Jeff
Zgonina
Madden Career 1995-2008 - Peak 85 OVR
Jeff Zgonina Madden Career 1995-2008 - Peak 85 OVR
2007 Current
Peak 2005
Seasons Played
Jeff Zgonina Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 85 OVR in Madden NFL 2006 (age 35)
- Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1995 through Madden NFL 2008)
- Entered at 84 OVR in Madden NFL 1995, climbed 1 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 36 points into Madden NFL 2000
- Played for 5 franchises: Steelers, Panthers, Rams, Dolphins, Texans
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2008 at 78 OVR
Jeff Zgonina 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 | PRC | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | CAR | BTK | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | POW | PUR | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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1995 * 1994 NFL season
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DT | 84* | 16 | - | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | 43 | - | 74 | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1996 * 1995 NFL season
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DT | 59* | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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DT | 43* | 33 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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DT | 79* | 46 | 48 | 55 | 83 | - | - | 78 | - | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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RDT | 61 | 48 | 55 | 44 | 81 | 37 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 68 | - | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 26 | - | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 23 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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RDT | 76 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 88 | 38 | 68 | 75 | 84 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 30 | - | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 27 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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DT | 81 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 88 | 38 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 74 | - | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 30 | - | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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2006 2005 NFL season
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DT | 85 | 57 | 68 | 56 | 86 | 38 | 68 | 75 | - | 86 | - | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 30 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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2007 2006 NFL season
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DT | 83 | 55 | 65 | 52 | 84 | 38 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 82 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | - | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 30 | 32 | 83 | - | 74 | 28 | 29 | - | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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2008 2007 NFL season
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DT | 78 | 55 | 65 | 52 | 82 | 38 | 68 | 75 | - | 86 | 82 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 80 | 56 | 74 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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 Jeff Zgonina
NFL career stats:
View Jeff Zgonina's NFL stats & grades →
Jeff Zgonina Madden Ratings by Year
Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 1995 rating: 84 OVR (1994 NFL season, PIT). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 1996 rating: 59 OVR (1995 NFL season, CAR). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 1998 rating: 43 OVR (1997 NFL season, STL). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2000 rating: 79 OVR (1999 NFL season, STL). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2002 rating: 61 OVR (2001 NFL season, STL). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2003 rating: 76 OVR (2002 NFL season, STL). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2004 rating: 81 OVR (2003 NFL season, MIA). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2006 rating: 85 OVR (2005 NFL season, MIA). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2007 rating: 83 OVR (2006 NFL season, MIA). Jeff Zgonina Madden NFL 2008 rating: 78 OVR (2007 NFL season, HOU).