Frank Gore Madden Career 2006-2021 - Peak 93 OVR
Frank Gore Madden NFL 2021 rating

Frank Gore Madden Career 2006-2021 - Peak 93 OVR

Position
RB
Team
49ers
Height
5'9"
Weight
212
College
Miami (FL)
DOB
May 14, 1983
Madden
2005-2020
79OVR
2020 Current
93OVR
Peak 2007
16
Seasons Played

Third all-time in rushing, one grinding carry at a time

Frank Gore blew out both ACLs at Miami and slid to the third round in 2005, where San Francisco grabbed him 65th overall. What followed was one of the great acts of endurance the position has seen. He ran for 16,000 yards, third-most in NFL history behind only Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton, and played 241 games, a record for a running back. He never had the breakaway speed of the backs around him on that leaderboard; he just kept falling forward, week in and out, for 16 seasons.

Gore spent a decade in San Francisco, passing Joe Perry to become the 49ers' all-time leading rusher, then reinvented himself as a durable veteran for the Colts, Dolphins, Bills, and Jets. He ran for 110 yards in the 49ers' 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII loss to Baltimore and made five Pro Bowls. Madden had him at 76 as a rookie in 2005, then locked him into the 90s for most of a decade, hitting 93 in the 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2013 editions. Even as the overall drifted into the high 70s late, he kept showing up, and kept gaining.

Frank Gore Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 93 OVR in Madden NFL 2008 (age 24)
  • Appeared in 16 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2006 through Madden NFL 2021)
  • Entered at 76 OVR in Madden NFL 2006, climbed 17 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 13 points into Madden NFL 2008
  • Played for 5 franchises: 49ers, Colts, Dolphins, Bills, Jets
  • Listed as a running back in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2021 at 79 OVR

Frank Gore Madden Career Ratings

Madden Team Pos OVR Speed ACC AGI COD STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR PRC THP TAS TAM TAD PAC TOR CAR TRK ELU BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT RTE SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK PBK IBL TAK POW PUR MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2006
2005 NFL season
 49ers RB 76 88 89 88 - 70 72 87 66 - 50 - 31 24 24 24 - - 78 - - - - - - 64 - - - - - - - 38 41 - 32 - - - - - 20 14 15
2007
2006 NFL season
 49ers RB 80 88 89 88 - 73 72 87 66 95 60 30 31 24 24 24 - - 80 86 - 75 93 67 75 64 - - - - - - - 38 41 38 32 - 28 14 18 - 20 14 15
2008
2007 NFL season
 49ers RB 93 92 94 93 - 75 72 89 82 - 92 30 31 24 24 24 - - 80 91 - 95 90 80 92 78 53 48 - 58 58 58 67 38 41 38 32 20 28 14 18 20 20 14 15
2009
2008 NFL season
 49ers RB 93 92 93 93 - 78 72 94 88 95 88 30 31 24 24 24 - - 84 92 - 90 90 82 92 82 53 48 - 58 58 58 67 38 41 38 32 20 28 14 18 20 20 14 15
2010
2009 NFL season
 49ers RB 91 92 93 93 - 67 72 97 79 95 - - - - - - - - 85 - - - - - - 80 - - - - - - - 38 70 - 32 - - - - - - - 15
2011
2010 NFL season
 49ers RB 93 93 92 92 - 77 72 97 85 95 88 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 80 86 - 97 87 93 94 78 53 48 - 65 65 65 67 38 41 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2012
2011 NFL season
 49ers RB 91 92 94 92 - 78 72 97 84 95 88 - - - - - - - 84 89 80 94 94 91 92 77 - - 65 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2013
2012 NFL season
 49ers RB 92 91 90 92 - 78 72 92 84 95 93 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 87 89 - 96 92 88 90 75 53 48 - 65 65 65 67 38 41 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2014
2013 NFL season
 49ers RB 93 90 - 91 - 78 72 90 86 97 94 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 90 90 - 98 91 86 91 69 66 65 - 60 60 60 67 45 73 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2015
2014 NFL season
 49ers RB 90 90 89 88 - 78 72 90 86 97 94 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 88 88 - 96 88 85 88 66 66 65 - 60 60 60 67 45 75 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2016
2015 NFL season
 Colts RB 83 81 89 85 - 75 72 90 86 97 93 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 87 83 - 92 85 81 83 61 66 65 - 60 60 60 67 45 68 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2017
2016 NFL season
 Colts RB 79 82 88 82 - 74 70 90 86 97 90 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 82 84 - 91 84 81 83 66 66 65 - 65 65 65 67 45 66 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2018
2017 NFL season
 Colts RB 83 82 88 83 - 74 74 90 86 97 97 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 84 85 - 93 84 81 83 69 66 65 - 66 66 66 67 45 68 38 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2019
2018 NFL season
 Dolphins RB 76 82 88 83 - 76 74 90 86 97 98 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 86 83 - 87 82 77 83 69 66 65 - 67 - 52 67 45 62 33 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2020
2019 NFL season
 Bills RB 81 84 87 86 - 76 79 90 86 97 99 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 91 83 - 91 85 77 83 69 66 66 - 67 - 52 67 45 60 33 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
2021
2020 NFL season
 Jets RB 79 83 86 86 80 76 79 87 87 99 92 30 31 35 30 20 15 15 94 83 - 88 85 77 83 69 66 66 - 67 - 52 67 45 62 33 32 20 40 14 18 20 20 14 15
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 Running Backs who played alongside Frank Gore

Christian McCaffrey Madden ratings
Christian McCaffrey
Madden NFL 2018-2026 - 49ers
99
 Saquon Barkley Madden ratings
Saquon Barkley
Madden NFL 2019-2026 - Eagles
99
 Adrian Peterson Madden ratings
Adrian Peterson
Madden NFL 2010-2021 - Commanders
99
 Chris Johnson Madden ratings
Chris Johnson
Madden NFL 2009-2017 - Cardinals
99
 LaDainian Tomlinson Madden ratings
LaDainian Tomlinson
Madden NFL 2002-2012 - Jets
99
 Lorenzo Neal Madden ratings
Lorenzo Neal
Madden NFL 1995-2009 - Ravens
99
 Marshall Faulk Madden ratings
Marshall Faulk
Madden NFL 1995-2007
99
 Derrick Henry Madden ratings
Derrick Henry
Madden NFL 2017-2026 - Ravens
98
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Frank Gore Madden Ratings by Year

Frank Gore Madden NFL 2006 rating: 76 OVR (2005 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2007 rating: 80 OVR (2006 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2008 rating: 93 OVR (2007 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2009 rating: 93 OVR (2008 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2010 rating: 91 OVR (2009 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2011 rating: 93 OVR (2010 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2012 rating: 91 OVR (2011 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2013 rating: 92 OVR (2012 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2014 rating: 93 OVR (2013 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2015 rating: 90 OVR (2014 NFL season, SF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2016 rating: 83 OVR (2015 NFL season, IND). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2017 rating: 79 OVR (2016 NFL season, IND). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2018 rating: 83 OVR (2017 NFL season, IND). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2019 rating: 76 OVR (2018 NFL season, MIA). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2020 rating: 81 OVR (2019 NFL season, BUF). Frank Gore Madden NFL 2021 rating: 79 OVR (2020 NFL season, NYJ).