Derwin James and running back Saquon Barkley, will automatically be updated to their 94 overall editions if you own their Rookie Premiere item, however, those who did not invest in the potential carryovers will still have the chance to get them through the Ghosts of Christmas Future gift set in the store.

While Friday’s edition doesn’t quite do him justice in terms of speed, for most people he’s simply a free upgrade upon the aforementioned Rookie Premiere item and thus is nothing to complain about. 

Without a Power-Up option at this time, people without the RP item likely won’t be too interested in acquiring Barkley, but he’d make for an interesting investment option given his popularity and location in a large market.

While he doesn’t stack up to yesterday’s Ghost of Christmas Past strong safety Ed Reed in terms of coverage and speed, he’s significantly taller (6-foot-3 compared to Reed’s 5-foot-11) and can lower the boom (95 hit power) better than most current options. 

Other than 93 overall Team of the Week Boss Adrian Amos, who is likely primed for an upgrade as well, James is easily the most well-rounded option available and should be in line for a Power-Up option in the near future thanks to his 90 overall MUT Monster card which came towards the end of October.

One of the best pass rushers of his generation, Watt’s 78 speed makes him unreliable against the speedy quarterbacks dominating the meta, and the lack of discernible “star” pass rushing stats makes him a ho-hum high overall option at left end.

A little undersized at 6-foot-0, Dawkins has enough speed to cross man if needed, and a mix of hit power and zone coverage to patrol the middle of the field without any consequences. 

With the newest update to Dawkins, only two base Legends 91 overall and under have yet to receive some sort of upgrade, as right guard 91 overall Larry Allen and left end 91 overall Reggie White will likely be next to see boosts in the near future.