Corey Linsley Madden Career 2015-2024 - Peak 91 OVR
Fifth-round rookie who started day one, All-Pro by the end
Corey Linsley was a fifth-round afterthought, 161st overall in 2014 out of Ohio State, until Green Bay's starting center went down in training camp. The rookie stepped in, started all 16 games snapping to Aaron Rodgers, and made the PFWA All-Rookie team. He never gave the job back.
He spent seven years as the backbone of the Packers' line and grew into a first-team All-Pro in 2020. That performance earned him a five-year, $62.5 million deal from the Chargers in 2021 that briefly made him the highest-paid center in football, and he backed it with a Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro nod. He started all 132 games he ever played. A heart-rhythm condition ended it quietly. Placed on the non-football illness list in 2023 and released in 2024, Linsley chose to walk away rather than risk more.
His rating captured the leap. He arrived at a modest 70 in the 2014 edition, jumped to 86 the next year once his play demanded it, and crested at 91 in Madden 2022, the season after his record contract.
Corey Linsley Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 91 OVR in Madden NFL 2023 (age 31)
- Appeared in 10 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2015 through Madden NFL 2024)
- Entered at 70 OVR in Madden NFL 2015, climbed 21 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 16 points into Madden NFL 2016
- Played for 2 franchises: Packers, Chargers
- Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2024 at 88 OVR
Corey Linsley 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 | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2015 2014 NFL season
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C | 70 | 68 | 76 | 66 | - | 95 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 84 | 54 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 83 | 76 | 82 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2016 2015 NFL season
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C | 86 | 71 | 79 | 66 | - | 95 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2017 2016 NFL season
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C | 80 | 70 | 79 | 66 | - | 92 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 84 | 78 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 81 | 90 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2018 2017 NFL season
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C | 82 | 71 | 80 | 66 | - | 91 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 82 | 89 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2019 2018 NFL season
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C | 77 | 71 | 80 | 66 | - | 91 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 12 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2020 2019 NFL season
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C | 80 | 70 | 79 | 66 | - | 91 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 12 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2021 2020 NFL season
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C | 78 | 69 | 78 | 66 | 48 | 91 | 68 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 90 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 12 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2022 2021 NFL season
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C | 88 | 69 | 78 | 65 | 48 | 91 | 68 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 97 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2023 2022 NFL season
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C | 91 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 47 | 92 | 68 | 88 | 89 | 84 | 96 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 12 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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2024 2023 NFL season
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C | 88 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 92 | 68 | 87 | 92 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 12 | 83 | 90 | 87 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
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Corey Linsley Madden Ratings by Year
Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2015 rating: 70 OVR (2014 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2016 rating: 86 OVR (2015 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2017 rating: 80 OVR (2016 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2018 rating: 82 OVR (2017 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2019 rating: 77 OVR (2018 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2020 rating: 80 OVR (2019 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2021 rating: 78 OVR (2020 NFL season, GB). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2022 rating: 88 OVR (2021 NFL season, LAC). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2023 rating: 91 OVR (2022 NFL season, LAC). Corey Linsley Madden NFL 2024 rating: 88 OVR (2023 NFL season, LAC).