Jason Ferguson Madden Career 1999-2010 - Peak 86 OVR

Jason Ferguson Madden Career 1999-2010 - Peak 86 OVR

Position

Team

Jets

Height

6'3"

Weight

310

College

Georgia

DOB

Nov 28, 1974

Madden

1998-2009

76OVR

2009 Current

86OVR

Peak 1999

Seasons Played

Jason Ferguson was a seventh-round pick in 1997 who turned into one of the most durable nose tackles of his era, doing the least glamorous work in football, first for the Jets and then in Dallas anchoring the 3-4, often reuniting with Bill Parcells.

Madden climbed him to an 86 peak and held him in the 80s for years, a nose tackle who ate blockers and freed the linebackers behind him, 159 games of steady work. He finished in Miami and retired in 2010, always exactly where he was supposed to be.

Jason Ferguson Madden Career Milestones

Peak rating: 86 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 2000
Appeared in 11 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1999 through Madden NFL 2010)
Entered at 74 OVR in Madden NFL 1999, climbed 12 points to his peak
Biggest single-year rise: 12 points into Madden NFL 2000
Played for 3 franchises: Jets, Cowboys, Dolphins
Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2010 at 76 OVR

Madden	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
1999 1998 NFL season	LDT	74*	40	43	43	81	-	-	9	-	67	-	-	-	-	-	7	14	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000 1999 NFL season	NT	86*	55	55	59	85	-	-	69	-	82	-	-	-	-	-	24	26	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002 2001 NFL season Did not play	DL	81	59	70	56	88	48	86	81	91	79	-	14	17	17	17	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	18	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	19	21	-
2003 2002 NFL season	LDT	72	50	58	52	87	49	70	52	89	-	-	19	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	22	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	23	25	-
2004 2003 NFL season	RDT	80	47	60	53	89	49	70	52	89	74	-	19	21	21	21	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	22	-	88	-	-	-	-	-	23	25	0
2005 2004 NFL season	RDT	86	59	68	53	90	49	70	52	89	77	-	19	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	22	-	88	-	-	-	-	-	23	25	-
2006 2005 NFL season	NT	86	59	68	53	90	49	70	52	-	77	-	19	21	21	21	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	22	-	88	-	-	-	-	-	23	25	0
2007 2006 NFL season	NT	85	55	64	53	90	49	70	52	89	80	82	19	21	21	21	24	-	15	10	10	10	10	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	22	21	87	-	65	18	14	-	23	25	0
2008 2007 NFL season	NT	84	55	64	53	90	49	70	52	-	80	82	19	21	21	21	24	-	10	10	10	10	10	18	15	15	15	15	15	20	21	22	21	84	55	65	18	14	15	23	25	0
2009 2008 NFL season	NT/LDT	84	55	64	53	90	49	70	60	85	80	82	19	21	21	21	40	-	10	10	10	10	10	18	15	15	15	15	15	20	21	22	21	84	55	65	18	14	15	23	25	10
2010 2009 NFL season	NT	76	41	64	53	90	49	65	60	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10

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.

Note: Some Madden releases tracked fewer attributes than others. Cells shown as - were not published by EA that year.

Era Defensive Linemen who played alongside Jason Ferguson

Jared Allen

Madden NFL 2006-2016 - Bears

Madden NFL 1996-2008 - Raiders

Wayne Martin

Madden NFL 1992-2000 - Saints

Julius Peppers

Madden NFL 2003-2019 - Panthers

Justin Smith

Madden NFL 2002-2015 - 49ers

Dwight Freeney

Madden NFL 2003-2014 - Chargers

NFL career stats: View Jason Ferguson's NFL stats & grades →

#1	Darrelle Revis DB Pittsburgh	99
#2	Kevin Mawae C LSU	98
#3	Nick Mangold C Ohio St.	97
#4	Alan Faneca LG LSU	97
#5	Tony Richardson FB Auburn	97
#6	Sauce Gardner CB Cincinnati	97
#7	Kerry Rhodes FS Louisville	96
#8	Muhammad Wilkerson DE Temple	96

Jason Ferguson Madden Ratings by Year

Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 1999 rating: 74 OVR (1998 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2000 rating: 86 OVR (1999 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2002 rating: 81 OVR (2001 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2003 rating: 72 OVR (2002 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2004 rating: 80 OVR (2003 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2005 rating: 86 OVR (2004 NFL season, NYJ). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2006 rating: 86 OVR (2005 NFL season, DAL). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2007 rating: 85 OVR (2006 NFL season, DAL). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2008 rating: 84 OVR (2007 NFL season, DAL). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2009 rating: 84 OVR (2008 NFL season, MIA). Jason Ferguson Madden NFL 2010 rating: 76 OVR (2009 NFL season, MIA).