Julius Peppers Madden Career 2003-2019 - Peak 98 OVR
Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2019 rating

Julius Peppers Madden Career 2003-2019 - Peak 98 OVR

Position
DE
Team
Panthers
Height
6'7"
Weight
295
College
North Carolina
DOB
Jan 18, 1980
Madden
2002-2018
82OVR
2018 Current
98OVR
Peak 2007
17
Seasons Played

A two-sport freak who rushed for two decades

Julius Peppers was six-foot-seven, 283 pounds, and athletic enough to walk on to North Carolina's basketball team, a defensive end the position had rarely seen. Carolina took him second overall in 2002, and he won Defensive Rookie of the Year to start a Hall of Fame career.

Madden had him at 83 and a 98 by the 2008 edition, holding in the mid-to-high 90s for years. He finished with 159.5 sacks, fourth in NFL history, across seventeen seasons in Carolina, Chicago and Green Bay, made nine Pro Bowls, and went into the Hall on the first ballot in 2024.

Julius Peppers Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 98 OVR in Madden NFL 2008 (age 27)
  • Appeared in 17 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2003 through Madden NFL 2019)
  • Entered at 83 OVR in Madden NFL 2003, climbed 15 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 10 points into Madden NFL 2004
  • Played for 3 franchises: Panthers, Bears, Packers
  • Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2019 at 82 OVR

Julius Peppers 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 PMV FMV MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2003
2002 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 83 81 90 80 75 70 86 82 69 - - 25 - - - - - 34 - - - - - 41 - - - - - - 25 21 - 70 - - - - - - - - 16 11 -
2004
2003 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 93 83 91 82 78 70 86 82 69 70 - 25 24 24 24 - - 34 - - - - - 42 - - - - - - 25 21 - 79 - - - - - - - - 16 11 10
2005
2004 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 94 84 93 87 77 85 86 82 69 73 - 25 - - - - - 34 - - - - - 50 - - - - - - 25 21 - 77 - - - - - - - - 16 11 -
2006
2005 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 97 86 93 89 79 87 88 85 - 75 - 25 24 24 24 - - 54 - - - - - 72 - - - - - - 45 35 - 78 - - - - - - - - 16 11 10
2007
2006 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 97 86 92 88 82 87 88 87 79 75 74 25 24 24 24 - - 54 70 55 70 65 65 72 - - - - - - 45 35 67 77 - 90 - - - 30 50 - 16 11 10
2008
2007 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 98 87 92 87 81 87 88 87 - 70 70 25 24 24 24 - - 54 10 55 70 65 65 68 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 35 67 70 89 90 - - - 35 60 38 16 11 10
2009
2008 NFL season
 Panthers RDE 96 87 92 86 80 87 88 90 90 70 70 25 24 24 24 - - 60 10 55 70 65 65 68 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 35 67 70 89 88 - - - 35 60 38 16 11 10
2010
2009 NFL season
 Panthers RDE 97 85 95 76 82 87 92 94 90 - - - - - - - - 60 - - - - - 65 - - - - - - 45 - - 84 - - - - - - - - - - 10
2011
2010 NFL season
 Bears RDE 95 85 94 86 80 87 92 90 90 80 65 25 5 5 5 5 5 60 10 55 70 65 65 65 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 35 67 70 88 87 - - - 35 60 38 16 11 10
2012
2011 NFL season
 Bears RDE 95 85 96 88 85 87 95 94 90 86 74 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 76 88 87 65 86 96 - - - - - -
2013
2012 NFL season
 Bears RDE 97 85 96 88 87 87 97 94 90 87 76 25 5 5 5 5 5 60 10 55 70 65 65 68 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 45 45 77 88 92 - - - 40 62 38 16 11 10
2014
2013 NFL season
 Bears RDE 92 84 - 86 85 87 97 94 90 88 75 25 5 5 5 5 5 60 10 55 70 65 65 68 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 45 45 72 88 89 - - - 40 62 38 16 11 10
2015
2014 NFL season
 Packers LOLB 82 83 89 85 83 87 87 90 90 88 77 25 5 5 5 5 5 60 10 55 70 65 65 68 65 45 25 25 25 58 45 45 45 78 88 84 - - - 40 68 38 16 11 10
2016
2015 NFL season
 Packers LOLB 88 72 87 84 83 87 87 90 90 94 85 25 6 6 6 6 6 62 10 55 70 65 65 71 65 50 25 25 25 58 45 45 45 80 88 86 - - - 55 75 38 16 11 10
2017
2016 NFL season
 Packers LOLB 86 75 84 83 82 86 87 90 90 89 89 25 6 6 6 6 6 62 10 55 70 65 65 71 56 50 25 25 25 58 45 45 45 80 87 83 - - - 51 69 38 16 11 10
2018
2017 NFL season
 Panthers LDE 83 76 84 83 82 86 87 90 90 87 87 25 6 6 6 6 6 62 10 55 70 65 65 71 56 50 25 25 25 58 45 45 86 81 87 82 - - - 49 63 38 16 11 10
2019
2018 NFL season
 Panthers RDE 82 76 84 83 82 86 87 90 90 83 83 25 6 6 6 6 6 62 10 55 70 65 65 71 56 50 28 - 18 58 45 45 86 81 87 83 - - - 48 61 38 16 11 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 Julius Peppers

Myles Garrett Madden ratings
Myles Garrett
Madden NFL 2018-2026 - Browns
99
 Aaron Donald Madden ratings
Aaron Donald
Madden NFL 2015-2024 - Rams
99
 J.J. Watt Madden ratings
J.J. Watt
Madden NFL 2012-2023 - Cardinals
99
 Jared Allen Madden ratings
Jared Allen
Madden NFL 2006-2016 - Bears
99
 Albert Haynesworth Madden ratings
Albert Haynesworth
Madden NFL 2003-2012
99
 Michael Strahan Madden ratings
Michael Strahan
Madden NFL 1995-2009
99
 Warren Sapp Madden ratings
Warren Sapp
Madden NFL 1996-2008 - Raiders
99
 Julius Peppers Madden ratings
Julius Peppers
Madden NFL 2003-2019 - Panthers
98
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Julius Peppers Madden Ratings by Year

Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2003 rating: 83 OVR (2002 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2004 rating: 93 OVR (2003 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2005 rating: 94 OVR (2004 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2006 rating: 97 OVR (2005 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2007 rating: 97 OVR (2006 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2008 rating: 98 OVR (2007 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2009 rating: 96 OVR (2008 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2010 rating: 97 OVR (2009 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2011 rating: 95 OVR (2010 NFL season, CHI). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2012 rating: 95 OVR (2011 NFL season, CHI). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2013 rating: 97 OVR (2012 NFL season, CHI). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2014 rating: 92 OVR (2013 NFL season, CHI). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2015 rating: 82 OVR (2014 NFL season, GB). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2016 rating: 88 OVR (2015 NFL season, GB). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2017 rating: 86 OVR (2016 NFL season, GB). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2018 rating: 83 OVR (2017 NFL season, CAR). Julius Peppers Madden NFL 2019 rating: 82 OVR (2018 NFL season, CAR).