Barry Church Madden Career 2012-2019 - Peak 83 OVR

Barry Church went undrafted out of Toledo in 2010 and did what undrafted defensive backs do, made his name on special teams first, then slowly forced his way into the lineup. By 2013 he was the starting strong safety and a defensive leader in Dallas, a sure tackler and a steady voice, just the player a young secondary organizes itself around.

The Madden card tracked the climb from the bottom. He opened at a 70, rose a few points a year as the role grew, and hit an 83 peak in Madden NFL 16, the honest grade of a good, dependable starting safety. There is no spike here, just the steady incline of a player getting more trusted and more central, the number moving in lockstep with his snaps and his tackle totals.

He earned a real payday for it, a four-year deal from Jacksonville in 2017, and helped the Jaguars reach an AFC Championship Game before his career wound down. More than 600 tackles and a decade in the league behind him, all built from an undrafted start. Church is a clean success story for the overlooked, and his climb from a 70 to an 83 is exactly what a self-made starting safety's card should look like.