Tony Gonzalez Madden Career 1998-2014 - Peak 99 OVR
Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2014 rating

Tony Gonzalez Madden Career 1998-2014 - Peak 99 OVR

Position
TE
Team
Chiefs
Height
6'5"
Weight
247
College
California
DOB
Feb 27, 1976
Madden
1997-2013
95OVR
2013 Current
99OVR
Peak 2001
16
Seasons Played

The man who made the modern receiving tight end

Tony Gonzalez played basketball at California, and the hardwood showed in how he boxed out defenders and went up for the ball. Over seventeen years he turned tight end from a blocker who caught the occasional pass into a primary weapon defenses had to game-plan around.

Madden climbed him from a rookie 62 to a 99 by the 2002 edition, then held him in the high 90s for more than a decade. Fourteen Pro Bowls, a record for the position, 1,325 catches, more than 15,000 yards, and a first-ballot Hall of Fame nod in 2019 later, he retired as the greatest to play the spot and changed how offenses are built.

Tony Gonzalez Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 99 OVR in Madden NFL 2002 (age 25)
  • Appeared in 16 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1998 through Madden NFL 2014)
  • Entered at 62 OVR in Madden NFL 1998, climbed 37 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 25 points into Madden NFL 2002
  • Played for 2 franchises: Chiefs, Falcons
  • Listed as a tight end in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2014 at 95 OVR

Tony Gonzalez 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 ELU BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT RTE SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK PBK IBL TAK POW PUR MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
1998 *
1997 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 62* 66 - 59 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 33 - - - - - - 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1999
1998 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 83* 69 69 69 69 - - 56 - 78 - - - - - - - 78 69 - - - - - - 88 - - - - - - - - - - 19 - - - - - - - -
2000
1999 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 74* 64 64 67 67 - - 90 - 69 - - - - - - - 75 55 - - - - - - 73 - - - - - - - - - - 29 - - - - - - - -
2002
2001 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 99 80 85 75 75 90 93 92 86 93 - 27 24 24 24 - - 87 - - - - - - - 90 - - - - - - - 63 63 - 33 - - - - - 10 18 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 97 77 90 72 73 90 95 88 84 - - 31 - - - - - 86 - - - - - - - 88 - - - - - - - 61 59 - 34 - - - - - 15 22 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 97 80 90 75 71 94 95 88 84 91 - 31 28 28 28 - - 86 - - - - - - - 90 - - - - - - - 57 55 - 34 - - - - - 15 22 8
2005
2004 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 98 82 90 80 71 94 95 88 84 91 - 31 - - - - - 86 - - - - - - - 90 - - - - - - - 57 55 - 34 - - - - - 15 22 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 98 86 90 80 71 93 95 92 - 91 - 31 28 28 28 - - 76 - - - - - - - 91 - - - - - - - 57 52 - 34 - - - - - 15 22 8
2007
2006 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 97 84 85 78 69 92 95 92 84 94 15 31 28 28 28 - - 76 - 72 - 86 65 70 82 92 - - - - - - - 55 50 63 34 - 33 19 16 - 15 22 8
2008
2007 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 96 84 85 78 69 92 95 92 - 94 15 31 28 28 28 - - 76 - 65 - 86 65 70 82 92 86 96 - 97 97 97 92 55 50 63 34 25 33 19 16 25 15 22 8
2009
2008 NFL season
 Chiefs TE 98 86 82 80 72 92 98 97 90 95 15 31 28 28 28 - - 80 - 65 - 86 68 74 82 94 91 97 - 97 97 97 96 55 50 67 34 25 33 19 16 25 15 22 8
2010
2009 NFL season
 Falcons TE 98 82 82 80 72 90 98 97 90 - - - - - - - - 80 - - - - - - - 95 - - - - - - - 55 50 - 34 - - - - - - - 8
2011
2010 NFL season
 Falcons TE 98 82 81 80 72 90 98 97 90 99 15 31 15 10 5 5 10 80 - 65 - 86 68 74 85 95 94 97 - 98 98 98 96 55 50 67 34 25 49 19 16 25 15 22 8
2012
2011 NFL season
 Falcons TE 92 78 76 77 70 88 95 97 90 95 - - - - - - - - - - 60 - - 74 85 90 90 85 90 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2013
2012 NFL season
 Falcons TE 87 76 74 76 69 88 95 97 90 98 15 31 15 10 5 5 10 78 - 65 - 86 68 74 85 90 91 83 - 85 85 85 85 55 50 61 45 25 49 19 16 25 15 22 8
2014
2013 NFL season
 Falcons TE 95 78 - 78 70 88 95 97 90 99 15 31 15 10 5 5 10 81 - 65 - 86 68 74 85 96 92 94 - 92 92 92 85 61 51 66 45 25 49 19 16 25 15 22 8
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 Tight Ends who played alongside Tony Gonzalez

Travis Kelce Madden ratings
Travis Kelce
Madden NFL 2014-2026 - Chiefs
99
 Rob Gronkowski Madden ratings
Rob Gronkowski
Madden NFL 2011-2022 - Buccaneers
99
 Antonio Gates Madden ratings
Antonio Gates
Madden NFL 2005-2018 - Chargers
99
 Tony Gonzalez Madden ratings
Tony Gonzalez
Madden NFL 1998-2014 - Falcons
99
 Chris Cooley Madden ratings
Chris Cooley
Madden NFL 2005-2013 - Commanders
98
 Jimmy Graham Madden ratings
Jimmy Graham
Madden NFL 2011-2022 - Bears
97
 Jason Witten Madden ratings
Jason Witten
Madden NFL 2004-2021 - Raiders
97
 Kellen Winslow Madden ratings
Kellen Winslow
Madden NFL 2005-2014 - Jets
97
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Tony Gonzalez Madden Ratings by Year

Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 1998 rating: 62 OVR (1997 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 1999 rating: 83 OVR (1998 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2000 rating: 74 OVR (1999 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2002 rating: 99 OVR (2001 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2003 rating: 97 OVR (2002 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2004 rating: 97 OVR (2003 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2005 rating: 98 OVR (2004 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2006 rating: 98 OVR (2005 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2007 rating: 97 OVR (2006 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2008 rating: 96 OVR (2007 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2009 rating: 98 OVR (2008 NFL season, KC). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2010 rating: 98 OVR (2009 NFL season, ATL). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2011 rating: 98 OVR (2010 NFL season, ATL). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2012 rating: 92 OVR (2011 NFL season, ATL). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2013 rating: 87 OVR (2012 NFL season, ATL). Tony Gonzalez Madden NFL 2014 rating: 95 OVR (2013 NFL season, ATL).