Xavier Woods Madden Career 2018-2026 - Peak 82 OVR
Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2026 rating

Xavier Woods Madden Career 2018-2026 - Peak 82 OVR

Position
S
Team
Cowboys
Height
5'11"
Weight
200
College
Louisiana Tech
DOB
Jul 26, 1995
Madden
2017-2025
80OVR
2025 Current
82OVR
Peak 2024
9
Seasons Played

A late-round ball-hawk who kept a starting job for years

Xavier Woods was a ball-hawking safety out of Louisiana Tech, a sixth-round pick in 2017 who outperformed the slot almost immediately and became a multi-year starter, a smart deep man who rarely got beaten.

Madden opened him at a 69 and kept edging him up to an 82 by the 2025 edition, no spike and no crash, just the honest incline of a durable player. He turned the Dallas years into a well-traveled starting career, Minnesota, Carolina and Tennessee, more than a hundred games and double-digit interceptions behind him.

Xavier Woods Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 82 OVR in Madden NFL 2025 (age 29)
  • Appeared in 9 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2018 through Madden NFL 2026)
  • Entered at 69 OVR in Madden NFL 2018, climbed 13 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 8 points into Madden NFL 2019
  • Played for 4 franchises: Cowboys, Vikings, Panthers, Titans
  • Listed as a defensive back in every Madden release

Xavier Woods Madden Career Ratings

Madden Team Pos OVR Speed ACC AGI COD STR JMP STA INJ TGH AWR PRC THP TAS TAM TAD PAC TOR TUP BSK CAR BTK TRK BCV SFA SPM JKM CTH SPC CIT SRR MRR DRR RLS RBK RBP RBF PBK PBP PBF IBL LBK TAK POW PUR BSH PMV FMV MCV ZCV PRS KPW KAC KRN
2018
2017 NFL season
 Cowboys DB 69 89 90 87 - 72 81 89 93 81 63 63 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 75 69 72 24 24 24 20 45 - - 45 - - 66 - 73 86 76 - - - 65 72 62 17 19 70
2019
2018 NFL season
 Cowboys FS 77 89 90 87 - 72 81 89 93 81 73 73 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 75 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 72 86 80 - - - 72 77 66 17 19 70
2020
2019 NFL season
 Cowboys FS 77 89 90 90 - 71 81 89 93 81 77 74 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 75 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 72 87 81 - - - 73 77 66 17 19 70
2021
2020 NFL season
 Cowboys FS 77 89 90 90 86 71 82 89 93 81 77 75 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 75 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 70 87 81 - - - 72 76 66 17 19 70
2022
2021 NFL season
 Vikings FS 75 89 90 90 86 71 82 89 93 81 75 73 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 75 69 72 24 14 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 70 87 81 - - - 71 74 66 17 19 70
2023
2022 NFL season
 Panthers FS 77 89 91 90 86 71 82 97 94 86 76 74 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 76 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 74 87 84 - - - 69 73 66 17 19 70
2024
2023 NFL season
 Panthers S 78 89 90 89 85 71 82 94 94 86 79 78 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 - 42 72 48 67 78 76 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 73 87 83 - - - 68 73 66 17 19 70
2025
2024 NFL season
 Panthers FS 82 89 90 88 84 71 82 94 94 86 82 81 21 6 6 6 6 6 - - 71 54 42 72 48 67 78 78 69 72 24 - 10 20 35 - - 35 - - 66 - 79 87 83 59 55 43 70 77 66 17 19 70
2026
2025 NFL season
 Titans S 80 88 89 87 84 71 82 94 94 86 80 78 21 6 6 6 6 6 19 12 71 54 42 72 48 67 78 78 69 72 24 14 10 20 35 35 35 35 35 35 66 21 81 86 85 60 55 43 68 74 66 17 19 70
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.

Era Defensive Backs who played alongside Xavier Woods

Jalen Ramsey Madden ratings
Jalen Ramsey
Madden NFL 2017-2026 - Steelers
99
 Stephon Gilmore Madden ratings
Stephon Gilmore
Madden NFL 2013-2024 - Cowboys
99
 Richard Sherman Madden ratings
Richard Sherman
Madden NFL 2012-2021 - 49ers
99
 Harrison Smith Madden ratings
Harrison Smith
Madden NFL 2013-2026 - Vikings
97
 Sauce Gardner Madden ratings
Sauce Gardner
Madden NFL 2023-2026 - Jets
97
 Jessie Bates III Madden ratings
Jessie Bates III
Madden NFL 2019-2026 - Falcons
97
 Patrick Surtain II Madden ratings
Patrick Surtain II
Madden NFL 2023-2026 - Broncos
97
 Tyrann Mathieu Madden ratings
Tyrann Mathieu
Madden NFL 2014-2025 - Saints
96
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Xavier Woods Madden Ratings by Year

Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2018 rating: 69 OVR (2017 NFL season, DAL). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2019 rating: 77 OVR (2018 NFL season, DAL). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2020 rating: 77 OVR (2019 NFL season, DAL). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2021 rating: 77 OVR (2020 NFL season, DAL). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2022 rating: 75 OVR (2021 NFL season, MIN). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2023 rating: 77 OVR (2022 NFL season, CAR). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2024 rating: 78 OVR (2023 NFL season, CAR). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2025 rating: 82 OVR (2024 NFL season, CAR). Xavier Woods Madden NFL 2026 rating: 80 OVR (2025 NFL season, TEN).