Warren Sapp Madden Career 1996-2008 - Peak 99 OVR
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The disruptive engine of a great defense, and back-to-back 99s
Warren Sapp was a unanimous All-American at Miami who swept the major defensive awards, and Tampa Bay took him 12th in 1995 to be the disruptive heart of its defense. He was a quick-twitch interior rusher who changed how the position was played, generating pressure up the middle in a way that made the Buccaneers' Tampa-2 scheme terrifying.
The Madden card is a Hall of Fame arc, with the pre-1997 numbers glitching on the old conversion scale before settling into what he really was. He climbed to back-to-back 99s in Madden NFL 02 and 03, the ceiling for a defender who had won Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 and anchored a unit that was among the best in the league. Those two 99s came right around the peak of the Bucs' dominance.
He won Super Bowl XXXVII to cap the 2002 season, finished with 96.5 sacks from the interior, a staggering total for a tackle, and closed his career with Oakland before going into the Hall of Fame in 2013. Tampa Bay retired his number 99. Sapp was as brash and quotable as he was dominant, a personality who backed up every word, and his consecutive 99s are the fair record of an interior rusher who helped make the modern three-technique a premium position.
Warren Sapp Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 99 OVR in Madden NFL 2002 (age 28)
- Appeared in 12 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1996 through Madden NFL 2008)
- Entered at 73 OVR in Madden NFL 1996, climbed 26 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 25 points into Madden NFL 1999
- Played for 2 franchises: Buccaneers, Raiders
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2008 at 89 OVR
Warren Sapp Madden Career Ratings
| 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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1996 * 1995 NFL season
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RDT | 73* | 53 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1997 1996 NFL season
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RDT | 39 | 43 | 23 | 46 | - | 31 | 56 | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1998 * 1997 NFL season
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RDT | 59* | 59 | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1999 1998 NFL season
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RDT | 84* | 65 | 75 | 75 | 82 | - | - | 9 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2000 1999 NFL season
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RDT | 95* | 59 | 65 | 69 | 92 | - | - | 83 | - | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 2001 NFL season
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RDT | 99 | 66 | 85 | 70 | 95 | 54 | 90 | 96 | 98 | 98 | - | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 18 | - | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | - |
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2003 2002 NFL season
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RDT | 99 | 61 | 95 | 65 | 92 | 54 | 75 | 84 | 96 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | - | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 24 | - |
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2004 2003 NFL season
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RDT | 98 | 65 | 91 | 66 | 87 | 54 | 75 | 83 | 96 | 92 | - | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | - | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 24 | 0 |
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2005 2004 NFL season
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RDT | 93 | 67 | 85 | 67 | 86 | 54 | 75 | 83 | 96 | 92 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 24 | - |
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2006 2005 NFL season
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RDT | 89 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 84 | 54 | 75 | 83 | - | 90 | - | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | - | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 24 | 0 |
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2007 2006 NFL season
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LDT | 86 | 65 | 82 | 66 | 82 | 54 | 75 | 83 | 96 | 88 | 85 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | - | 60 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | 21 | 75 | - | 84 | 17 | 12 | - | 17 | 24 | 0 |
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2008 2007 NFL season
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LDT | 89 | 67 | 85 | 66 | 82 | 54 | 75 | 83 | - | 87 | 85 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 78 | 64 | 85 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
Era Defensive Linemen who played alongside Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp Madden Ratings by Year
Warren Sapp Madden NFL 1996 rating: 73 OVR (1995 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 1997 rating: 39 OVR (1996 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 1998 rating: 59 OVR (1997 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 1999 rating: 84 OVR (1998 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2000 rating: 95 OVR (1999 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2002 rating: 99 OVR (2001 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2003 rating: 99 OVR (2002 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2004 rating: 98 OVR (2003 NFL season, TB). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2005 rating: 93 OVR (2004 NFL season, OAK). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2006 rating: 89 OVR (2005 NFL season, OAK). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2007 rating: 86 OVR (2006 NFL season, OAK). Warren Sapp Madden NFL 2008 rating: 89 OVR (2007 NFL season, OAK).