Desmond Howard Madden Career 1994-2003 - Peak 93 OVR
Desmond Howard Madden NFL 2003 rating

Desmond Howard Madden Career 1994-2003 - Peak 93 OVR

Position
WR
Team
Height
5'10"
Weight
185
College
Michigan
DOB
May 15, 1970
Madden
1993-2002
65OVR
2002 Current
93OVR
Peak 1999
7
Seasons Played

Desmond Howard Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 93 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 2000
  • Appeared in 7 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1994 through Madden NFL 2003)
  • Entered at 46 OVR in Madden NFL 1994, climbed 47 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 46 points into Madden NFL 1996
  • Played for 5 franchises: Commanders, Jaguars, Raiders, Packers, Lions
  • Listed as a wide receiver in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2003 at 65 OVR

Desmond 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 STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR THP TAS TAM TAD CAR BTK CTH RBK PBK TAK KPW KAC
1994 *
1993 NFL season
Commanders WR 46* 66 - 26 - - - - - - - - - - 20 7 13 - - - - -
1996 *
1995 NFL season
Jaguars WR 92* 86 - 79 - - - - - 99 - - - - 33 20 46 - - - - -
1998 *
1997 NFL season
Raiders WR 66* 66 - 66 - - - - - - - - - - 33 20 26 - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
Raiders WR 88* 88 85 88 48 - - 9 - 75 - - - - 64 64 64 - - 14 - -
2000
1999 NFL season
Packers WR 93* 93 90 93 47 - - 87 - 75 - - - - 73 49 58 - - 9 - -
2002
2001 NFL season
Lions WR 68 88 92 93 50 73 70 85 59 71 15 10 10 10 66 - 59 27 14 10 17 19
2003
2002 NFL season
Lions WR 65 86 89 92 41 73 76 78 59 - 19 - - - 65 - 63 32 19 11 21 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.

Desmond Howard Madden Ratings by Year

Desmond Howard Madden NFL 1994 rating: 46 OVR (1993 NFL season, WSH). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 1996 rating: 92 OVR (1995 NFL season, JAX). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 1998 rating: 66 OVR (1997 NFL season, OAK). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 1999 rating: 88 OVR (1998 NFL season, OAK). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 2000 rating: 93 OVR (1999 NFL season, GB). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 2002 rating: 68 OVR (2001 NFL season, DET). Desmond Howard Madden NFL 2003 rating: 65 OVR (2002 NFL season, DET).