Madden NFL 22
Madden 22 NFL Draft and Offseason Rosters
With the 2022 NFL Draft now in the books, Madden 22 officially gets into the “dead zone” of sorts where we begin to wait and wonder about what comes next for Madden 23. While we won’t be getting much Madden news until the summer, community folks are hard at work trying to keep the game updated until then. If you have Game Pass, you can download Madden 22 for free as of now, and the best way to get the most out of it is with xApathyx13’s community rosters. We have featured Apathy’s work before, but he did take a year off before returning for ’22. It’s great to have him back and so let’s showcase what he has for Xbox Series X/S users (PS5 users will have a little note at the end).
Madden 22 NFL Draft and Offseason Rosters
Rounds 1-4 of the #NFLDraft are Now Available. Xbox Series X/S Only! 🎮 Roster Name: UPDATED22. I will be adding some Round 5-7 guys here & there but Rounds 1-4 will be the only complete rounds due to EA's limited rookie pool to be able to add more. PM me w/ any questions. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bcqPzitsWT
— xAPATHYx13 🇺🇸 (@xAPATHYx13) May 2, 2022
One note off the top here is to keep tracking these rosters for now as Apathy will still be making corrections and adding to it at least during this upcoming week. That said, the tweet above is the best way to find these rosters regardless of which version you use. He has always called it UPDATED22, so you just need to find his name and that name to know you’re getting the good stuff.
Latest Revisions
These are not the only changes to the roster, but just assume all the big free agency signings and NFL Draft trades and draft picks have been completed already:
NFL Draft Roster Update: 05/02/22
– WR/KR Andre Roberts signed to the Panthers [1-year]
– OG Trai Turner signed to the Commanders [1-year]
– DE Mario Addison signed to the Texans [2-years]
– DE Rasheem Green signed to the Texans [1-year]
– FS Damontae Kazee signed to the Steelers [1-year]
– SS Tyrann Mathieu signed to the Saints [3-years]
– CB Jason Verrett re-signed to the 49ers [1-year]
– S Charles Washington re-signed to the Cardinals
– P Kevin Huber re-signed to the Bengals
– QB Nick Foles released from the Bears
– QB Kevin Hogan released from the Titans
– RB Scottie Phillips released from the Texans
– RB Devine Ozigbo released from the Patriots
– RB Mike Davis released from the Falcons
– OL Nate Herbig released from the Eagles
– OL Willie Beavers released from the Falcons
– OLB/EDGE James Vaughters released from the Falcons
– K Chase McLaughlin released from the Browns
– K Chris Blewitt released from the Brown
Trade:
– CB/S Lonnie Johnson [Texans] was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for draft pick compensation
Misc. Roster Edits & Information:
– The Detroit Lions had their roster converted over to a 4-3 defense. Coach Campbell confirmed in an interview that the team is switching to a defensive 4-3 base to better suit the players they signed in the offseason. There’s been a few teams this offseason that switched between 3-4 and 4-3 defensive schemes including the Bears, Lions, Raiders & Vikings. While in Franchise Mode, make sure to switch to the proper defensive scheme under your settings. Once loaded, go to Manage Staff > Team Schemes. You MUST do this or else your defensive lineups won’t work with the updated rosters. Hope this helps.
NFL Draft:
Rounds 1-4 are now completed and available as of yesterday. A few random Round 5 & 6 players have been added already as well. UDFA Carson Strong was added to the Eagles (only because I had him created previously.)
** Rounds 1-4 will be the ONLY fully completed rounds. EA severely cut back this year on the quantity of available CAPs (Create A Players), low rated & unsigned rookies from 2021. These are the players I utilize to overwrite and convert over to the 2022 Draft Class. I will be doing my best to include everything I can, but I’m giving you honest and upfront notice about it now. I’m sure I’ll receive nasty messages (I’ve already had a few kids message me with demands and stupid comments) and I know I won’t be able to please everyone but I’m doing what I can.
Starting tomorrow, my roster will include all the skills positions (QB, RB, P & K) from Rounds 5-7. After that I will be forced to pick and choose who else gets added. So please bare with me. You’re better off downloading my roster now and adding whoever else you feel is necessary from your team(s).
