Lawrence Vickers Madden Career 2008-2013 - Peak 92 OVR
The blocking back who cleared road for Lewis, Hillis and Foster
Cleveland grabbed Lawrence Vickers in the sixth round in 2006, 180th overall, and the Colorado fullback spent a decade making other men's stat lines look good. In 2007 he started 14 games and led the way for Jamal Lewis, who ran for 1,304 yards and nine touchdowns, and Vickers landed as a Pro Bowl alternate at fullback.
He kept finding backs to spring loose. He blocked for Peyton Hillis during the bruising 1,177-yard 2010 season in Cleveland, then followed to Houston in 2011 and cleared lanes for Arian Foster, and closed his career with the Cowboys in 2012 and 2013 alongside DeMarco Murray. Not a runner or receiver of note, he made his living hunting linebackers.
His Madden line reflects a rare thing, a highly rated fullback. He opened at 82 in the 2007 edition and jumped to a 92 in the 2008 game after that Lewis season, then held at 88 and climbed back to 90 in the 2011 edition once he was paving for Foster. The rating dropped into the 70s by 2012 as his role and the position itself faded.
Lawrence Vickers Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 92 OVR in Madden NFL 2009 (age 25)
- Appeared in 5 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2008 through Madden NFL 2013)
- Entered at 82 OVR in Madden NFL 2008, climbed 10 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 10 points into Madden NFL 2009
- Played for 2 franchises: Browns, Cowboys
- Listed as a running back in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2013 at 76 OVR
Lawrence Vickers 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 |
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2008 2007 NFL season
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FB | 82 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 82 | 87 | - | 52 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | 78 | 84 | 70 | 85 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 62 | 45 | 77 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 40 |
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2009 2008 NFL season
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FB | 92 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 82 | 68 | 88 | 95 | 88 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | 78 | 84 | 70 | 85 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 30 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 90 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 40 |
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2010 2009 NFL season
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FB | 88 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 82 | 68 | 88 | 95 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 50 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
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2011 2010 NFL season
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FB | 88 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 82 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 84 | 70 | 85 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 30 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 90 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 40 |
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2013 2012 NFL season
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FB | 76 | 73 | 80 | 72 | 81 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 74 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 84 | 70 | 85 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 30 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 68 | 49 | 78 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 25 | 21 | 40 |
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Lawrence Vickers Madden Ratings by Year
Lawrence Vickers Madden NFL 2008 rating: 82 OVR (2007 NFL season, CLE). Lawrence Vickers Madden NFL 2009 rating: 92 OVR (2008 NFL season, CLE). Lawrence Vickers Madden NFL 2010 rating: 88 OVR (2009 NFL season, CLE). Lawrence Vickers Madden NFL 2011 rating: 88 OVR (2010 NFL season, CLE). Lawrence Vickers Madden NFL 2013 rating: 76 OVR (2012 NFL season, DAL).