Howard
Cross
Madden Career 1992-2002 - Peak 87 OVR
Howard Cross Madden Career 1992-2002 - Peak 87 OVR
2001 Current
Peak 1998
Seasons Played
Howard Cross Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 87 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1999
- Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1992 through Madden NFL 2002)
- Entered at 30 OVR in Madden NFL 1992, climbed 57 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 39 points into Madden NFL 1995
- Played for the Giants across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a tight end in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2002 at 68 OVR
Howard Cross Madden Career Ratings
Scale (starred* rows)
Only the starred 1-15-era seasons convert; modern rows stay 0-99.
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | CAR | BTK | CTH | RBK | PBK | TAK | KPW | KAC |
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1992 * 1991 NFL season
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TE | 30* | 40 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1993 * 1992 NFL season
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TE | 39* | 46 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 7 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1994 * 1993 NFL season
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TE | 43* | 46 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 20 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1995 * 1994 NFL season
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TE | 82* | 50 | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | 98 | - | - | - | - | 58 | 36 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1996 * 1995 NFL season
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TE | 59* | 59 | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 53 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1997 1996 NFL season
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TE | 42 | 50 | 38 | 58 | - | 90 | 77 | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 22 | 26 | - | - | 17 | - | - |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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TE | 49* | 53 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 33 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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1999 1998 NFL season
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TE | 87* | 53 | 62 | 67 | 76 | - | - | 64 | - | 99 | - | - | - | - | 74 | 67 | 62 | - | - | 19 | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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TE | 80* | 56 | 64 | 64 | 76 | - | - | 93 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | 75 | 44 | 64 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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TE | 68 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 76 | 48 | 63 | 70 | 82 | 68 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 62 | - | 59 | 67 | 71 | 29 | 27 | 20 |
How to read these:
Each row is the player’s rating in that year’s Madden, listed by
the NFL season it covers (Madden NFL 2001 = the 2000 season). Madden sets its
ratings before the season is played, so they reflect the
previous season’s performance - a player’s
breakout year tends to show up as a jump in the following year’s game.
About the starred rows*:
Several early Madden releases rated players on a
1-15 scale, as printed in the game manuals,
rather than the modern 0-99. We store those ratings converted
to 0-99 (each manual point is about 6.6) so you can compare
players across eras at a glance - use the
0-99 / 1-15 toggle above the table to
see the original numbers on those seasons. EA didn’t publish
an overall rating in those games, so the
OVR* values for
those years are our own calculation, the average of the
player’s two best ratings.
Note:
Some Madden releases tracked fewer attributes than others. Cells shown as - were not
published by EA that year.
Era Tight Ends who played alongside Howard Cross
NFL career stats:
View Howard Cross's NFL stats & grades →
Howard Cross Madden Ratings by Year
Howard Cross Madden NFL 1992 rating: 30 OVR (1991 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1993 rating: 39 OVR (1992 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1994 rating: 43 OVR (1993 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1995 rating: 82 OVR (1994 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1996 rating: 59 OVR (1995 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1997 rating: 42 OVR (1996 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1998 rating: 49 OVR (1997 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 1999 rating: 87 OVR (1998 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 2000 rating: 80 OVR (1999 NFL season, NYG). Howard Cross Madden NFL 2002 rating: 68 OVR (2001 NFL season, NYG).