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All College Football 25 Mental Abilities Explained

Originally posted on NCAA Football on ClutchPoints
By Massimo Marchiano | Last updated Jul 16, 2024 10:16 AM ET

College Football 25’s Mental Abilities can help your players in specific situations during the game. Overall, the game features thirteen different mental abilities your players could potentially have. Furthermore, each mental ability has 4 different tiers which indicate how effective they’ll be come Gameday. Therefore, we listed all Mental Abilities for your convenience.

What Are All The College Football 25 Mental Abilities?

The College Football 25 Mental Abilities include:

Mental Ability	Bronze Tier	Silver Tier	Gold Tier	Platinum
Best Friend	Slight composure gain for QB when making a 1st down catch on 3rd or 4th down	Moderate composure gain for QB when making a 1st down catch on 3rd or 4th down	Significant composure gain for QB when making a 1st down catch on 3rd or 4th down	Ultimate composure gain for QB when making a 1st down catch on 3rd or 4th down
Clearheaded	Slight protection from composure loss	Moderate protection from composure loss	Significant protection from composure loss	Ultimate protection from composure loss
Clutch Kicker	Slightly easier accuracy timing on field goals with 2 or less minutes remaining	Moderately easier accuracy timing on field goals with 2 or less minutes remaining	Significantly easier accuracy timing on field goals with 2 or less minutes remaining	Ultimate accuracy timing and immune to icing on field goals with 2 or less minutes remaining
Defensive Rally	Sack slightly increase composure of other defensive linemen	Sack Moderately increase composure of other defensive linemen	Sacks significantly increase composure of other defensive linemen	Ultimate composure gains for other defensive linemen on sacks
Field General	When on Schedule, moderate ability to see post-snap blitzers	When on Schedule, moderate ability to see pre-snap blitzers who are close to the line of scrimmage	When on Schedule, moderate ability to see pre-snap blitzers and coverage shell	When on Schedule, ultimate ability to see pre snap blitzers, coverage shell, and slight ability to see disguised coverages
Fan Favorite	Slightly increased composure gains at home	Moderately increased composure gains at home	Significantly increased composure gains at home	Ultimate increase to composure gains at home
Headstrong	Resists hot routes being incorrect. Slight composure protection from Stadium Pulse	Resists hot routes being incorrect or failing. Moderate composure protection from Stadium Pulse	Resists hot routes being incorrect and failing. Significant composure protection from Stadium Pulse	Resists any pre-play adjustment. Ultimate composure protection from Stadium Pulse
Legion	Slight composure gain for other DBs when intercepting or deflecting a pass	Moderate composure gain for other DBs when intercepting or deflecting a pass	Significant composure gain for other DBs when intercepting or deflecting a pass	Ultimate composure gain for other DBs when intercepting or deflecting a pass
Offensive Rally	Slight composure gain for other offensive linemen when performing a pancake	Moderate composure gain for other offensive linemen when performing a pancake	Significant composure gain for other offensive linemen when performing a pancake	Ultimate composure gain for other offensive linemen when performing a pancake

Road Dog	Slightly increased Composure gains on the road	Moderately increased Composure gains on the road	Significantly increased Composure gains on the road	Ultimate increase to Composure gains on the road
Team Player	Slight protection from negative rating impacts for playing out of position	Moderate protection from negative rating impacts for playing out of position	Significant protection from negative rating impacts for playing out of position	Ultimate protection from negative rating impacts for playing out of position
The Natural	Slightly improved ability to resist weather impacts	Moderately improved ability to resist weather impacts	Significantly improved ability to resist weather impacts	Ultimate ability to resist weather impacts

Winning Position

Slightly increased composure with 2 minutes to go when the score difference is 3 or less

Moderately increased composure with 2 minutes to go when the score difference is 4 or less

Significantly increased composure with 2 minutes to go when the score difference is 7 or less

Ultimate composure with 2 minutes to go when the score difference is 10 or less

Regardless of whether you play Dynasty or RTG, Mental Abilities will play a big role in your College Football 25 experience. Although some abilities seem better than others, all mental abilities seem very useful.

In Dynasty, you’ll want to recruit players with strong mental abilities. In Road To Glory, you can activate and improve these abilities by managing your weekly schedule. Keep these abilities in mind as you build up your team or player.

Overall, that includes everything you need to know about Mental Abilities in College Football 25. There’s tons of ways to play in CFB 25, so just take your time and enjoy everything the game has to offer. Over time, you’ll find out which Mental Abilities work best for you as time goes on. We wish you the best of luck, whether you start your CFB 25 experience in Dynasty or in RTG.

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