Ryan Pickett Madden Career 2002-2014 - Peak 86 OVR

Ryan Pickett Madden Career 2002-2014 - Peak 86 OVR

Position

Team

Packers

Height

6'2"

Weight

338

College

Ohio St.

DOB

Oct 8, 1979

Madden

2001-2013

86OVR

2013 Current

86OVR

Peak 2008

Seasons Played

Ryan Lamonte Pickett was born on October 8, 1979 in Zephyrhills, Florida and was a three-year starter at Ohio State before the St. Louis Rams drafted him 29th overall in 2001. He was a backup on the defensive front as a rookie, playing 11 games with 19 tackles and half a sack for a team that reached Super Bowl XXXVI. Madden NFL 02 listed him at 60 for that 2001 season.

He started 14 games in 2002 and finished second on the Rams in tackles with 67. In 2005 he started all 16 and made 65 tackles. Madden NFL 05 had him at 85 for the 2004 season. Green Bay signed him to a four-year contract on March 17, 2006, and he started every game that year with 64 tackles and five passes defensed. Madden NFL 09 listed him at 86 for 2008.

Pickett moved to nose tackle when the Packers switched to a 3-4 in 2009 and to defensive end in 2010, and Madden NFL 11 put him at 77 for that season. He started Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011 and wrapped up Rashard Mendenhall on the fourth-quarter play that produced the fumble in a 31-25 win. Houston signed him on September 24, 2014 and he made 13 starts. He played 207 games with 185 starts, 583 tackles and 9.5 sacks, and founded the Ryan Pickett Foundation in 2012.

Ryan Pickett Madden Career Milestones

Peak rating: 86 OVR in Madden NFL 2009 (age 28)
Appeared in 13 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2002 through Madden NFL 2014)
Entered at 60 OVR in Madden NFL 2002, climbed 26 points to his peak
Biggest single-year rise: 15 points into Madden NFL 2004
Played for 2 franchises: Rams, Packers
Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2014 at 86 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	BSH	PMV	FMV	MCV	ZCV	PRS	KPW	KAC	KRN
2002 2001 NFL season	DT	60	60	63	66	84	52	71	75	59	51	-	11	19	19	19	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	17	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	21	-
2003 2002 NFL season	LDT	65	57	68	60	85	53	55	81	78	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	25	-
2004 2003 NFL season	LDT	80	65	78	66	85	53	55	81	78	62	-	16	23	23	23	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	-	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	25	0
2005 2004 NFL season	LDT	85	65	80	66	86	53	62	80	78	70	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	-	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	25	-
2006 2005 NFL season	LDT	84	65	78	65	85	53	62	80	-	70	-	16	23	23	23	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	-	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	25	0
2007 2006 NFL season	RDT	85	65	80	65	85	53	62	80	78	70	50	16	23	23	23	-	-	20	22	10	10	10	10	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	22	85	-	65	-	-	-	14	29	-	15	25	0
2008 2007 NFL season	LDT	82	62	78	65	87	53	62	80	-	72	60	16	23	23	23	-	-	20	10	10	10	10	10	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	22	21	22	85	55	65	-	-	-	14	29	15	15	25	0
2009 2008 NFL season	LDT	86	60	78	58	93	53	68	90	78	74	66	16	23	23	23	-	-	40	10	10	10	10	10	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	22	21	22	85	55	65	-	-	-	14	29	15	15	25	10
2010 2009 NFL season	NT	78	58	78	58	93	53	77	90	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
2011 2010 NFL season	LDE	77	62	78	60	94	53	77	90	78	85	76	16	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	22	21	22	88	55	74	-	-	-	14	29	15	15	25	10
2012 2011 NFL season	LDE	83	63	78	62	94	53	77	90	78	86	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	88	55	75	87	84	59	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013 2012 NFL season	LDE	85	64	78	62	94	53	78	90	78	86	83	16	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	45	45	45	89	55	79	-	-	-	14	29	15	15	25	10
2014 2013 NFL season	NT	86	64	-	62	94	53	78	90	78	87	84	16	5	5	5	5	5	40	10	10	10	10	10	34	15	15	15	15	15	15	45	45	45	90	55	79	-	-	-	14	29	15	15	25	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 Ryan Pickett

J.J. Watt

Madden NFL 2012-2023 - Cardinals

Jared Allen

Madden NFL 2006-2016 - Bears

Madden NFL 1996-2008 - Raiders

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 Ryan Pickett's NFL stats & grades →

#1	Aaron Rodgers QB California	99
#2	Davante Adams WR Fresno St.	99
#3	Brett Favre QB Southern Miss	98
#4	Darren Sharper FS William & Mary	98
#5	Aaron Kampman DE Iowa	97
#6	Charles Woodson CB Michigan	97
#7	Josh Sitton LG Central Florida	97
#8	David Bakhtiari LT Colorado	97

Ryan Pickett Madden Ratings by Year

Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2002 rating: 60 OVR (2001 NFL season, STL). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2003 rating: 65 OVR (2002 NFL season, STL). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2004 rating: 80 OVR (2003 NFL season, STL). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2005 rating: 85 OVR (2004 NFL season, STL). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2006 rating: 84 OVR (2005 NFL season, STL). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2007 rating: 85 OVR (2006 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2008 rating: 82 OVR (2007 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2009 rating: 86 OVR (2008 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2010 rating: 78 OVR (2009 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2011 rating: 77 OVR (2010 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2012 rating: 83 OVR (2011 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2013 rating: 85 OVR (2012 NFL season, GB). Ryan Pickett Madden NFL 2014 rating: 86 OVR (2013 NFL season, GB).