Erik
Howard
Madden Career 1992-1997 - Peak 78 OVR
Erik Howard Madden Career 1992-1997 - Peak 78 OVR
Position
DT
Team
Height
6'4"
Weight
275
College
Washington St.
DOB
Nov 12, 1964
Madden
1991-1996
1996 Current
Peak 1994
Seasons Played
Erik Howard Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 78 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1995
- Appeared in 6 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1992 through Madden NFL 1997)
- Entered at 46 OVR in Madden NFL 1992, climbed 32 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 32 points into Madden NFL 1995
- Played for 2 franchises: Giants, Jets
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 1997 at 50 OVR
Erik Howard 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 | JMP | STA | AWR | CAR | BTK | CTH | TAK | PUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1992 * 1991 NFL season
|
|
NT | 46* | 33 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
|
1993 * 1992 NFL season
|
|
NT | 40* | 33 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
|
1994 * 1993 NFL season
|
|
NT | 46* | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
|
1995 * 1994 NFL season
|
|
RDT | 78* | 43 | - | 58 | - | - | 99 | - | - | - | 50 | 36 |
|
1996 * 1995 NFL season
|
|
LDE | 69* | 40 | - | 33 | - | - | 73 | - | - | 20 | 66 | 66 |
|
1997 1996 NFL season
|
|
DT | 50 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 47 | - |
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 Defensive Linemen who played alongside Erik Howard
Erik Howard Madden Ratings by Year
Erik Howard Madden NFL 1992 rating: 46 OVR (1991 NFL season, NYG). Erik Howard Madden NFL 1993 rating: 40 OVR (1992 NFL season, NYG). Erik Howard Madden NFL 1994 rating: 46 OVR (1993 NFL season, NYG). Erik Howard Madden NFL 1995 rating: 78 OVR (1994 NFL season, NYG). Erik Howard Madden NFL 1996 rating: 69 OVR (1995 NFL season, NYJ). Erik Howard Madden NFL 1997 rating: 50 OVR (1996 NFL season, NYJ).