General Notes
Contracts: All players are being given their appropriate years on the roster. REMINDER: Madden only allows a maximum of 3 years when editing rosters, so even though some players got 4 and 5 years today… it will still be listed as 3 on the roster.
Depth Charts: pretty much all teams today were adjusted a little bit based on roster spots and new signings. A few offensive lineman were also moved such as Cody Ford moved over to RG due to the addition of Rodger Saffold. I had to overwrite a few pre-existing players in order to fill roster voids.
– Jon Feliciano will be moving over to Center according to the Giants
– Laken Tomlinson will be playing RG according to the Jets
Remaining UFAs still on teams: As mentioned before there’s still a few teams that have UFAs left on their roster. I bring up the Ravens’ Defensive Line for example. Due to Madden’s roster restrictions I can’t release them quite yet until Baltimore signs more players. Pretty much all of the defensive line are free agents – same goes with the Raiders’ LB corps.
Note About CFM
⚠️ I got a few PMs about Jordan Davis, Sauce Gardner and Wan'Dale Robinson not showing up on rosters once loaded to CFM. The issue exists with your league settings. Simulated 5 times w/ no issues. CFM's 'Fill Roster' seems to be the culprit. Don't let the A.I. manage rosters.
— xAPATHYx13 🇺🇸 (@xAPATHYx13) May 5, 2022
PlayStation 5 Folks
If you are looking for a PS5 roster, jcblayze is going to be your best best on OS as of now. He’s still working through the NFL Draft, but it’s the same deal where this includes both the offseason moves and NFL Draft. You will want to search SGR2022OFFSEASON from potentially a couple different users (if Madden Share is giving you problems).
The three names to search would be:
1. BigGargamel
2. classic-wallop89
3. ak7kgun34
Bottom Line
As always, a big thanks to the community members who put in the time and effort to put these rosters together. The offseason for video game sports games can be brutal as the developers move on to the next game, but the OS community generally comes through in the clutch and gives folks a chance to keep playing an updated game if they’re still interested in sticking it out until next year’s version is released.
On Xbox Series X/S only - In the Community Downloads, (press Y) and search by GamerTag:
Gamertag: xAPATHYx13
Roster Filename: UPDATED22
Console: Xbox Series X/S

Just wanted to say thanks for a outstanding job on these, they are really well done.
Appreciate it. I'm just glad the servers have been cooperating somewhat to be able to do this. Hoping they stay this way.
- QB Russel Wilson was traded to the Denver Broncos for the following players: TE Noah Fant, DL Shelby Harris & QB Drew Lock. Depth charts for both teams were adjusted accordingly. Jersey numbers were assigned to remain for now also. With Seattle's switch to a primary 3-4 defense, Shelby Harris assumes the RE position from before.
- Seattle's depth chart has been corrected to a 3-4 alignment. It's been confirmed by Coach Carroll that the team's defense will primarily be a 3-4 moving forward.
(Reminder: Chicago's defense was also corrected to a 4-3 last month. That was also confirmed by the team. In CFM you will need to utilize the proper 3-4 or 4-3 defensive playbook for correct SIM.)
- I extended Aaron Rodger's contract to 3 years on the roster after today's announcement. I can't edit any player past 3 years due to Madden's restrictions so it is what it is but he's not going to be retiring or leaving your team after the 1st year SIM now.
- OLB/EDGE Harold Landry had his contract extended to 3 years on the roster. It's 5 in real life but that's the most EA will allow.
- I made a slight mistake today. I accidentally saved the roster with Draft prospect P/K Matt Araiza in free agency. It's not going to be an issue or anything in CFM but just so you're aware. I'm working on a separate roster that will include to the NFL Draft in April. Eventually I will start uploading draft prospects into free agency but it wasn't supposed to happen quite yet. Early preview I guess? :y6:
- WR Calvin Ridley had his OVR lowered to 12 OVR and placed in Free Agency. If you want to use him, by all means increase his OVR and add him wherever but he won't be playing in the 2022 NFL Season (and possibly 2023) so this is the only way to SIM it correctly.
