If Jensen Huang played soccer: center back, rated 85
Jensen Huang would play center back in soccer, rated 85 in Legends Draft Soccer, the parody game where famous people play soccer. The position leans hardest on defending and physical, where Jensen Huang rates 91 and 85. Best attribute: defending (91). A center back who wins the ball and anchors the back line. Defending leads his card, strength is next, and pace is the soft spot.

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Natural position
CB Center back
Rating
85OVRPlays like: A rock solid center back who builds the team from the back.
Play Legends Draft SoccerSoccer ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Shooting
- 74
- Passing
- 79
- Dribbling
- 71
- Pace
- 56
- Defending
- 91
- Physical
- 85
- Goalkeeping
- 77
Where Jensen Huang fits
Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
- CBCenter back, natural85
- GKGoalkeeper74
- CMCentral midfielder73
- FBFullback72
- STStriker69
Jensen Huang as a soccer player: scouting report
Jensen Huang would play center back, the position that everything else on a team is built on. He cofounded Nvidia in 1993 and built it around graphics chips that ended up powering everything from video games to modern AI, which is the business version of a defender whose work makes the whole team possible. His defending is the best part of his card. He reads the striker's run early, steps in to intercept and wins his tackles cleanly.
His physical strength is right behind his defending, so he holds his ground in aerial duels and is very hard to push off the ball. There is real sporting background here too. As a teenager he was a serious competitive table tennis player, and table tennis rewards quick hands, fast reactions and reading spin before the ball arrives, all of which help a center back anticipate a deflection or a bobbling clearance. He studied electrical engineering at Oregon State and later at Stanford, so the methodical side of the job comes naturally. His passing grades out well enough to start attacks from the back.
Pace is the soft spot. He should not be left one on one with a fast striker in open space, so pair him with a quicker center back or play a deeper line. His next best spots are goalkeeper and central midfield, which shows his card is stronger than just a stopper. He has led Nvidia as chief executive since its founding, and that kind of long, steady tenure is what a manager wants from a center back. For a drafter, he is a dependable anchor. Take him early if your back line needs a leader.
Plays like A rock solid center back who builds the team from the back
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Jensen Huang in other sports
- FootballOffensive lineman91OVR
- BasketballCenter80OVR
- HockeyLeft wing79OVR
- SoccerCenter back85OVR
- BaseballDesignated hitter85OVR
- GolfGolfer80OVR
Jensen Huang in real life
Real life
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
- Lived
- Born 1963
- From
- Taiwan, United States
- Known as
- entrepreneur, engineer, businessperson, computer scientist
- Sport
- table tennis
- Honors
- IEEE Founders Medal, Time 100, Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, National Medal of Science, and 1 more
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Questions about Jensen Huang in soccer
- What position would Jensen Huang play in soccer?
- Center back. In Legends Draft Soccer the position leans hardest on defending and physical, where Jensen Huang rates 91 and 85. The next best spots are goalkeeper (74) and central midfielder (73).
- What is Jensen Huang's rating in Legends Draft Soccer?
- 85 at center back, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
- What is Jensen Huang's best attribute?
- Defending, at 91. The weakest is pace, at 56.
- Are these ratings real?
- No. Legends Draft Soccer is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.
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