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Madden Player Ratings

Career arcs for players across 22 editions of Madden.

📈 What changed in Madden NFL 27 465 players' overall ratings moved at launch.

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👑 The 99 Club

Everyone who ever hit a perfect 99 overall

Aaron Donald RE · 2018–2024 ×7
Peyton Manning QB · 2006–2011 ×6
Ed Reed SS · 2006–2010 ×4
Tom Brady QB · 2009–2019 ×4
J.J. Watt RE · 2014–2017 ×4
Patrick Mahomes QB · 2021–2025 ×4
Antonio Gates TE · 2007–2012 ×3
Darrelle Revis CB · 2011–2013 ×3

Biggest climb from rookie rating to career peak

Richard Sherman CB · 52→99 +47
DeAndre Levy ROLB · 56→93 +37
Bruce Miller FB · 51→88 +37
Terrance Knighton DT · 51→88 +37
Aaron Brewer C · 54→90 +36
Tyreek Hill WR · 65→99 +34
Jordan Mailata LT · 62→96 +34
Jimmy Graham TE · 64→97 +33

🧠 Hit the Books

Biggest Awareness gain, football IQ quantified

Richard Sherman CB · 32→99 +67
LeGarrette Blount HB · 30→92 +62
Tyrann Mathieu SS · 40→98 +58
Jason Pierre-Paul ROLB · 39→97 +58
Pierre Garcon WR · 35→93 +58
Akiem Hicks LE · 39→96 +57
Emmanuel Sanders WR · 37→94 +57
Jared Veldheer LT · 31→88 +57

Biggest Strength gain since their rookie year

Josh Morgan WR · 46→72 +26
Tyrann Mathieu FS · 35→61 +26
Richard Sherman CB · 54→79 +25
DeAndre Hopkins WR · 54→79 +25
Justin Tuck LE · 66→88 +22
Mike Daniels RE · 73→94 +21
Adrian Peterson HB · 69→89 +20
Marshawn Lynch HB · 69→89 +20

The 99 Speed club

Tyreek Hill WR · 2020–2025 ×6
Chris Johnson HB · 2010–2014 ×5
DeSean Jackson WR · 2011–2012 ×2
Xavier Worthy WR · 2026–2027 ×2
Randy Moss WR · 2006–2006 ×1
DeAngelo Hall CB · 2009–2009 ×1
Devin Hester WR · 2010–2010 ×1

💎 Draft Day Steal

Lowest rookie rating who later reached 90+

Richard Sherman CB · peak 99 52
Aaron Brewer C · peak 90 54
DeAndre Levy ROLB · peak 93 56
Demario Davis MLB · peak 93 61
Darren Waller TE · peak 93 61
Jordan Mailata LT · peak 96 62
Mike Daniels RE · peak 92 62
Sebastian Vollmer RT · peak 91 62

🌱 Late Bloomer

Peaked deepest into their career

Matthew Stafford peak 99 in 2027 #18
Cameron Heyward peak 94 in 2026 #15
Kevin Zeitler peak 91 in 2026 #14
Trent Williams peak 99 in 2023 #13
Lane Johnson peak 99 in 2026 #13
Jake Matthews peak 89 in 2027 #13
Mike Evans peak 93 in 2026 #12
Danielle Hunter peak 92 in 2027 #12

⏳ Father Time

Biggest slide from career peak to final rating

Matt Schaub 89→59 · 16 eds −30
Andre Smith 92→64 · 12 eds −28
Ernie Sims 94→68 · 8 eds −26
Jim Kleinsasser 92→66 · 7 eds −26
Eli Manning 97→72 · 15 eds −25
Chris Johnson 99→75 · 8 eds −24
Nathan Vasher 92→68 · 7 eds −24
Alge Crumpler 96→73 · 7 eds −23

Biggest single-edition rating cut

Zak DeOssie 71→46 · 2013 −25
John Denney 64→44 · 2013 −20
Aaron Ripkowski 83→64 · 2019 −19
Nathan Peterman 68→50 · 2020 −18
Aaron Maybin 78→60 · 2011 −18
Orlando Franklin 90→72 · 2017 −18
Patrick DiMarco 84→67 · 2019 −17
Antwan Peek 81→64 · 2008 −17