Alan Ball Madden Career 2009-2016 - Peak 79 OVR
A versatile late-round DB who lasted on flexibility
Alan Ball was a seventh-round pick out of Illinois in 2007, a long, versatile defensive back who could play corner or safety, exactly the flexibility a secondary values. In 2010 he started all sixteen games at free safety.
Madden opened him at a 67, dropped to a glitchy 45 no NFL starter is, then climbed to a 79 by the 2016 edition with the Bears, the number bouncing the way role-player cards do. He turned the Dallas years into a well-traveled career, Houston, Jacksonville, Chicago and Arizona, valuable for doing a little of everything.
Alan Ball Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 79 OVR in Madden NFL 2016 (age 30)
- Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2009 through Madden NFL 2016)
- Entered at 67 OVR in Madden NFL 2009, climbed 12 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 24 points into Madden NFL 2011
- Played for 4 franchises: Cowboys, Texans, Jaguars, Bears
- Listed as a defensive back in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2016 at 79 OVR
Alan Ball 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 | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2009 2008 NFL season
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DB | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 42 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 44 | 65 | - | 74 | 74 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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2010 2009 NFL season
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DB | 45 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 42 | 82 | 90 | 88 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 |
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2011 2010 NFL season
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FS | 69 | 87 | 91 | 85 | 53 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 60 | 72 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 65 | 44 | 75 | - | 68 | 77 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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2012 2011 NFL season
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DB | 76 | 87 | 91 | 85 | 55 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 65 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 58 | 75 | 49 | 70 | 79 | 50 | - | - | - |
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2013 2012 NFL season
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DB | 69 | 87 | 90 | 84 | 54 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 58 | 77 | - | 69 | 77 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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2014 2013 NFL season
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RCB | 71 | 87 | - | 84 | 55 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 72 | 73 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 48 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 58 | 77 | - | 70 | 78 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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2015 2014 NFL season
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RCB | 78 | 87 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 58 | 75 | - | 78 | 87 | 63 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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2016 2015 NFL season
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DB | 79 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 58 | 75 | - | 79 | 87 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 65 |
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Alan Ball Madden Ratings by Year
Alan Ball Madden NFL 2009 rating: 67 OVR (2008 NFL season, DAL). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2010 rating: 45 OVR (2009 NFL season, DAL). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2011 rating: 69 OVR (2010 NFL season, DAL). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2012 rating: 76 OVR (2011 NFL season, DAL). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2013 rating: 69 OVR (2012 NFL season, HOU). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2014 rating: 71 OVR (2013 NFL season, JAX). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2015 rating: 78 OVR (2014 NFL season, JAX). Alan Ball Madden NFL 2016 rating: 79 OVR (2015 NFL season, CHI).