CFB NCAA 26 Sure Hands Ability Test

  1. College Football 26 Sure Hands Ability Test

CFB 26 Sure Hands Ultimate Team Ability

The Sure Hands Ability in CFB 26 allows your receiver to secure contested catches at a higher rate. Our goal was to find out how big the increase was at each ability level to determine if Platinum Sure Hands was worth the cost of investment.

To test this we wrote a test script to snap the ball, drop back and step into a pass at the exact same time in the wide receivers route on every sample. The script then switches onto the wide receiver at the exact same time in the route every time and calls for an aggressive catch.

We used a curl route and only counted the sample if the defender hit the wide receiver during the catch. All stats other than catch in traffic were controlled for. The same defensive play and defender were used for every sample.

We ran this script 1000 times and recorded the results at each ability level. The Catch in Traffic rating used for each Ability level matches the rating required to unlock the badge.

LevelCatch RateRating
Level
None
Catch Rate
42.5%
Rating
85
Level
Bronze
Catch Rate
47%
Rating
86
Level
Silver
Catch Rate
51%
Rating
88
Level
Gold
Catch Rate
53.5%
Rating
91
Level
Platinum
Catch Rate
59.5%
Rating
94

College Football 26 Sure Hands Ability Description

Improved ability to avoid drops (excludes dive and jumping catches) at varying levels.

Catch in Traffic Rating Required to Unlock Sure Hands

AttributeBronzeSilverGoldPlatinum
Attribute
Catch in Traffic
Bronze
86
Silver
88
Gold
91
Platinum
94

Targeting Ultimate Team cards that hit these break points gets the highest return for the stat impact on the cards overall rating.

CFB 26 Sure Hands Data Visualizations

Catch Rate by Sure Hands Ability Level

The chart shows significant catch rate improvement at each tier, with the largest jump at Platinum level.

Catch Rate vs. Catch in Traffic Rating

None: 85 Rating, 42.5% Catch Rate
Bronze: 86 Rating, 47% Catch Rate
Silver: 88 Rating, 51% Catch Rate
Gold: 91 Rating, 53.5% Catch Rate
Platinum: 94 Rating, 59.5% Catch Rate

Return on Investment (Catch Rate Improvement per Rating Point)

This chart shows which tier gives you the most catch rate improvement per rating point invested.

Catch Rate Improvement from Base (No Ability)

Shows absolute catch rate improvement compared to having no Sure Hands ability.

Rating vs. Improvement Comparison

The scatter plot shows the relationship between rating points invested and catch rate improvement gained.