Joe Thomas LT - Browns Madden Career 2008-2018 - Peak 98 OVR

Joe Thomas LT - Browns Madden Career 2008-2018 - Peak 98 OVR

Position

Team

Browns

Height

6'6"

Weight

312

College

Wisconsin

DOB

Dec 4, 1984

Madden

2007-2017

92OVR

2017 Current

98OVR

Peak 2014

Seasons Played

Joe Thomas was so sure of his draft spot he went fishing during the ceremony, learning by phone that Cleveland had taken him third. What followed was a decade of flawless blind-side protection on teams that almost never won, quality that never wavered amid the losing.

Madden had him at 83 and a 98 by the 2015 edition, holding in the high 90s season after season. Ten straight Pro Bowls, six first-team All-Pros, and roughly 10,363 consecutive snaps, every offensive down of his career until a triceps tear ended the streak in 2017. First-ballot Hall of Famer in 2023, all eleven years a Brown.

Joe Thomas Madden Career Milestones

Peak rating: 98 OVR in Madden NFL 2015 (age 29)
Appeared in 11 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2008 through Madden NFL 2018)
Entered at 83 OVR in Madden NFL 2008, climbed 15 points to his peak
Biggest single-year rise: 14 points into Madden NFL 2009
Played for the Browns across every Madden release in his career
Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2018 at 92 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	MCV	ZCV	PRS	KPW	KAC	KRN
2008 2007 NFL season	LT	83	68	81	69	87	75	82	86	-	62	30	16	25	25	25	-	-	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	88	89	86	45	35	35	10	10	10	21	23	0
2009 2008 NFL season	LT	97	68	82	74	93	75	95	98	96	90	30	16	25	25	25	-	-	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	88	96	96	45	35	35	10	10	10	21	23	10
2010 2009 NFL season	LT	97	72	82	74	91	75	95	98	96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	96	-	45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
2011 2010 NFL season	LT	95	72	82	74	91	75	95	98	96	90	30	16	5	5	5	5	5	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	87	96	94	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2012 2011 NFL season	LT	95	72	82	74	92	-	95	-	96	88	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	96	94	97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013 2012 NFL season	LT	97	72	82	74	94	75	96	98	96	89	30	16	5	5	5	5	5	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	92	98	97	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2014 2013 NFL season	LT	97	72	-	74	94	75	96	98	96	90	30	16	5	5	5	5	5	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	88	99	97	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2015 2014 NFL season	LT	98	72	82	74	94	75	96	98	96	93	30	16	5	5	5	5	5	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	89	99	97	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2016 2015 NFL season	LT	95	70	77	74	94	75	96	98	96	92	30	16	6	6	6	6	6	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	90	96	94	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2017 2016 NFL season	LT	97	69	77	73	93	74	96	98	96	95	30	16	6	6	6	6	6	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	93	98	93	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	10
2018 2017 NFL season	LT	92	70	78	73	93	74	96	98	96	98	30	16	6	6	6	6	6	50	10	10	10	10	10	40	25	30	25	25	25	35	84	93	93	45	35	55	12	12	10	21	23	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 Offensive Linemen who played alongside Joe Thomas

Trent Williams

Madden NFL 2011-2026 - 49ers

Lane Johnson

Madden NFL 2014-2026 - Eagles

Zack Martin

Madden NFL 2015-2025 - Cowboys

Walter Jones

Madden NFL 1999-2010 - Seahawks

Larry Allen

Madden NFL 1995-2008 - 49ers

Jonathan Ogden

Madden NFL 1997-2008 - Ravens

Marshal Yanda

Madden NFL 2008-2020 - Ravens

Jahri Evans

Madden NFL 2007-2018 - Packers

NFL career stats: View Joe Thomas's NFL stats & grades →

#1	Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M	99
#2	Joe Thomas LT Wisconsin	98
#3	Kellen Winslow TE Miami (FL)	97
#4	Nick Chubb RB Georgia	97
#5	Odell Beckham Jr WR LSU	96
#6	Braylon Edwards WR Michigan	95
#7	Eric Steinbach LG Iowa	95
#8	Joe Haden CB Florida	95

Joe Thomas Madden Ratings by Year

Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2008 rating: 83 OVR (2007 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2009 rating: 97 OVR (2008 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2010 rating: 97 OVR (2009 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2011 rating: 95 OVR (2010 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2012 rating: 95 OVR (2011 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2013 rating: 97 OVR (2012 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2014 rating: 97 OVR (2013 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2015 rating: 98 OVR (2014 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2016 rating: 95 OVR (2015 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2017 rating: 97 OVR (2016 NFL season, CLE). Joe Thomas Madden NFL 2018 rating: 92 OVR (2017 NFL season, CLE).