WRs Williams, Smith on EA Sports CFB 26 cover

Alabama's Ryan Williams and Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith are the screen athletes for EA Sports College Football 26, the video crippled developer announced Tuesday.

The electrical sophomore wide receivers were picked for the 2nd variation of the franchise's reboot. Last year's crippled was the archetypal successful 11 years and was among the best-selling video games successful 2024.

Williams and Smith are posed unneurotic connected the modular cover, portion the deluxe variation besides includes different players, coaches, mascots and erstwhile screen stars Reggie Bush, Tim Tebow and Denard Robinson.

The '26 variation volition trial if the franchise inactive has the aforesaid staying powerfulness it had erstwhile it was released annually successful the aboriginal 2000s.

For the players who are featured successful the game, it volition surely stay popular. Williams said successful a connection released by EA Sports that the screen was "a imagination travel true," and Smith called it "a tremendous privilege."

"I'm arrogant to correspond Ohio State alongside Coach [Ryan] Day portion carrying the Buckeye bequest forward, celebrating the passionateness of our fans and the contented of this unthinkable program," Smith said.

Williams and Smith broke onto the nationalist country successful 2024 with their miraculous catches connected the biggest stages.

Williams' spinning TD drawback to assistance bushed then-No. 2 Georgia looked similar it belonged successful a video game. It was 1 of galore wowing plays from the young receiver. Williams finished his freshman play with 48 receptions for 865 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns.

Smith was a large portion of the Buckeyes' tally to a nationalist championship. He regularly hauled successful one-handers that decimated the assurance of his defenders. In a CFP quarterfinals triumph implicit top-seeded Oregon, Smith had 7 receptions, 187 yards and 2 touchdowns. He finished his freshman twelvemonth with 76 catches, 1,315 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns.