It was announced earlier this week that star San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will be on the cover of EA Sports’ Madden 25 video game.

Believe it or not, the Niners have a pretty decent chance to have a player as the cover athlete next year as well.

It makes a lot of sense for McCaffrey to be on the cover of the popular football video game. He was dominant on the field last season as he had over 20 touchdowns and over 2,000 yards from scrimmage. He was the AP’s Offensive Player of the Year and one could argue that he should have been the MVP of the entire league.

San Francisco has a few candidates for next year’s Madden cover as well. EA Sports likes to vary their cover athletes, so it would not be super likely that the 49ers would get one of their players on the cover in back-to-back years.

On offense, the best candidate is quarterback Brock Purdy.

He is the most recognizable player on the team, and Madden certainly likes to put quarterbacks on the cover.

It would not be easy, though.

Given the fact that Purdy is somewhat controversial among football fans, he would probably have to win the MVP award in 2024, an award he was a finalist for last year.

It also would not hurt if he led the Niners to a Super Bowl championship.