Dave Zastudil Madden Career 2003-2015 - Peak 91 OVR
Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2015 rating

Dave Zastudil Madden Career 2003-2015 - Peak 91 OVR

Position
P
Team
Height
6'3"
Weight
220
College
Ohio
DOB
Oct 26, 1978
Madden
2002-2014
84OVR
2014 Current
91OVR
Peak 2013
11
Seasons Played

The punter who set the record for pinning offenses deep

Dave Zastudil made his living flipping the field a few yards at a time. A fourth-round pick out of Ohio University, taken 112th by Baltimore in 2002, he spent thirteen seasons burying offenses for the Ravens, Browns, and Cardinals. His signature belongs to 2012 in Arizona, when he dropped 46 punts inside the 20-yard line, an NFL single-season record, on a team that gave him constant work.

Directional and steady, he finished with 869 career punts, a 43.7-yard average, and 285 kicks downed inside the 20. Knee trouble nearly ended things, costing him most of 2009 and all of 2010, before he rebuilt his career in the desert and turned in the best season of his life.

Punters rarely move much in the game, which makes his arc telling. He debuted at a 64 in the 2002 edition, then settled into the high 70s and low 80s for the better part of a decade. His best number, a 91, landed in the 2013 game on the heels of that record-setting 2012. For a specialist, that sits about as high as the position goes.

Dave Zastudil Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 91 OVR in Madden NFL 2014 (age 34)
  • Appeared in 11 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2003 through Madden NFL 2015)
  • Entered at 64 OVR in Madden NFL 2003, climbed 27 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 16 points into Madden NFL 2004
  • Played for 3 franchises: Ravens, Browns, Cardinals
  • Listed as a special-teams player in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2015 at 84 OVR

Dave Zastudil 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 MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2003
2002 NFL season
Ravens P 64 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2004
2003 NFL season
Ravens P 80 38 44 35 50 31 80 85 50 67 - 45 44 44 44 - - 10 - - - - - 24 - - - - - - 11 10 - 12 - - - - - 89 86 10
2005
2004 NFL season
Ravens P 78 50 52 49 50 31 80 85 50 67 - 45 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 24 - - - - - - 11 10 - 12 - - - - - 89 85 -
2006
2005 NFL season
Ravens P 78 55 62 49 50 31 80 85 - 67 - 52 48 48 48 - - 10 - - - - - 24 - - - - - - 11 10 - 12 - - - - - 89 85 0
2007
2006 NFL season
Browns P 83 55 62 49 50 31 80 85 50 67 25 52 48 48 48 - - 10 20 10 10 10 10 24 - - - - - - 11 10 11 12 - 10 13 18 - 91 86 0
2008
2007 NFL season
Browns P 83 59 62 49 50 31 80 85 - 67 25 52 48 48 48 - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 24 10 10 10 10 10 15 11 10 11 12 10 10 13 18 10 91 86 0
2009
2008 NFL season
Browns P 81 59 62 49 50 31 80 80 60 69 25 52 48 48 48 - - 40 10 10 10 10 10 24 10 10 10 10 10 15 11 10 11 12 10 10 13 18 10 92 88 10
2010
2009 NFL season
Browns P 77 59 62 49 50 31 80 80 60 - - 52 - - - - - 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90 87 10
2013
2012 NFL season
Cardinals P 77 59 62 49 50 31 80 80 60 78 25 52 30 30 25 20 20 40 10 10 10 10 10 24 12 10 10 10 10 15 11 10 11 12 12 10 13 18 10 91 87 10
2014
2013 NFL season
Cardinals P 91 59 - 49 50 31 80 80 60 83 25 52 30 30 25 20 20 40 10 10 10 10 10 24 12 10 10 10 10 15 11 10 11 12 12 10 13 18 10 92 96 10
2015
2014 NFL season
Cardinals P 84 59 62 49 50 31 80 82 60 82 25 52 30 30 25 20 20 40 10 10 10 10 10 24 12 10 10 10 10 15 11 10 11 12 12 10 13 18 10 91 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.

Dave Zastudil Madden Ratings by Year

Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2003 rating: 64 OVR (2002 NFL season, BAL). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2004 rating: 80 OVR (2003 NFL season, BAL). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2005 rating: 78 OVR (2004 NFL season, BAL). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2006 rating: 78 OVR (2005 NFL season, BAL). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2007 rating: 83 OVR (2006 NFL season, CLE). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2008 rating: 83 OVR (2007 NFL season, CLE). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2009 rating: 81 OVR (2008 NFL season, CLE). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2010 rating: 77 OVR (2009 NFL season, CLE). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2013 rating: 77 OVR (2012 NFL season, ARI). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2014 rating: 91 OVR (2013 NFL season, ARI). Dave Zastudil Madden NFL 2015 rating: 84 OVR (2014 NFL season, ARI).