The old archetype system is dead. College Football 27 Road To Glory scrapped it entirely and swapped in a player builder that feels a lot closer to what NBA 2K has been doing. Instead of picking a pre-set role like Scrambler or Possession Receiver, your height, weight, and how you spread your attributes now determine what your guy actually does on the field.
And there are three new positions this time around: tight end, edge rusher, and free safety. So if you got bored running the same routes or rushing the passer year after year, the game just gave you more options to mess with.
Every Position You Can Play
You’ve got eight spots to choose from in Road To Glory this year. Quarterback, halfback, wide receiver, tight end (new), edge rusher (new), middle linebacker, cornerback, and free safety (new). That’s the full list. No surprises at QB or HB, but the TE and EDGE additions are worth paying attention to if you’ve wanted to block in the run game or chase down quarterbacks from the blind side.
The old games made you pick an archetype upfront and sort of locked you into a path. CFB 27 does it differently. Your player’s physical build and stat allocation shape everything dynamically. So a tall, heavy quarterback might naturally play like a pocket passer even if you didn’t click a box labeled Pocket Passer.
Quarterback Templates
If you want to skip the custom build and just hop in, the game gives you a bunch of templates based on real college greats. Johnny Manziel and Steve Young are Backfield Creator types. Cam Newton, Michael Vick, and Vince Young are Dual Threats. Andrew Luck and Drew Bledsoe fall under Pocket Passer. Pat White and Tim Tebow? Pure Runners. The template sets everything — height, weight, stats — so you can just start playing without tweaking sliders for 20 minutes.
Running Back Templates
There are 14 halfback templates. LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk are Backfield Threats. Doug Martin, Eddie George, and Marshawn Lynch are Contact Seekers. Jamaal Charles and Reggie Bush are East/West Playmakers. Mark Ingram, Ricky Williams, and Todd Gurley are Elusive Bruisers. Peyton Hillis and Toby Gerhart are North/South Blockers. Darren McFadden and Matt Forte are North/South Receivers. That’s a lot of variety for a position that usually gets simplified down to speed vs. power.
Wide Receiver and Tight End Templates
Wideouts get 11 templates. Calvin Johnson and Randy Moss are Contested Specialists. A.J. Green is a Gritty Possession guy. Andre Johnson and Michael Crabtree are Physical Route Runners. Chad Johnson and Reggie Wayne are Route Artists. Steve Smith and Tavon Austin are Elusive Route Runners. DeSean Jackson and Devin Hester are Speedsters. Good mix of body control guys and burners.
Tight ends are new and come with six templates. Martellus Bennett is Gritty Possession. Jeremy Shockey and Rob Gronkowski are Physical Route Runners. Todd Heap is Pure Possession. Ozzie Newsome and Vernon Davis are Vertical Threats. Having a TE option in Road To Glory actually makes sense now, especially for people who want to play a more pro-style offense.
Defensive Templates
Edge rushers have six templates. Terrell Suggs is an Edge Setter. Chris Long is a Power Rusher. Reggie White is Pure Power. DeMarcus Ware, Dwight Freeney, and Jason Taylor are all Speed Rushers. If you want to chase sacks, those three Speed Rusher templates are probably your move.
Middle linebacker gives you five options. Brian Cushing is a Lurker. Mike Singletary is a Signal Caller. A.J. Hawk, Junior Seau, and Ray Lewis are all Thumpers. That’s a lot of heavy hitters at one position.
Cornerbacks get five templates too. Rod Woodson is Boundary. Deion Sanders is Bump and Run. Antonio Cromartie and Aqib Talib are Field corners. Richard Sherman is Zone. Free safety has four: Brian Dawkins is Box Specialist, Brian Urlacher is Hybrid, Earl Thomas and Ed Reed are Coverage Specialists.
Every template comes with preset height, weight, and stat distribution. That makes it dead simple to jump in and start a career without messing around. But if you want total control, building from scratch is the way to go. The new positions give you real reasons to try something different this year. For more NCAAF and gaming news, check out ClutchPoints and their weekly newsletter.
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