July can be a slow month in terms of recruiting and team news. With Pac-12 media days taking place this week in Los Angeles, there's been an increase in content over the last week at UteZone, as fall camp typically begins shortly after the media convention. The recruiting dead period is set to expire at the end of the month, which typically will provide some recruiting movement as we gear up for the season. With that in mind, figured it'd be fun to take some time before diving back in to that aspect of our coverage here at UteZone, to take a look at what the guys at EA Sports, and more specifically Madden, think of the Utes in the NFL and how they rank.

Player rankings can be a sensitive subject to some in the NFL, Tyrann Mathieu was one of the more outspoken guys on this subject - shouting out specific players that should never be under 'insert ranking here'. He even went as far as calling out for Iowa DB Desmond King saying he should never be under a 93. Keenan Allen said he is boycotting Madden this year after seeing his ranking.

This is all in good fun obviously, as we're just dealing with a video game here. However, it's fun to look and see where former Utes were ranked by the Madden team over at EA Sports. Kyle Whittingham and his entire coaching staff staff have done a good job of developing guys into NFL talent, especially recently as the talent they've recruited has increased over time in the Pac-12.

There are 27 former Utes (yes, Josh Gordon is included in that count) in the NFL, some are long-time veterans, some are promising up-and-comers, while others are guys that are battling it out on practice squads and fighting their way into the league. All in all though, 27 Utes is an impressive number without question.

However, not every one of those 27 players have been rated by Madden, in fact only 22 players have Madden Ratings, and here they are: