Jerry Rice Madden Career 1992-2005 - Peak 99 OVR
Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2005 rating

Jerry Rice Madden Career 1992-2005 - Peak 99 OVR

Position
WR
Team
49ers
Height
6'2"
Weight
200
College
Miss. Valley St.
DOB
Oct 13, 1962
Madden
1991-2004
86OVR
2004 Current
99OVR
Peak 1991
13
Seasons Played

1,549 catches, 22,895 receiving yards, Hall of Fame in 2010

Jerry Rice was born on October 13, 1962 in Starkville, Mississippi, played at Mississippi Valley State and was drafted 16th overall by San Francisco in 1985. He was named Offensive Player of the Year in 1987 after catching 22 touchdown passes in a twelve-game season, and he was MVP of Super Bowl XXIII in January 1989 with 215 receiving yards against Cincinnati. Madden NFL 92 put him at a calculated 99 for the 1991 season.

San Francisco won Super Bowl XXIX after the 1994 season, and Madden NFL 95 again listed him at a calculated 99. On August 31, 1997 he tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee against Tampa Bay, ending a streak of 189 consecutive games. He returned for a full 1998 season and was selected to the Pro Bowl again, and Madden NFL 2000 graded the 1999 season at a calculated 95.

He signed with Oakland in 2001 and played in Super Bowl XXXVII after the 2002 season. In 2003, at 41, he led the Raiders with 63 catches for 869 yards, and Madden NFL 04 rated him 90 for that season. Oakland traded him to Seattle in October 2004. He announced his retirement on September 5, 2005 with 1,549 receptions, 22,895 receiving yards and 197 receiving touchdowns, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Jerry Rice Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 99 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1992
  • Appeared in 13 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1992 through Madden NFL 2005)
  • Biggest single-year rise: 10 points into Madden NFL 1995
  • Played for 2 franchises: 49ers, Raiders
  • Listed as a wide receiver in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2005 at 86 OVR

Jerry Rice 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 KRN
1992 *
1991 NFL season
 49ers WR 99* 86 - 99 - - - - - - - - - - 99 59 86 - - - - - -
1993 *
1992 NFL season
 49ers WR 82* 66 - 79 - - - - - - - - - - 86 53 79 - - - - - -
1994 *
1993 NFL season
 49ers WR 89* 79 - 79 - - - - - - - - - - 99 73 73 - - - - - -
1995 *
1994 NFL season
 49ers WR 99* 90 - 98 - - - - - 74 - - - - 99 36 99 - - - - - -
1996 *
1995 NFL season
 49ers WR 95* 92 - 79 - - - - - 92 - - - - 86 33 99 - - - - - -
1997
1996 NFL season
 49ers WR 98 93 82 88 - 96 88 - - 100 - - - - 60 48 100 - - 7 - - -
1998 *
1997 NFL season
 49ers WR 99* 86 - 99 - - - - - - - - - - 92 53 99 - - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
 49ers WR 99* 80 95 99 67 - - 42 - 99 - - - - 90 90 99 - - 9 - - -
2000
1999 NFL season
 49ers WR 95* 80 90 95 57 - - 67 - 95 - - - - 80 64 92 - - 24 - - -
2002
2001 NFL season
 Raiders WR 80 79 79 84 54 74 84 67 79 99 21 15 15 15 67 - 90 37 12 9 16 19 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 Raiders WR 84 82 83 83 55 74 85 51 85 - 25 - - - 66 - 93 42 17 10 20 23 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Raiders WR 90 87 88 89 58 78 85 81 85 99 25 19 19 19 60 - 95 37 20 10 20 23 20
2005
2004 NFL season
 Raiders WR 86 85 81 84 55 78 85 81 85 99 25 - - - 58 - 94 35 20 10 20 23 -
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 Wide Receivers who played alongside Jerry Rice

Larry Fitzgerald Madden ratings
Larry Fitzgerald
Madden NFL 2005-2021 - Cardinals
99
 Randy Moss Madden ratings
Randy Moss
Madden NFL 1999-2013 - 49ers
99
 Marvin Harrison Madden ratings
Marvin Harrison
Madden NFL 1997-2010 - FREEAGENT
99
 Terrell Owens Madden ratings
Terrell Owens
Madden NFL 1997-2010 - Bills
99
 Herman Moore Madden ratings
Herman Moore
Madden NFL 1992-2003 - Giants
99
 Andre Johnson Madden ratings
Andre Johnson
Madden NFL 2004-2017 - Titans
98
 Torry Holt Madden ratings
Torry Holt
Madden NFL 2000-2011 - Patriots
98
 Chad Johnson Madden ratings
Chad Johnson
Madden NFL 2002-2009
98

Jerry Rice Madden Ratings by Year

Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1992 rating: 99 OVR (1991 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1993 rating: 82 OVR (1992 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1994 rating: 89 OVR (1993 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1995 rating: 99 OVR (1994 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1996 rating: 95 OVR (1995 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1997 rating: 98 OVR (1996 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1998 rating: 99 OVR (1997 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 1999 rating: 99 OVR (1998 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2000 rating: 95 OVR (1999 NFL season, SF). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2002 rating: 80 OVR (2001 NFL season, OAK). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2003 rating: 84 OVR (2002 NFL season, OAK). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2004 rating: 90 OVR (2003 NFL season, OAK). Jerry Rice Madden NFL 2005 rating: 86 OVR (2004 NFL season, OAK).