Adrian Wilson Madden Career 2002-2013 - Peak 97 OVR
Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2013 rating

Adrian Wilson Madden Career 2002-2013 - Peak 97 OVR

Position
SS
Team
Cardinals
Height
6'3"
Weight
230
College
North Carolina St.
DOB
Oct 12, 1979
Madden
2001-2012
95OVR
2012 Current
97OVR
Peak 2007
12
Seasons Played

A safety who hit like a linebacker and blitzed like an end

Adrian Wilson was the enforcer and emotional center of the Cardinals for a decade, a big safety who hit like a linebacker, blitzed off the edge, and once famously hurdled the line to block a kick. The NC State product could still drop and cover, a rare do-everything defender.

Madden had him at 58 as a raw rookie and gave him 97s in the 2007 and 2009 editions, the heart of his prime. Five Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl XLIII run later, he set the tone in Arizona.

Adrian Wilson Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 97 OVR in Madden NFL 2008 (age 27)
  • Appeared in 12 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2002 through Madden NFL 2013)
  • Entered at 58 OVR in Madden NFL 2002, climbed 39 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 16 points into Madden NFL 2004
  • Played for the Cardinals across every Madden release in his career
  • Listed as a defensive back in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2013 at 95 OVR

Adrian Wilson Madden Career Ratings

Madden Team Pos OVR Speed ACC AGI STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR PRC THP TAS TAM TAD PAC TOR CAR TRK BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK PBK IBL TAK POW PUR BSH MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2002
2001 NFL season
 Cardinals DB 58 79 83 76 57 73 75 75 79 52 - 20 21 21 21 - - 44 - - - - - 49 - - - - - - 18 27 - 70 - - - - - - 22 14 -
2003
2002 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 71 88 86 84 59 89 70 82 82 - - 24 - - - - - 46 - - - - - 59 - - - - - - 24 31 - 76 - - - - - - 26 19 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 87 88 90 87 64 88 83 75 85 75 - 24 25 25 25 - - 48 - - - - - 67 - - - - - - 24 20 - 79 - - - - - - 26 19 81
2005
2004 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 88 89 92 88 67 90 91 85 75 72 - 24 - - - - - 48 - - - - - 67 - - - - - - 47 20 - 80 - - - - - - 26 19 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 88 88 91 84 64 88 91 85 - 76 - 24 25 25 25 - - 48 - - - - - 64 - - - - - - 47 20 - 83 - - - - - - 26 19 81
2007
2006 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 90 88 91 84 70 88 87 92 85 77 77 24 25 25 25 - - 48 55 48 62 45 65 63 - - - - - - 47 20 74 87 - 89 - 65 85 - 26 19 72
2008
2007 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 97 89 91 86 72 99 87 92 - 82 89 24 25 25 25 - - 48 49 48 62 45 65 67 40 35 15 15 15 25 47 20 74 85 81 90 - 65 85 45 26 19 72
2009
2008 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 96 89 90 87 72 99 90 91 85 80 87 24 25 25 25 - - 70 49 48 62 45 65 70 40 35 15 15 15 25 47 20 74 82 84 90 - 65 85 45 26 19 72
2010
2009 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 97 85 90 88 75 97 90 91 85 - - - - - - - - 70 - - - - - 62 - - - - - - 47 - - 88 - - - - - - - - 72
2011
2010 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 96 85 88 86 75 96 90 91 85 90 84 24 5 5 5 5 5 70 49 48 62 45 65 59 40 35 15 15 15 25 47 20 74 87 94 90 - 60 80 75 26 19 72
2012
2011 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 92 85 87 86 74 94 90 91 85 86 82 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85 92 88 80 56 73 75 - - -
2013
2012 NFL season
 Cardinals SS 95 85 87 85 74 92 90 86 85 86 79 24 5 5 5 5 5 70 49 48 62 45 65 55 40 35 15 15 15 25 45 45 45 84 90 86 - 67 88 75 26 19 72
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 Backs who played alongside Adrian Wilson

Stephon Gilmore Madden ratings
Stephon Gilmore
Madden NFL 2013-2024 - Cowboys
99
 Richard Sherman Madden ratings
Richard Sherman
Madden NFL 2012-2021 - 49ers
99
 Darrelle Revis Madden ratings
Darrelle Revis
Madden NFL 2008-2017 - Jets
99
 Champ Bailey Madden ratings
Champ Bailey
Madden NFL 2000-2015 - Saints
99
 Troy Polamalu Madden ratings
Troy Polamalu
Madden NFL 2004-2015 - Steelers
99
 Ed Reed Madden ratings
Ed Reed
Madden NFL 2003-2014 - Texans
99
 Nnamdi Asomugha Madden ratings
Nnamdi Asomugha
Madden NFL 2005-2014 - 49ers
99
 Brian Dawkins Madden ratings
Brian Dawkins
Madden NFL 1997-2012 - Broncos
99
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Adrian Wilson Madden Ratings by Year

Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2002 rating: 58 OVR (2001 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2003 rating: 71 OVR (2002 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2004 rating: 87 OVR (2003 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2005 rating: 88 OVR (2004 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2006 rating: 88 OVR (2005 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2007 rating: 90 OVR (2006 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2008 rating: 97 OVR (2007 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2009 rating: 96 OVR (2008 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2010 rating: 97 OVR (2009 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2011 rating: 96 OVR (2010 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2012 rating: 92 OVR (2011 NFL season, ARI). Adrian Wilson Madden NFL 2013 rating: 95 OVR (2012 NFL season, ARI).