Geno Atkins Madden Career 2012-2021 - Peak 97 OVR
Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2021 rating

Geno Atkins Madden Career 2012-2021 - Peak 97 OVR

Position
DT
Team
Bengals
Height
6'1"
Weight
300
College
Georgia
DOB
Mar 28, 1988
Madden
2011-2020
88OVR
2020 Current
97OVR
Peak 2013
10
Seasons Played

An undersized sack artist from the interior

Geno Atkins was shorter and lighter than the prototype and generated interior sack totals few have matched, winning with a lightning first step for Cincinnati. The Georgia product was a fourth-round steal.

Madden jumped him from a 72 rookie card to a 97 by the 2013 edition, then held him in the 90s for years. Eight Pro Bowls and more than seventy-five sacks later, his explosion off the snap was the whole game.

Geno Atkins Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 97 OVR in Madden NFL 2014 (age 25)
  • Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2012 through Madden NFL 2021)
  • Entered at 72 OVR in Madden NFL 2012, climbed 25 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 21 points into Madden NFL 2013
  • Played for the Bengals across every Madden release in his career
  • Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
  • Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2021 at 88 OVR

Geno Atkins 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 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
2012
2011 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 72 73 94 69 - 85 70 71 88 80 57 69 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67 65 85 66 78 71 - - - - - -
2013
2012 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 93 73 94 69 - 91 75 86 91 80 79 80 25 5 5 5 5 5 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 45 87 65 95 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2014
2013 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 97 73 - 69 - 91 75 86 91 80 85 84 25 5 5 5 5 5 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 45 90 65 96 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2015
2014 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 96 72 92 69 - 91 75 88 85 80 85 84 25 5 5 5 5 5 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 45 87 65 96 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2016
2015 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 89 77 82 71 - 89 75 87 85 80 87 84 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 45 77 65 89 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2017
2016 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 94 77 82 71 - 89 75 90 85 80 93 93 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 45 78 65 88 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2018
2017 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 91 78 84 71 - 90 75 90 85 80 92 92 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 45 45 88 83 68 84 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2019
2018 NFL season
 Bengals RDT 91 78 84 71 - 90 75 90 85 80 97 97 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 - 3 15 45 45 89 83 68 87 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2020
2019 NFL season
 Bengals DT 91 78 84 71 - 90 75 90 85 80 98 95 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 - 3 15 45 45 89 84 85 89 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 10
2021
2020 NFL season
 Bengals DT 88 77 83 70 62 90 76 84 85 80 93 90 25 6 6 6 6 6 40 30 15 40 10 10 25 15 15 15 - 3 15 45 45 89 84 85 86 - - - 15 25 15 20 20 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 Geno Atkins

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
 Nick Bosa Madden ratings
Nick Bosa
Madden NFL 2020-2026 - 49ers
98
 Julius Peppers Madden ratings
Julius Peppers
Madden NFL 2003-2019 - Panthers
98
 Justin Smith Madden ratings
Justin Smith
Madden NFL 2002-2015 - 49ers
98
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Geno Atkins Madden Ratings by Year

Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2012 rating: 72 OVR (2011 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2013 rating: 93 OVR (2012 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2014 rating: 97 OVR (2013 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2015 rating: 96 OVR (2014 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2016 rating: 89 OVR (2015 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2017 rating: 94 OVR (2016 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2018 rating: 91 OVR (2017 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2019 rating: 91 OVR (2018 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2020 rating: 91 OVR (2019 NFL season, CIN). Geno Atkins Madden NFL 2021 rating: 88 OVR (2020 NFL season, CIN).