Is the role that makeup plays in player development straight forward? Meaning the higher the makeup the better the effect on ratings increases overtime?

I know there are a lot of variables to player dev like games played, coaching staff etc but is there a hard fast guideline on makeup? Is makeup of 25 considered “bad”?

At a high level, yeah, I do believe from what I've seen that higher makeup plays a role in player development and injury recovery.

Is 25 considered "bad"? I mean, would you consider a Contact rating of 25 bad? Sure, but like everything else it's relative. I can't tell you what it actually means in terms of the number of ratings points that guy would leave undeveloped versus a guy with a 65 or 95 makeup but I think it's safe to say if you can expect a player like that to increase a little less than a similar player with higher makeup over his first 5 years and to probably hit declines a year or two earlier than others with higher makeup too.

Could still be a useful player, just might not be a 15-year pro.

I haven't noticed any of my low makeup guys suffer developmentally over the years. I don't do med budgets but I hear it has an impact on injury recovery. Also probably affects player decline in old age and maybe demotion penalties but there too, I never demote so can't say definitively.

Makeup affects injury recovery, ditr bumps and aging.

Appreciate the feedback all!