Kwamie Lassiter Madden Career 1998-2004 - Peak 92 OVR
The undrafted Cardinal whose four picks ended a 15-year drought
On the final Sunday of the 1998 season, Kwamie Lassiter intercepted Chargers quarterback Craig Whelihan four times in a 16-13 win, and Arizona clinched its first playoff berth in 15 years. An undrafted free agent out of Kansas who had come up through Butler County Community College, he had the game of his life exactly when the franchise needed it.
Lassiter was no one-day story. In 2001 he set career highs with nine interceptions and 112 tackles and earned Pro Bowl alternate recognition, and he closed with 25 interceptions across eight years in Arizona plus stops in San Diego and St. Louis. He was a heady, sure-tackling safety on Cardinals teams that gave him little help.
His best Madden grade landed right after that peak season. He sat at 84 in the 2000 and 2001 editions before jumping to a 92 in the 2002 game, the reward for those nine picks, then eased back into the mid-80s through 2005. Lassiter died on January 6, 2019, at age 49, suffering a heart attack while exercising.
Kwamie Lassiter Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 92 OVR in Madden NFL 2003 (age 32)
- Appeared in 6 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1998 through Madden NFL 2004)
- Entered at 82 OVR in Madden NFL 1998, climbed 10 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 8 points into Madden NFL 2003
- Played for 2 franchises: Cardinals, Chargers
- Listed as a defensive back in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2004 at 87 OVR
Kwamie Lassiter Madden Career Ratings
| 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 |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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DB | 82* | 86 | - | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | 33 | - | - | - |
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1999 1998 NFL season
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FS | 80* | 80 | 78 | 81 | 55 | - | - | 9 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 19 | 22 | - | - | 37 | - | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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FS | 80* | 78 | 78 | 82 | 53 | - | - | 67 | - | 75 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 32 | 62 | - | - | 69 | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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FS | 84 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 58 | 74 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 86 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 46 | - | 67 | 25 | 18 | 66 | 13 | 16 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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FS | 92 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 66 | 74 | 95 | 81 | 81 | - | 25 | - | - | - | 52 | - | 72 | 30 | 22 | 73 | 18 | 20 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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SS | 87 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 65 | 74 | 95 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 52 | - | 70 | 30 | 22 | 68 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
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Kwamie Lassiter Madden Ratings by Year
Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 1998 rating: 82 OVR (1997 NFL season, ARI). Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 1999 rating: 80 OVR (1998 NFL season, ARI). Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 2000 rating: 80 OVR (1999 NFL season, ARI). Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 2002 rating: 84 OVR (2001 NFL season, ARI). Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 2003 rating: 92 OVR (2002 NFL season, ARI). Kwamie Lassiter Madden NFL 2004 rating: 87 OVR (2003 NFL season, SD).