Justin Jefferson Madden Career 2021-2026 - Peak 99 OVR
The best start to a career few have ever matched
Justin Jefferson slid to 22nd in 2020 and was elite from his first game, putting together the most productive opening stretch of any receiver in NFL history and popularizing the Griddy along the way.
Madden leapt him from a 74 to a 99 in the 2024 edition and again in 2026, around his 2022 Offensive Player of the Year award and a legendary one-handed fourth-and-eighteen catch named the play of the year. He set the record for receiving yards through his first several seasons and became the highest-paid non-quarterback in football, from the moment he arrived one of the two or three best receivers in the sport.
Justin Jefferson Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 99 OVR in Madden NFL 2024 (age 24)
- Appeared in 6 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2021 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Entered at 74 OVR in Madden NFL 2021, climbed 25 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 13 points into Madden NFL 2022
- Played for the Vikings across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a wide receiver in every Madden release
Justin Jefferson 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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2021 2020 NFL season
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WR | 74 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 56 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 86 | 73 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 74 | - | 55 | 84 | 75 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | - | 76 | 66 | 42 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 51 | - | 36 | 17 | 41 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
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2022 2021 NFL season
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WR | 87 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 61 | 92 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 92 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 76 | - | 56 | 88 | 75 | 79 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 88 | 83 | 45 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 51 | - | 36 | 17 | 41 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
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2023 2022 NFL season
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WR | 93 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 64 | 94 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 97 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 33 | - | - | 76 | - | 56 | 88 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 92 | - | 93 | 95 | 48 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 52 | - | 36 | 17 | 41 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
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2024 2023 NFL season
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WR | 99 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 64 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 99 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 33 | - | - | 76 | - | 61 | 88 | 75 | 80 | 92 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 98 | - | 97 | 98 | 51 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 52 | - | 36 | 17 | 41 | - | - | - | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
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2025 2024 NFL season
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WR | 98 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 64 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 96 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 33 | - | - | 75 | 81 | 61 | 88 | 75 | 80 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 97 | - | 97 | 98 | 51 | - | - | 25 | - | - | 52 | - | 36 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
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2026 2025 NFL season
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WR | 99 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 98 | 64 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 87 | 99 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 73 | 81 | 65 | 94 | 75 | 81 | 93 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 61 |
Era Wide Receivers who played alongside Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson Madden Ratings by Year
Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2021 rating: 74 OVR (2020 NFL season, MIN). Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2022 rating: 87 OVR (2021 NFL season, MIN). Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2023 rating: 93 OVR (2022 NFL season, MIN). Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2024 rating: 99 OVR (2023 NFL season, MIN). Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2025 rating: 98 OVR (2024 NFL season, MIN). Justin Jefferson Madden NFL 2026 rating: 99 OVR (2025 NFL season, MIN).