Ultimate Kickoff Part 1: LTD S. Gilmore, J. Smith-Schuster, J. Hargrave and more - Madden Ultimate Team 24

The NFL Season officially kicks off tomorrow night and we're celebrating the occasion in MUT 24 with the annual Ultimate Kickoff Program, targeted to go live at 1:30pm ET on Thursday, September 7th. Headlining Part 1 of this multi-part program are Stephon Gilmore and Jawaan Taylor as 88 OVR LTDs, and JuJu Smith-Schuster and Javon Hargrave as the 88 OVR UK Champions.

An all-new H2H Event with special lineup requirements needed to enter the mode will go live when UK launches. This mode will not only test your skills on the field but your GM skills when it comes to constructing a team too. Win the Super Bowl in this new H2H mode and you'll receive an AUCTIONABLE 87 OVR Darren Waller!

Check out the UK players and program details below:

*This article is just a preview and details are subject to change. Once content is live, missing info and player links to our database will be added.

MUT 24 Players

H2H Limited-Time Event Reward

Win the Super Bowl in the new Limited-Time H2H UK Showdown Event to receive an AUCTIONABLE version of the following player:

87 Darren Waller | TE | Giants, Ravens, Raiders

Solo Challenge Rewards

Complete Solo Challenges to earn Upgrade Tokens that can be used to upgrade 1 of the 2 reward players to 85 OVR, or both to 83 OVR. Voting Tokens will be available that can be used to cast your vote for which player you would like to receive an upgrade to 86 OVR. The player with the most Vote Tokens from the community wins the upgrade.

*Players' starting OVRs were not revealed during the MCS Broadcast.

85 Brandin Cooks | WR | Cowboys, Saints, Patriots, Rams, Texans
85 Amani Oruwariye | CB | Giants, Lions

Sets

88 OVR UK Champions - Each of the two UK Champions has its own set with the same requirements. Exchange 5x 85-86 OVR players (any program) to receive the player's 88 OVR UK Champion item.
85 OVR UK Hero Fantasy Pack - Exchange 3x 83 OVR UK players for a Fantasy Pack containing your choice of 1x 85 OVR UK Hero.
83 OVR UK Elite Fantasy Pack - Exchange 3x 81 OVR UK players for a Fantasy Pack containing your choice of 1x 83 OVR UK player.

UK Field Pass Rewards

Level 2: 76+ OVR UK Player
Level 3: 20,000 Season XP
Level 4: 83 OVR UK Upgrade Token
Level 5: 20,000 Season XP
Level 6: 5,000 Coins
Level 7: 20,000 Season XP
Level 8: 85 OVR UK Hero
Level 9: 20,000 Season XP
Level 10: 76+ OVR UK Player
Level 11: 20,000 Season XP
Level 12: 85 OVR Upgrade Token
Level 13: 20,000 Season XP
Level 14: 10,000 Coins
Level 15: 20,000 Season XP
Level 16: 76+ OVR UK Player
Level 17: 30,000 Season XP
Level 18: 10,000 Coins
Level 19: 85 OVR Auctionable UK Hero or 88 OVR BND UK Champion

UK Showdown H2H Event

The Ultimate Kickoff Showdown is an all-new, repeatable head-to-head event featuring unique lineup requirements to enter and runs until September 21st (requirements below). Win the Super Bowl in this new H2H All-Madden game mode and you'll receive an AUCTIONABLE 87 OVR Darren Waller for each SB win!

Lineup Requirements

81 OVR Team or lower
No more than 10 Gold Players
No Silver Players
A minimum of 6 Ultimate Kickoff Players

UK Challenges

There will be 48 total challenges per release of Ultimate Kickoff. Each challenge will be worth 5 Stars, for a total of 240 Stars in release 1.

Rewards

15 Stars: 1,000 Program XP
30 Stars: Vote Token
60 Stars: 76+ OVR UK Player
100 Stars: 1,000 Program XP
140 Stars: Vote Token
180 Stars: 81+ UK Player
230 Stars: 1,000 Program XP

Will you be going after 87 Darren Waller in the new H2H event? What are your thoughts on Ultimate Kickoff Part 1?

MUT 24 Players

Limited Editions (LTDs)

Champions

Heroes

Elites