In Road to Glory, picking the right Physical Abilities for your team is crucial as they can make a massive difference in how well everyone performs on the field. This guide has you covered with the best Physical Abilities for each position inEA College Football 25.
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There are a total of 65 Physical Abilities in College Football 25, each associated with a specific Archetype that you select when creating a character. As you complete milestones and progress in Road to Glory,you’ll earn skill points to upgrade Physical Abilities within the Archetype. Before we get into the best Physical Abilities, check out the grid below to discover all available.
The Physical Abilities below arethe best for each offensive position. Each is designed to make the player much better overall in their specific field. You’ll even find that these can help with opening up the opportunity formore celebrations!
Quarterbacks – Mobile Deadeye
Short-field passes are the best way to push the ball downfield and there’s no better way to improve your short game than with Mobile Deadeye. This useful Physical abilityprovides an accuracy boost to WRs up to 15 yards downfield when on the run outside the pocket. You’ll learn that earning first downs and quick yardage is much easier with Mobile Deadeye.
Wide Receivers – Side Step
Wide Receivers are useless if they continue to get outsmarted by the defensive backs and cannot become open for a pass. This is where Side Step comes in, a Physical Ability thatimproves players’ ability to juke out defenders. When Wide Receivers have Side Step, you’ll discover they aren’t covered as well by the defense and are open for passes more frequently during their route.
Offensive Lineman – Option Shield
The best way to trick the defense in NCAA 25 is through options, a series of plays that boils down to reading the defense moves and deciding whether to keep the ball, hand it off, or pass it. Option plays can become messy unless your offensive linemen are successful at blocking. Use the Option Shield Physical Ability toimprove blocking on option plays when close to the line of scrimmage.
Running Backs – Downhill
Getting tackled in NCAA 25 is easy due to the fast pace of college football. You can increase your chances of breaking tackles for your Running Backs through the Downhill Physical Ability.When you reach max speed, Downhill improves your ability to break tackles. To gain max speed easily, you can perform outside run plays, sweeps, or screen passes, and then break downfield.
You need a strong defense to win games in NCAA 25 Road to Glory. The Physical Abilities we have picked for defensive positions help with coverage, tackles, and hitting the ball harder.
Defensive Backs – Blanket Coverage
The Blanket Coverage Physical Ability in Road to Glory is similar to Side Step, except ithelps Defensive Backs react to Wide Receivers jukes and cuts in zone coverage. In other words, your defenders have a better chance of staying with the Wide Receiver and preventing them from becoming open. This could lead to more interceptions, more knockdowns, and fewer yards gained by the offense.
Linebackers – Hammer
The Linebackers in College Football 25 are your go-to guys for sacks and getting to the ball as quickly as possible on run plays. They are the most useful when executing hit sticks and the Hammer Physical Ability aims to improve this. When a Linebacker has Hammer, they willland more hit stickswhich leads to more fumbles and injuries on the offensive players.
Defensive Lineman – Aftershock
Sometimes winning a game in NCAA 25 boils down to burning the offense out until they can’t make any big plays. The Aftershock Physical Ability for defensive linemen is the perfect way to do this as itincreases Wear and Tear effects on opposing players on every tackle. This means the offense’s health, fatigue, risk of injury, and on-field mistakes will all become worse every time they are tackled.
Kickers are underappreciated in College Football, but I can’t stress enough how important they actually are. Use the abilities mentioned below to increase the chance of scoring field goals and getting better field position.
Field Goal Kickers – Deep Range
Road to Glory games can often end in a field goal kick to win or lose. The best way to make sure you make the field goal is through the Deep Range Physical Ability. Deep Rangemakes accuracy timing easier on 50+ yard field goals.Without it, you’ll find that making long field goals is tricky, especially if you don’t have the best kicker in your squad.
Punters – Coffin Corner
Getting a good field position is crucial and can really set the tone for the next drive for the offense. Coffin Corner helps with this bymaking accuracy timing easier when punting from midfield or closer. This leads to bad field positions for the offense, allowing you to get the ball back quicker and preventing them from scoring quickly.
Now that you know of the best Physical Abilities for each position in NCAA 25 Road to Glory, it’s time to learn about Mental Abilities. Check out our guide onthe best Mental Abilitiesin EA College Football 25 to make your Road to Glory player even stronger than before
Christian Bognar
Christian is a contributing writer for PC Invasion and has been writing about the game industry for two years. He has found joy in a never-ending list of games, with some of his favorites being Elden Ring, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy, and Resident Evil. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and outside of writing, you can find him listening to all types of podcasts, especially True Crime.