Free Agency Reminder: I will be doing a full 2022 Free Agency roster restructure on March 13th or 14th. I will make a notification on here or Twitter before hand. Currently all UFAs, ERFAs and RFAs are still on their respective rosters. This is to maintain a playable roster for now. Several free agents are expected to re-sign prior as well, while others are expected to test the free agent market before hand.

Antonio Brown is dealing with an injury, obviously he's frowned upon by the majority of NFL teams at the moment and doesn't appear to be signing anytime soon. Trying to keep the 2022 Offseason Roster as accurate as possible and right now he's currently being signed by the A.I. every time you load the roster into franchise mode. Just looking for some input if anyone cares.... otherwise he will be lowered to 12 OVR for the time being until his situation has some sort of clarity.

Antonio Brown is dealing with an injury, obviously he's frowned upon by the majority of NFL teams at the moment and doesn't appear to be signing anytime soon. Trying to keep the 2022 Offseason Roster as accurate as possible and right now he's currently being signed by the A.I. every time you load the roster into franchise mode. Just looking for some input if anyone cares.... otherwise he will be lowered to 12 OVR for the time being until his situation has some sort of clarity.
i wouild lower him to 12 and i have read rumors' that CB Malcolm Butler will be signed by a team this offseason he is on the defauit rosters he is 79 ovr
is miami keeping the 3-4 or going to a 4-3
- OLB/EDGE Khalil Mack traded to the Chargers for draft pick compensation. His contract was switched to 3-years instead of his default 4 on the roster to represent for the 2022 NFL Season.
- QB Carson Wentz was traded to the Washington Commanders for draft pick compensation.
- As mentioned before - my large Free Agency roster update will take place March 13th. I will be releasing all UFAs to free agency on the roster who have shown no signs or known desire to re-sign with their current teams. Until player movement and the Draft starts filling up the roster, it will be fairly unplayable. So keep this in mind.
-I did release a couple UFAs today though: Kyler Fackrell was let go from the Chargers roster in order to release #52 for Khalil Mack, Fackrell is not expected to re-sign. I also released SS Marcus Maye today from the Jets. Outside of recovering from a serious injury, he's not expected to re-sign and Lamarcus Joyner is being given a shot, after re-signing, to take over SS duties in New York.
- LB Nick Kwiatkoski was moved over to OLB . Not sure what direction Las Vegas is heading in free agency at the LB position but 80% of their LBs are expected to be off the team in a couple days. Kwiatkoski and Perryman are the only secured starting LBs at the moment. So the Raiders depth chart is a current work in progress.
There are quite a few underrated players too (ex. Bengals).
Roster File Name: UPDATED22
Gamertag: xAPATHYx13
Console: Xbox Series X/S
- FB/TE John Lovett signed to the Dolphins
- DL Daeshon Hall signed to the Dolphins
- DL Kingsley Keke signed to the Texans
- DL Da'Shawn Hand signed to the Titans
- CB Essang Bassey signed to the Broncos
- FS Juju Hughes signed to the Lions
- P Corliss Waitman signed to the Broncos
- OLB/Edge Dante Fowler released from the Falcons
* The following players have been lowered to 12 OVR in Free Agency for various reasons:
- CB Damon Arnette
- WR Henry Ruggs III
- SS Reshad Jones
- LB Frankie Luvu & FB Jason Cabinda had their contracts extended to 2-years. Reminder: I can correct the contractual years but I have zero ability to control salaries.
- The Chicago Bears have been converted to a 4-3 Defense on the roster. The switch has been announced for the 2022-23 Season. Depth Charts have been corrected as well. You will need to switch to a 4-3 scheme in Franchise Mode depending on your coach usage.
also the guy on the JETS with the INJ inon on him
i am also watched to see who signes on the USFL feb 22/23
denver will have GB off playbook and the Rams def playbook
expect to see at least 100-200 players that will be active on NFL 90-man rosters be deleted for madden 23 because they only have 112 CAPS and counted last season they made around 330 rookies for madden 22
my point is for those vets that get deleted save madden 22 so when 23 comes out u can add the missing pieces yourself
i would also retire TE Tim tebow WR Larry fitz WR Paul richardson Jr OL Johnthan Cooper RG David Decastro ILB Wesley Woodward ILB Vontez burtect bold means i have confirm myself
- RB Dalvin Cook jersey switched to #4. (He confirmed the change last night in an interview.)
