Fred Warner Madden Career 2019-2026 - Peak 97 OVR
Fred Warner Madden NFL 2026 rating

Fred Warner Madden Career 2019-2026 - Peak 97 OVR

Position
LB
Team
49ers
Height
6'3"
Weight
230
College
BYU
DOB
Nov 19, 1996
Madden
2018-2025
97OVR
2025 Current
97OVR
Peak 2024
8
Seasons Played

BYU's third-round pick who became a four-time All-Pro

Fred Warner was born on November 19, 1996 in San Marcos, California. He played four seasons at BYU, where he recorded 264 tackles and seven interceptions, and the San Francisco 49ers drafted him in the third round in 2018, 70th overall. He started all 16 games as a rookie, and Madden NFL 19 rated him 71.

Warner started every game of the 2019 season, which ended with a 31-20 loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl LIV. He was named first-team All-Pro and made his first Pro Bowl for the 2020 season, and Madden NFL 21 rated him 87. He was first-team All-Pro again in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and Madden NFL 24 rated him 96. San Francisco lost Super Bowl LVIII to Kansas City in February 2024, again in overtime.

In May 2025 Warner agreed to a three-year, $63 million extension that made him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL. Madden NFL 26 rated him 97. He dislocated and fractured his right ankle against Tampa Bay on October 12, 2025, and missed the rest of that season after six games. Through the 2025 season he had 948 tackles, 10 sacks, 10 interceptions and 17 forced fumbles.

Fred Warner Madden Career Milestones

  • Peak rating: 97 OVR in Madden NFL 2025 (age 27)
  • Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2019 through Madden NFL 2026)
  • Entered at 71 OVR in Madden NFL 2019, climbed 26 points to his peak
  • Biggest single-year rise: 13 points into Madden NFL 2021
  • Played for the 49ers across every Madden release in his career
  • Listed as a linebacker in every Madden release

Fred Warner 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
2019
2018 NFL season
 49ers MLB 71 84 89 85 - 74 91 89 86 78 62 62 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 41 53 71 53 61 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 80 80 83 - - - 69 75 54 13 10 10
2020
2019 NFL season
 49ers MLB 74 84 89 85 - 74 91 91 86 78 74 71 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 41 52 71 53 61 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 79 80 82 - - - 66 72 54 13 10 10
2021
2020 NFL season
 49ers MLB 87 84 89 85 82 76 94 91 86 78 97 94 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 41 52 71 53 61 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 82 80 88 - - - 73 83 58 13 10 10
2022
2021 NFL season
 49ers MLB 94 85 91 85 84 76 94 91 86 78 99 99 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 53 59 73 60 61 15 5 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 88 80 95 - - - 75 85 58 13 10 10
2023
2022 NFL season
 49ers MLB 94 85 93 85 84 76 94 93 94 87 99 99 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 53 59 73 60 61 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 90 80 94 - - - 74 84 58 13 10 10
2024
2023 NFL season
 49ers LB 96 86 92 84 84 76 94 96 96 87 99 99 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 - 46 50 34 53 59 73 60 61 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 92 83 96 - - - 76 85 58 13 10 10
2025
2024 NFL season
 49ers MLB 97 88 92 84 83 76 94 97 96 88 99 99 14 6 6 6 6 6 - - 63 21 46 56 34 53 59 76 60 60 15 - 5 20 45 - - 45 - - 78 - 90 85 99 80 52 62 77 86 58 13 10 10
2026
2025 NFL season
 49ers LB 97 88 91 83 82 80 94 97 96 93 99 99 14 6 6 6 6 6 10 12 63 21 46 56 34 53 59 78 60 60 15 5 5 20 45 45 45 45 45 45 81 23 91 85 99 79 52 62 77 86 58 13 10 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 Fred Warner

Von Miller Madden ratings
Von Miller
Madden NFL 2012-2026 - Commanders
99
 Bobby Wagner Madden ratings
Bobby Wagner
Madden NFL 2013-2026 - Commanders
99
 Khalil Mack Madden ratings
Khalil Mack
Madden NFL 2019-2026 - Chargers
99
 Luke Kuechly Madden ratings
Luke Kuechly
Madden NFL 2013-2020 - Panthers
99
 T.J. Watt Madden ratings
T.J. Watt
Madden NFL 2018-2026 - Steelers
97
 Fred Warner Madden ratings
Fred Warner
Madden NFL 2019-2026 - 49ers
97
 Micah Parsons Madden ratings
Micah Parsons
Madden NFL 2024 - Cowboys
97
 Justin Houston Madden ratings
Justin Houston
Madden NFL 2012-2023 - Ravens
97
NFL career stats: View Fred Warner's NFL stats & grades →

Fred Warner Madden Ratings by Year

Fred Warner Madden NFL 2019 rating: 71 OVR (2018 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2020 rating: 74 OVR (2019 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2021 rating: 87 OVR (2020 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2022 rating: 94 OVR (2021 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2023 rating: 94 OVR (2022 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2024 rating: 96 OVR (2023 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2025 rating: 97 OVR (2024 NFL season, SF). Fred Warner Madden NFL 2026 rating: 97 OVR (2025 NFL season, SF).