Dennis
Gardeck
Madden Career 2019-2025 - Peak 76 OVR
Dennis Gardeck Madden Career 2019-2025 - Peak 76 OVR
Position
OLB
Team
Height
6'0"
Weight
232
College
Sioux Falls
DOB
Aug 9, 1994
Madden
2018-2024
2024 Current
Peak 2024
Seasons Played
Dennis Gardeck Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 76 OVR in Madden NFL 2025 (age 30)
- Appeared in 7 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2019 through Madden NFL 2025)
- Entered at 62 OVR in Madden NFL 2019, climbed 14 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 17 points into Madden NFL 2022
- Played for the Cardinals across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a linebacker in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2025 at 76 OVR
Dennis Gardeck 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 | BTK | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 2018 NFL season
|
|
LB | 62 | 85 | 87 | 72 | - | 83 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | - | - | - | 50 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2020 2019 NFL season
|
|
LB | 53 | 85 | 87 | 74 | - | 81 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | - | - | - | 43 | 54 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2021 2020 NFL season
|
|
LB | 58 | 85 | 87 | 74 | 70 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 55 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 78 | - | - | - | 46 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2022 2021 NFL season
|
|
LB | 75 | 85 | 87 | 75 | 70 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 75 | 73 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 81 | - | - | - | 46 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2023 2022 NFL season
|
|
LB | 73 | 85 | 87 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 73 | 72 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 81 | - | - | - | 46 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2024 2023 NFL season
|
|
OLB | 70 | 85 | 87 | 74 | 70 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | - | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 70 | 76 | 80 | - | - | - | 49 | 58 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
|
2025 2024 NFL season
|
|
OLB | 76 | 88 | 87 | 74 | 71 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 73 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 37 | 32 | 14 | - | 6 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 49 | 58 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 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.
Era Linebackers who played alongside Dennis Gardeck
NFL career stats:
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Dennis Gardeck Madden Ratings by Year
Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2019 rating: 62 OVR (2018 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2020 rating: 53 OVR (2019 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2021 rating: 58 OVR (2020 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2022 rating: 75 OVR (2021 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2023 rating: 73 OVR (2022 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2024 rating: 70 OVR (2023 NFL season, ARI). Dennis Gardeck Madden NFL 2025 rating: 76 OVR (2024 NFL season, ARI).