- CB Marvell Tell III re-signed to the Colts. (Still awaiting his contract details).
- SS Ricardo Allen released to free agency with a 12 OVR. He announced his retirement. I also included RG Brandon Brooks since he also announced his a while back, but I forgot. I went through free agency and included a few more players who are unofficially done with their careers as well. As a reminder, they're a 12 OVR to avoid being signed in Franchise Mode, but these players can still have their ratings adjusted and used again if you choose.
- All 32 NFL teams had their depth charts adjusted/reviewed tonight. There are plenty of training camp battles that have already been announced by their coaching staff over the past few days but it's impossible to get too in depth until after the draft and free agency.
- Reminder: Due to EA's roster limitations, I will keep all impending free agents on their rosters for now. Although the majority of UFAs are having their contracts void over the next week, I will not be releasing any of them until a couple days prior to the official free agency start date (likely March 14th). Several of them will be re-signing over the next couple weeks so it's easier to leave them on there for now. RFAs and ERFAs will also not be released until their contract situations are final since their negotiation process takes longer.
On Xbox Series X/S only - In the Community Downloads, (press Y) and search by GamerTag:
Gamertag: xAPATHYx13
Roster Filename: UPDATED22
Console: Xbox Series X/S
what is your source for future/ reserve signings?
I've been using the espn.com transaction page and it is very confusing
what is your source for future/ reserve signings?
I've been using the espn.com transaction page and it is very confusing
i am not X but here what i use only bad thing is sometimes they are a day behind https://www.footballdb.com/transactions/index.html?period=1w
what is your source for future/ reserve signings?
I've been using the espn.com transaction page and it is very confusing
All 32 NFL teams have their website's roster section updated at this point, so you can always check there.
Here's another link which is updated decently:
https://nfltraderumors.co/2022-futures-signings-tracker/
Here's another link which is updated decently:
https://nfltraderumors.co/2022-futures-signings-tracker/
this is perfect.....thanks
But to nobody's shock.... this is bogus.
The Community Downloads still have massive server issues. Most of the time it takes 3-4 attempts before you can even access the Community Downloads let alone download or upload the item you're trying to manage.
If you 'sort' the menus by upload date, 100% of the time it won't even show you a true refreshed page, sometimes only showing items that were uploaded 3 days prior.
Hundreds of corrupt files, since September, are still there and of course broken, clogging up the menus and making it impossible for non-tech-savy users from being able to navigate the menus at ease.
This non-sense is something I've grown to despise and have become so numb about with EA. This is a broken product that has a feature members pay for that they can't even use as advertised. 'False Advertisement' is a legal term that gets used way too much sometimes, but this is legitimately an ongoing issue for over 2 years now. So sick of this company.
what is your source for future/ reserve signings?
I've been using the espn.com transaction page and it is very confusing
What's your gamertag & roster file name?? I, too, am still a last gen (xbox one x) gamer and would love to still download a roster soon. Would you be interested in collaborating??
- OG Ali Marpet has been removed from the roster after announcing his retirement from the NFL. He was lowered to 12 OVR and placed in free agency.
- C Ryan Kalil was lowered to 12 OVR in free agency. He's been unofficially retired now for 2 years but he still exists in Madden's free agency roster.
my roster will have all impending Unrestricted Free Agents on their previous teams up until March 14th. I hold off on releasing free agents so quick to provide a playable roster as well as the fact several players begin to re-sign (Franchise Tags included) prior to the start of the 2022 NFL year. The legal tampering period begins on the 14th and that will be the day I release all UFAs into free agency. This will create several voids on the rosters and depth charts, HOWEVER it is also necessary for me in order to get signed free agents with multi-year contracts added without issue. I will make several announcements on Twitter and on here before I do this.