Best QB Style and Passing Animation in Madden 25

Some of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history have their own unique flare, and different passing styles in Madden 25 can change the way things feel with each snap. If you're diving into Superstar Mode, that means choosing your Madden 25 passing style in the animations section.

For those building players from scratch to use in Franchise Mode, it's a whole different ballgame and actually uses the same QB styles as College Football 25. It's mostly up to preference, but we'll outline the best QB style and passing animation in Madden 25 for those who wanna get that ball out lightning fast.

Best QB Style in Madden 25

First up, the traditional QB style options aren't found in Superstar Mode. What most players will think of is actually located in the Create A Player option when you're building someone for Franchise Mode or editing an existing player. These also line up with the QB styles used in College Football 25.

Here are all the QB styles in Madden 25:

• Over the Top 1
• Over the Top 2
• Over the Top 3
• Over the Top 4
• Over the Top 5
• Three Quarters 1
• Three Quarters 2
• Three Quarters 3
• Lower Three Quarters 1
• Lower Three Quarters 2
• Over the Top 6
• Over the Top 7
• Three Quarters 4
• Three Quarters 5

While details like player rating, height, abilities, and your own accuracy or timing will make a bigger impact, there are a few prime picks that players prefer. We testing things out to determine how long each option takes to get the ball out, we found that Over the Top 2, Over the Top 3, Three Quarters 3, Lower Three Quarters 2, and Three Quarters 4 were the fastest.

That grouping had nearly identical durations, but personally Over the Top 2 and Over the Top 3 do feel a hair faster. At the opposite end of the spectrum, timing found the slowest QB styles to be Over the Top 4, Three Quarters 2, and Three Quarters 5. Despite that, the difference between the fastest and slowest QB styles seems to be barely one-tenth of a second. If you want that tiny edge in Franchise, pick from one of the fastest ones we outlined above.

Best Passing Style in Madden 25

For players getting rolling in Madden 25 Superstar Mode, there isn't actually an option to choose your QB style during player creation. If you import a College Football 25 player into Madden 25, any setting from Road to Glory will be overwritten by Superstar Mode's own settings.

You actually find this by customizing your avatar, where you'd also edit gear and other details. Check under Gameplay Animations, and in there you can edit your Passing Style. Here are your default Passing Style options in Madden 25:

• Aaron Rodgers
• Baker Mayfield
• Generic
• Joe Burrow
• Josh Allen
• Justin Herbert
• Kyler Murray
• Lamar Jackson
• Mac Jones
• Matt Stafford
• Patrick Mahomes
• Russell Wilson

These are the only ones available at launch, but it's possible that additional Madden 25 passing animations could be unlockable later in Superstar Mode or purchaseable via the Superstar Mode store. Compared to QB style options, these Madden 25 passing styles actually have a bit more breathing room between the fastest and slowest picks.

Hands down, the fastest passing style in Madden 25 is Matt Stafford. Lamar Jackson clocked in just one frame slower, and Generic was just one frame past that. Aaron Rodgers is a few frames slower, and past that things continue to slow down with Justin Herbert having the slowest of these passing animations.

Herbert's is about 15 frames slower than Matt Stafford's style using a 30 FPS clip, and that makes Herbert roughly half a second slower. That's five times the difference seen between the fastest and slowest QB styles outlined in the above section. Others could be added to Madden 25 in the future, but right now we're going with Matt Stafford every single time.