James
Darling
Madden Career 1998-2007 - Peak 82 OVR
James Darling Madden Career 1998-2007 - Peak 82 OVR
Position
LB
Team
Height
6'1"
Weight
247
College
Washington St.
DOB
Dec 29, 1974
Madden
1997-2006
2006 Current
Peak 2006
Seasons Played
James Darling Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 82 OVR in Madden NFL 2007 (age 31)
- Appeared in 9 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1998 through Madden NFL 2007)
- Biggest single-year rise: 57 points into Madden NFL 2002
- Played for 3 franchises: Eagles, Jets, Cardinals
- Listed as a linebacker in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2007 at 82 OVR
James Darling 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 | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | PUR | MCV | ZCV | KPW | KAC | KRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 * 1997 NFL season
|
|
LLB | - | 59 | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
1999 1998 NFL season
|
|
LLB | - | 69 | 62 | 73 | 76 | - | - | 9 | - | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
2000 1999 NFL season
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|
LLB | - | 62 | 59 | 69 | 69 | - | - | 75 | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
2002 2001 NFL season
|
|
LB | 57 | 71 | 64 | 73 | 69 | 58 | 73 | 75 | 84 | 58 | - | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 13 | 13 | - | 71 | - | - | - | 9 | 20 | - |
|
2003 2002 NFL season
|
|
LB | 55 | 67 | 54 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 70 | 63 | 84 | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 19 | 18 | - | 71 | - | - | - | 14 | 24 | - |
|
2004 2003 NFL season
|
|
LB | 68 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 58 | 81 | 75 | 84 | 67 | - | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 19 | 18 | - | 80 | - | - | - | 14 | 24 | 0 |
|
2005 2004 NFL season
|
|
RLB | 72 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 58 | 81 | 75 | 84 | 72 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 46 | 18 | - | 81 | - | - | - | 14 | 24 | - |
|
2006 2005 NFL season
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|
MLB | 81 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 58 | 81 | 75 | - | 78 | - | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 46 | 18 | - | 81 | - | - | - | 14 | 24 | 0 |
|
2007 2006 NFL season
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|
LB | 82 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 79 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | - | 25 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 62 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 60 | 65 | 14 | 24 | 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 Linebackers who played alongside James Darling
James Darling Madden Ratings by Year
James Darling Madden NFL 1998 rating: rated (1997 NFL season, PHI). James Darling Madden NFL 1999 rating: rated (1998 NFL season, PHI). James Darling Madden NFL 2000 rating: rated (1999 NFL season, PHI). James Darling Madden NFL 2002 rating: 57 OVR (2001 NFL season, NYJ). James Darling Madden NFL 2003 rating: 55 OVR (2002 NFL season, NYJ). James Darling Madden NFL 2004 rating: 68 OVR (2003 NFL season, ARI). James Darling Madden NFL 2005 rating: 72 OVR (2004 NFL season, ARI). James Darling Madden NFL 2006 rating: 81 OVR (2005 NFL season, ARI). James Darling Madden NFL 2007 rating: 82 OVR (2006 NFL season, ARI).