Dominic Raiola Madden Career 2002-2015 - Peak 91 OVR

Dominic Raiola Madden Career 2002-2015 - Peak 91 OVR

Position

Team

Lions

Height

6'1"

Weight

295

College

Nebraska

DOB

Dec 30, 1978

Madden

2001-2014

91OVR

2014 Current

91OVR

Peak 2014

Seasons Played

Nebraska retired Dominic Raiola's No. 54 and handed him the 2000 Rimington Trophy as the nation's best center before Detroit took him 50th overall in 2001. What followed was one of the most stubborn tenures in Lions history: 14 seasons, all in Detroit, and 203 starts, which made him the first player in franchise history to start 200 games.

He snapped the ball through the worst of it, including the winless 0-16 season of 2008, and even took over as the team's long snapper when the roster needed it. Raiola played with an edge that occasionally crossed lines, drawing a fine for an obscene gesture to fans during that winless year and another for a roughness violation late in his career. He never made a Pro Bowl, which reads as an oversight given the mileage. His Madden rating wandered for a decade, living in the 68-to-87 band through the 2000s and dipping to 80 by 2011, then closed on a note nobody saw coming: a 91 in the 2014 edition, the best mark of his career in what became his final season.

Dominic Raiola Madden Career Milestones

Peak rating: 91 OVR in Madden NFL 2015 (age 35)
Appeared in 14 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2002 through Madden NFL 2015)
Entered at 68 OVR in Madden NFL 2002, climbed 23 points to his peak
Biggest single-year rise: 10 points into Madden NFL 2005
Played for the Lions across every Madden release in his career
Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2015 at 91 OVR

Madden	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	MCV	ZCV	PRS	KPW	KAC	KRN
2002 2001 NFL season	C	68	54	60	55	86	30	86	83	49	63	-	21	18	18	18	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	75	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	18	19	-
2003 2002 NFL season	C	69	47	75	49	86	31	68	78	49	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	76	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	22	23	-
2004 2003 NFL season	C	77	47	75	49	92	31	68	78	49	62	-	25	22	22	22	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	84	85	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	22	23	0
2005 2004 NFL season	C	87	58	78	58	90	31	68	78	49	79	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	86	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	22	23	-
2006 2005 NFL season	C	87	58	78	58	90	31	68	78	-	79	-	25	22	22	22	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	86	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	22	23	0
2007 2006 NFL season	C	87	60	78	64	83	31	68	78	49	84	30	25	22	22	22	-	-	27	10	10	10	10	10	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	88	82	13	-	15	20	12	-	22	23	0
2008 2007 NFL season	C	86	60	78	64	85	31	68	78	-	84	30	25	22	22	22	-	-	27	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	86	88	84	13	20	15	20	12	10	22	23	0
2009 2008 NFL season	C	87	60	78	58	88	31	78	94	88	85	30	25	22	22	22	-	-	40	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	88	88	84	13	20	15	20	12	10	22	23	10
2010 2009 NFL season	C	80	63	78	58	86	31	78	94	88	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
2011 2010 NFL season	C	83	63	76	58	85	31	78	94	88	87	30	25	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	83	80	85	13	20	29	9	12	10	22	23	10
2012 2011 NFL season	C	80	63	76	58	85	-	78	-	88	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	79	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013 2012 NFL season	C	80	63	76	58	85	31	82	94	88	87	30	25	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	76	85	82	13	20	29	9	12	10	22	23	10
2014 2013 NFL season	C	83	62	-	58	84	31	82	94	88	90	30	25	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	77	88	84	13	20	29	9	12	10	22	23	10
2015 2014 NFL season	C	91	61	74	58	83	31	85	95	88	97	30	25	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	85	93	84	13	20	29	9	12	10	22	23	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 Offensive Linemen who played alongside Dominic Raiola

Trent Williams

Madden NFL 2011-2026 - 49ers

Lane Johnson

Madden NFL 2014-2026 - Eagles

Zack Martin

Madden NFL 2015-2025 - Cowboys

Walter Jones

Madden NFL 1999-2010 - Seahawks

Larry Allen

Madden NFL 1995-2008 - 49ers

Jonathan Ogden

Madden NFL 1997-2008 - Ravens

Marshal Yanda

Madden NFL 2008-2020 - Ravens

Jahri Evans

Madden NFL 2007-2018 - Packers

NFL career stats: View Dominic Raiola's NFL stats & grades →

#1	Herman Moore WR Virginia	99
#2	Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech	99
#3	Michael Brooks LB LSU	98
#4	Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska	97
#5	Pepper Johnson MLB Ohio St.	97
#6	Penei Sewell T Oregon	96
#7	Amon-Ra St. Brown WR USC	96
#8	Barry Sanders RB Oklahoma St.	96

Dominic Raiola Madden Ratings by Year

Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2002 rating: 68 OVR (2001 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2003 rating: 69 OVR (2002 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2004 rating: 77 OVR (2003 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2005 rating: 87 OVR (2004 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2006 rating: 87 OVR (2005 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2007 rating: 87 OVR (2006 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2008 rating: 86 OVR (2007 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2009 rating: 87 OVR (2008 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2010 rating: 80 OVR (2009 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2011 rating: 83 OVR (2010 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2012 rating: 80 OVR (2011 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2013 rating: 80 OVR (2012 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2014 rating: 83 OVR (2013 NFL season, DET). Dominic Raiola Madden NFL 2015 rating: 91 OVR (2014 NFL season, DET).