Keyshawn Johnson Madden Career 1997-2007 - Peak 92 OVR
Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2007 rating

Keyshawn Johnson Madden Career 1997-2007 - Peak 92 OVR

Position
WR
Team
Jets
Height
6'4"
Weight
211
College
USC
DOB
Jul 22, 1972
Madden
1996-2006
87OVR
2006 Current
92OVR
Peak 1999
10
Seasons Played

A first overall pick who moved the chains and won a ring

Keyshawn Johnson was as confident off the field as he was physical on it, a big possession receiver who bullied defensive backs and moved the chains. The USC product went first overall in 1996 and gave the Jets and later Tampa Bay a reliable number one.

Madden climbed him from a 61 early to a 95 by the 2000 edition. He won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers and made three Pro Bowls, a productive career built on toughness rather than top-end speed.

Keyshawn Johnson Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 92 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 2000
  • Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1997 through Madden NFL 2007)
  • Entered at 61 OVR in Madden NFL 1997, climbed 31 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 18 points into Madden NFL 1998
  • Played for 4 franchises: Jets, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Panthers
  • Listed as a wide receiver in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2007 at 87 OVR

Keyshawn Johnson 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 RBK PBK IBL TAK PUR MCV ZCV KPW KAC KRN
1997
1996 NFL season
 Jets WR 61 81 62 70 - 88 67 - - 60 - - - - - 34 21 - - - - - 64 - - - 10 - - - - - -
1998 *
1997 NFL season
 Jets WR 79* 79 - 79 - - - - - - - - - - - 53 40 - - - - - 59 - - - - - - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
 Jets WR 86* 85 84 87 57 - - 26 - 75 - - - - - 78 69 - - - - - 78 - - - 9 - - - - - -
2000
1999 NFL season
 Jets WR 92* 92 92 93 57 - - 78 - 90 - - - - - 82 69 - - - - - 91 - - - 24 - - - - - -
2002
2001 NFL season
 Buccaneers WR 92 89 90 90 61 92 95 94 93 93 - 11 24 24 24 88 - - - - - - 92 45 40 - 28 - - - 21 21 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 Buccaneers WR 92 88 88 90 60 93 99 93 93 - - 16 - - - 87 - - - - - - 95 49 43 - 29 - - - 25 25 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Buccaneers WR 91 86 89 89 60 91 99 93 93 93 - 16 28 28 28 77 - - - - - - 95 49 43 - 29 - - - 25 25 30
2005
2004 NFL season
 Cowboys WR 87 86 85 86 58 87 99 93 93 90 - 16 - - - 77 - - - - - - 92 59 43 - 29 - - - 25 25 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Cowboys WR 87 86 85 86 58 87 99 93 - 90 - 16 28 28 28 77 - - - - - - 92 59 43 - 29 - - - 25 25 30
2007
2006 NFL season
 Panthers WR 87 86 85 86 67 88 97 89 93 90 18 16 28 28 28 77 - 65 89 75 72 68 91 59 43 78 35 21 16 19 25 25 25
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 Keyshawn Johnson

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

Keyshawn Johnson Madden Ratings by Year

Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 1997 rating: 61 OVR (1996 NFL season, NYJ). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 1998 rating: 79 OVR (1997 NFL season, NYJ). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 1999 rating: 86 OVR (1998 NFL season, NYJ). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2000 rating: 92 OVR (1999 NFL season, NYJ). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2002 rating: 92 OVR (2001 NFL season, TB). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2003 rating: 92 OVR (2002 NFL season, TB). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2004 rating: 91 OVR (2003 NFL season, TB). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2005 rating: 87 OVR (2004 NFL season, DAL). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2006 rating: 87 OVR (2005 NFL season, DAL). Keyshawn Johnson Madden NFL 2007 rating: 87 OVR (2006 NFL season, CAR).