Brian Dawkins Madden Career 1997-2012 - Peak 99 OVR
Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2012 rating

Brian Dawkins Madden Career 1997-2012 - Peak 99 OVR

Position
SS
Team
Eagles
Height
6'0"
Weight
210
College
Clemson
DOB
Oct 13, 1973
Madden
1996-2011
87OVR
2011 Current
99OVR
Peak 2003
15
Seasons Played

Weapon X, the emotional heartbeat of the Eagles

Brian Dawkins was the emotional heartbeat of Philadelphia, a hard-hitting, versatile safety who could cover, blitz and play the run with equal ferocity. His intensity earned him the nickname Weapon X, and his pregame energy became legendary.

Madden climbed him to a 99 in the 2004 edition, one of the first true do-everything defenders, a player who could line up anywhere and change a game. Thirteen years in Philadelphia and three in Denver, nine Pro Bowls, 37 interceptions, 26 sacks and 39 forced fumbles later, a stat line almost no safety matches, he went into the Hall of Fame in 2018, Clemson's first enshrinee.

Brian Dawkins Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 99 OVR in Madden NFL 2004 (age 29)
  • Appeared in 15 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1997 through Madden NFL 2012)
  • Entered at 25 OVR in Madden NFL 1997, climbed 74 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 54 points into Madden NFL 1998
  • Played for 2 franchises: Eagles, Broncos
  • Listed as a defensive back in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2012 at 87 OVR

Brian Dawkins 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 PAC TOR CAR BTK TRK BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK PBK IBL TAK POW PUR BSH MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
1997
1996 NFL season
 Eagles FS 25 71 84 90 - 40 51 - - 47 - - - - - - - 18 18 - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - 39 - - - - - - - - -
1998 *
1997 NFL season
 Eagles FS 79* 86 - 73 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53 - - - - - - - - - 26 - - - - - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
 Eagles FS 83* 80 83 83 58 - - 9 - 71 - - - - - - - 24 29 - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - 71 - - - - - - - - -
2000
1999 NFL season
 Eagles FS 83* 83 83 84 53 - - 76 - 75 - - - - - - - 49 32 - - - - - 59 - - - - - - - - - 67 - - - - - - - - -
2002
2001 NFL season
 Eagles FS 89 86 88 86 63 75 87 91 87 87 - 10 18 18 18 - - 43 - - - - - - 65 - - - - - - 25 14 - 73 - - - - - - 19 18 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 Eagles FS 98 89 97 91 66 75 96 91 87 - - 15 - - - - - 52 - - - - - - 71 - - - - - - 30 19 - 78 - - - - - - 23 22 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Eagles FS 99 91 97 91 66 82 96 91 87 94 - 15 22 22 22 - - 52 - - - - - - 71 - - - - - - 30 19 - 84 - - - - - - 23 22 15
2005
2004 NFL season
 Eagles FS 98 90 94 90 63 82 96 84 95 91 - 15 - - - - - 52 - - - - - - 67 - - - - - - 30 19 - 84 - - - - - - 23 22 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Eagles FS 98 90 94 90 63 83 96 84 - 92 - 15 22 22 22 - - 52 - - - - - - 65 - - - - - - 30 19 - 84 - - - - - - 23 22 15
2007
2006 NFL season
 Eagles FS 98 90 92 92 63 87 96 88 95 92 95 15 22 22 22 - - 52 - 60 60 45 84 86 67 - - - - - - 30 19 30 80 - 92 - 85 98 - 23 22 15
2008
2007 NFL season
 Eagles FS 97 88 89 90 71 90 96 88 - 85 94 15 22 22 22 - - 52 - 10 60 45 84 86 63 40 45 15 15 15 25 30 19 30 80 97 89 - 70 90 60 23 22 15
2009
2008 NFL season
 Eagles FS 92 88 87 88 78 90 90 85 96 82 88 15 22 22 22 - - 70 - 10 60 45 84 86 60 40 45 15 15 15 25 30 19 30 84 94 88 - 60 85 60 23 22 50
2010
2009 NFL season
 Broncos FS 92 85 87 86 70 89 90 85 96 - - - - - - - - 70 - - - - - - 60 - - - - - - - - - 73 - - - - - - - - 50
2011
2010 NFL season
 Broncos SS 90 85 87 86 67 88 90 85 96 96 93 15 15 10 10 15 15 70 - 10 60 45 84 86 60 40 45 15 15 15 25 30 19 30 73 88 87 - 65 83 52 23 22 50
2012
2011 NFL season
 Broncos SS 87 84 85 83 67 85 90 85 96 92 87 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 85 84 65 65 80 52 - - -
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 Backs who played alongside Brian Dawkins

Richard Sherman Madden ratings
Richard Sherman
Madden NFL 2012-2021 - 49ers
99
 Darrelle Revis Madden ratings
Darrelle Revis
Madden NFL 2008-2017 - Jets
99
 Champ Bailey Madden ratings
Champ Bailey
Madden NFL 2000-2015 - Saints
99
 Troy Polamalu Madden ratings
Troy Polamalu
Madden NFL 2004-2015 - Steelers
99
 Ed Reed Madden ratings
Ed Reed
Madden NFL 2003-2014 - Texans
99
 Nnamdi Asomugha Madden ratings
Nnamdi Asomugha
Madden NFL 2005-2014 - 49ers
99
 Brian Dawkins Madden ratings
Brian Dawkins
Madden NFL 1997-2012 - Broncos
99
 Bob Sanders Madden ratings
Bob Sanders
Madden NFL 2005-2011 - Colts
99
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Brian Dawkins Madden Ratings by Year

Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 1997 rating: 25 OVR (1996 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 1998 rating: 79 OVR (1997 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 1999 rating: 83 OVR (1998 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2000 rating: 83 OVR (1999 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2002 rating: 89 OVR (2001 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2003 rating: 98 OVR (2002 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2004 rating: 99 OVR (2003 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2005 rating: 98 OVR (2004 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2006 rating: 98 OVR (2005 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2007 rating: 98 OVR (2006 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2008 rating: 97 OVR (2007 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2009 rating: 92 OVR (2008 NFL season, PHI). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2010 rating: 92 OVR (2009 NFL season, DEN). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2011 rating: 90 OVR (2010 NFL season, DEN). Brian Dawkins Madden NFL 2012 rating: 87 OVR (2011 NFL season, DEN).