Players are graded on five skills: Run Offense (RO), Pass Offense (PO), Run Defense (RD), Pass Defense (PD) and Special Teams (ST). Skills are always listed in that order. Offensive players will have RO and PO, defensive players will have RD and PD, all players except offensive linemen, defensive linemen and quarterbackswill have special team skills .

You also see the age and contract years of each player. Players can get better until age 25, at age 30 their skills will begin to decrease. Hint: Don't commit long contracts to older players. Players on your roster with zero contract years are free agents and are marked by an asterisk.

At the bottom of the screen you will see Squad Ratings which reflect skills on a team level. These run from 0 to 5 stars and can be used as a general guide of needs for signing free agents and drafting college players.

There are roster minimums for the regular season. You are required to have 1 quarterback (QB), 2 running backs (RB), 2 wide receivers (WR), 1 tight end (TE), 5 offensive linemen (OL), 4 defensive linemen (DL, 3 LB, 4 DB, 1 punter (P) and 1 kicker (K) on your final roster. Keep these in mind.