Quenton Nelson Madden Career 2019-2026 - Peak 95 OVR
The best guard in football almost from day one
Quenton Nelson arrived as the most hyped interior-line prospect in years and immediately played like it. The Notre Dame product, a top-ten pick of Indianapolis in 2018, was a nasty, powerful run blocker who earned first-team All-Pro honors in each of his first three seasons.
Madden gave him back-to-back 95s on the 2021 and 2022 cards. Multiple Pro Bowls in, he set a physical tone for the Colts front the moment he stepped on the field.
Quenton Nelson Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 95 OVR in Madden NFL 2022 (age 25)
- Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2019 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Entered at 83 OVR in Madden NFL 2019, climbed 12 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 7 points into Madden NFL 2021
- Played for the Colts across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
Quenton Nelson 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 |
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2019 2018 NFL season
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LG | 83 | 65 | 76 | 68 | - | 97 | 67 | 90 | 96 | 91 | 67 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 27 | - | 33 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 85 | - | - | 82 | - | - | 90 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2020 2019 NFL season
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LG | 87 | 65 | 78 | 68 | - | 97 | 67 | 91 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 27 | - | 33 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 86 | - | - | 84 | - | - | 92 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2021 2020 NFL season
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LG | 94 | 65 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 97 | 67 | 91 | 97 | 91 | 99 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 35 | - | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 92 | - | - | 89 | - | - | 92 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2022 2021 NFL season
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LG | 95 | 65 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 97 | 67 | 91 | 98 | 91 | 99 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 35 | - | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 92 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 94 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2023 2022 NFL season
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LG | 95 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 59 | 97 | 67 | 90 | 96 | 91 | 97 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 35 | - | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 92 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 94 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2024 2023 NFL season
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G | 92 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 97 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 35 | - | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 91 | - | - | 87 | - | - | 91 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2025 2024 NFL season
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LG | 89 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 95 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 91 | 97 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 35 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | 12 | 83 | - | - | 88 | - | - | 91 | - | 34 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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2026 2025 NFL season
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G | 92 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 95 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 91 | 99 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 94 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
Era Offensive Linemen who played alongside Quenton Nelson
Quenton Nelson Madden Ratings by Year
Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2019 rating: 83 OVR (2018 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2020 rating: 87 OVR (2019 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2021 rating: 94 OVR (2020 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2022 rating: 95 OVR (2021 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2023 rating: 95 OVR (2022 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2024 rating: 92 OVR (2023 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2025 rating: 89 OVR (2024 NFL season, IND). Quenton Nelson Madden NFL 2026 rating: 92 OVR (2025 NFL season, IND).