Tony Banks Madden Career 1997-2006 - Peak 76 OVR

Tony Banks Madden Career 1997-2006 - Peak 76 OVR

Position

Team

Texans

Height

6'4"

Weight

230

College

Michigan St.

DOB

Apr 5, 1973

Madden

1996-2005

72OVR

2005 Current

76OVR

Peak 1997

Seasons Played

Tony Banks was born on April 5, 1973 in San Diego, California, played two years at San Diego Mesa College, then transferred to Michigan State. The St. Louis Rams took him 42nd overall in 1996, the first quarterback selected that year. He started 13 games as a rookie, made the PFWA All-Rookie Team, and fumbled 21 times. Madden NFL 98 carried a calculated 76 for his 1997 season.

St. Louis signed Trent Green and traded Banks to Baltimore in 1999 for fifth- and seventh-round picks. He replaced Scott Mitchell and Stoney Case and threw 17 touchdowns against eight interceptions for 2,136 yards, a season for which Madden NFL 2000 carried a calculated 71. Madden NFL 2001 then listed him at 83 for 2000, the highest of his career. Baltimore replaced him with Trent Dilfer that October and won Super Bowl XXXV.

Washington signed Banks in 2001, and he started 14 games and became the first quarterback to follow an 0-5 start with five straight wins. He joined Houston as David Carr's backup, spending 2002 on the roster without playing, a season for which Madden NFL 03 listed him at 64. He appeared in 14 games across 2003, 2004 and 2005, and the Texans released him on February 28, 2006. He finished with 1,278 completions on 2,356 attempts for 15,315 yards, 77 touchdowns and 73 interceptions.

Tony Banks Madden Career Milestones

Peak rating: 76 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1998
Appeared in 7 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1997 through Madden NFL 2006)
Entered at 4 OVR in Madden NFL 1997, climbed 72 points to his peak
Biggest single-year rise: 72 points into Madden NFL 1998
Played for 3 franchises: Rams, Ravens, Texans
Listed as a quarterback in every Madden release
Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2006 at 72 OVR

Scale (starred^* rows) Only the starred 1-15-era seasons convert; modern rows stay 0-99.

Madden	Pos	OVR	Speed	ACC	AGI	STR	JMP	STA	INJ	TGH	AWR	THP	TAC	TAS	TAM	TAD	CAR	BTK	CTH	RBK	PBK	TAK	KPW	KAC	KRN
1997 1996 NFL season	QB	4	44	60	50	-	35	47	-	-	47	66	54	-	-	-	60	18	8	-	-	8	-	-	-
1998 ^* 1997 NFL season	QB	76*	59	-	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	79	73	-	-	-	-	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999 1998 NFL season	QB	75*	71	71	71	56	-	-	4	-	80	69	59	-	-	-	49	55	9	-	-	9	-	-	-
2000 1999 NFL season	QB	71*	55	55	59	56	-	-	80	-	64	78	64	-	-	-	44	32	9	-	-	19	-	-	-
2004 2003 NFL season	QB	67	49	48	56	60	51	88	78	72	70	87	-	72	72	72	33	-	20	19	36	33	19	31	0
2005 2004 NFL season	QB	72	49	48	56	60	51	88	78	72	75	88	-	76	76	76	33	-	20	19	36	33	19	31	-
2006 2005 NFL season	QB	72	49	48	56	60	51	88	78	-	75	88	-	76	76	76	28	-	20	19	36	33	19	31	0

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 Quarterbacks who played alongside Tony Banks

Aaron Rodgers

Madden NFL 2006-2026 - Steelers

Tom Brady

Madden NFL 2003-2023 - Buccaneers

Drew Brees

Madden NFL 2002-2021 - Saints

Peyton Manning

Madden NFL 1999-2016 - Broncos

Drew Bledsoe

Madden NFL 1995-2007 - Cowboys

Brett Favre

Madden NFL 1994-2011 - Vikings

Daunte Culpepper

Madden NFL 2000-2010 - Lions

Eli Manning

Madden NFL 2005-2020 - Giants

#1	J.J. Watt DE Wisconsin	99
#2	DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson	99
#3	Andre Johnson WR Miami (FL)	98
#4	Mario Williams DE North Carolina St.	97
#5	Duane Brown LT Virginia Tech	96
#6	Arian Foster RB Tennessee	96
#7	DeMeco Ryans MLB Alabama	95
#8	Laremy Tunsil T Mississippi	95

Tony Banks Madden Ratings by Year

Tony Banks Madden NFL 1997 rating: 4 OVR (1996 NFL season, STL). Tony Banks Madden NFL 1998 rating: 76 OVR (1997 NFL season, STL). Tony Banks Madden NFL 1999 rating: 75 OVR (1998 NFL season, STL). Tony Banks Madden NFL 2000 rating: 71 OVR (1999 NFL season, BAL). Tony Banks Madden NFL 2004 rating: 67 OVR (2003 NFL season, HOU). Tony Banks Madden NFL 2005 rating: 72 OVR (2004 NFL season, HOU). Tony Banks Madden NFL 2006 rating: 72 OVR (2005 NFL season, HOU).