Terrell Owens Madden Career 1997-2010 - Peak 99 OVR
Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2010 rating

Terrell Owens Madden Career 1997-2010 - Peak 99 OVR

Position
WR
Team
49ers
Height
6'3"
Weight
224
College
Chattanooga
DOB
Dec 7, 1973
Madden
1996-2009
91OVR
2009 Current
99OVR
Peak 2003
13
Seasons Played

Chattanooga third-rounder with 15,934 receiving yards

Terrell Owens was born on December 7, 1973 in Alexander City, Alabama, played at Tennessee-Chattanooga, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of 1996, 89th overall. Madden NFL 97 rated him 37 for that rookie season. On January 3, 1999 he caught a 25-yard touchdown from Steve Young with eight seconds left to beat Green Bay in a wild-card game, and Madden NFL 2000 put him at a calculated 94 for the 1999 season.

He caught 20 passes against Chicago on December 17, 2000, an NFL single-game record, and was a first-team All-Pro in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2007. Madden NFL 04 rated him 99 for 2003, his final season in San Francisco. He signed with Philadelphia in 2004, broke his right fibula that December, and returned for Super Bowl XXXIX in February 2005 to catch nine passes for 122 yards in a loss to New England.

Owens played for Dallas from 2006 through 2008, Buffalo in 2009 and Cincinnati in 2010. Madden NFL 09 rated him 98 for the 2008 season, when he started all 16 games. He finished 15 seasons with 1,078 receptions, 15,934 receiving yards, 153 receiving touchdowns and six Pro Bowl selections, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February 2018.

Terrell Owens Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 99 OVR in Madden NFL 2004 (age 29)
  • Appeared in 13 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1997 through Madden NFL 2010)
  • Entered at 37 OVR in Madden NFL 1997, climbed 62 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 42 points into Madden NFL 1998
  • Played for 4 franchises: 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Bills
  • Listed as a wide receiver in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2010 at 91 OVR

Terrell Owens 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
1997
1996 NFL season
 49ers WR 37 70 63 69 - 36 50 - - 37 - - - - - 54 14 - - - - - 31 - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - -
1998 *
1997 NFL season
 49ers WR 79* 79 - 79 - - - - - - - - - - - 53 33 - - - - - 53 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
 49ers WR 85* 85 82 85 60 - - 38 - 76 - - - - - 78 62 - - - - - 75 - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - -
2000
1999 NFL season
 49ers WR 94* 89 93 95 57 - - 89 - 85 - - - - - 75 67 - - - - - 90 - - - - - - - - - 24 - - - - - - - -
2002
2001 NFL season
 49ers WR 94 92 96 94 63 89 95 92 90 93 - 21 14 14 14 65 - - - - - - 91 - - - - - - 33 32 - 13 - - - - - 21 10 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 49ers WR 98 94 98 95 61 91 99 85 90 - - 25 - - - 71 - - - - - - 96 - - - - - - 40 36 - 14 - - - - - 33 15 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 49ers WR 99 97 98 95 68 95 99 85 90 95 - 25 31 31 31 61 - - - - - - 97 - - - - - - 35 27 - 14 - - - - - 33 15 21
2005
2004 NFL season
 Eagles WR 97 93 98 93 75 95 99 85 90 94 - 25 - - - 61 - - - - - - 93 - - - - - - 35 27 - 32 - - - - - 33 15 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Eagles WR 98 94 97 93 75 95 99 85 - 94 - 25 31 31 31 61 - - - - - - 95 - - - - - - 35 27 - 32 - - - - - 33 15 21
2007
2006 NFL season
 Cowboys WR 97 93 96 94 76 91 99 85 90 92 26 25 31 31 31 63 - 75 91 80 86 87 94 - - - - - - 35 27 35 32 - 28 18 24 - 33 15 21
2008
2007 NFL season
 Cowboys WR 94 93 96 94 79 91 99 85 - 92 26 25 31 31 31 63 - 80 92 96 86 88 89 82 82 92 92 92 98 35 27 35 32 15 28 18 24 25 33 15 21
2009
2008 NFL season
 Cowboys WR 98 96 94 94 82 90 99 82 94 95 26 25 31 31 31 70 - 80 92 96 86 88 89 87 97 96 96 96 99 35 27 35 32 15 28 18 24 25 33 15 70
2010
2009 NFL season
 Bills WR 91 89 91 97 44 85 95 82 94 - - - - - - 67 - - - - - - 84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70
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 Terrell Owens

Larry Fitzgerald Madden ratings
Larry Fitzgerald
Madden NFL 2005-2021 - Cardinals
99
 Calvin Johnson Madden ratings
Calvin Johnson
Madden NFL 2008-2016 - Lions
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
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Terrell Owens Madden Ratings by Year

Terrell Owens Madden NFL 1997 rating: 37 OVR (1996 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 1998 rating: 79 OVR (1997 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 1999 rating: 85 OVR (1998 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2000 rating: 94 OVR (1999 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2002 rating: 94 OVR (2001 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2003 rating: 98 OVR (2002 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2004 rating: 99 OVR (2003 NFL season, SF). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2005 rating: 97 OVR (2004 NFL season, PHI). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2006 rating: 98 OVR (2005 NFL season, PHI). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2007 rating: 97 OVR (2006 NFL season, DAL). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2008 rating: 94 OVR (2007 NFL season, DAL). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2009 rating: 98 OVR (2008 NFL season, DAL). Terrell Owens Madden NFL 2010 rating: 91 OVR (2009 NFL season, BUF).