James
Houston
Madden Career 2023-2026 - Peak 71 OVR
James Houston Madden Career 2023-2026 - Peak 71 OVR
Position
DE
Team
Height
6'1"
Weight
241
College
Jackson St.
DOB
Nov 16, 1998
Madden
2022-2025
2025 Current
Peak 2023
Seasons Played
James Houston 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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2023 2022 NFL season
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|
LB | 63 | 81 | 91 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 92 | 74 | 91 | 82 | 66 | 63 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | - | - | 35 | - | 34 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 15 | - | 5 | 15 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 77 | - | 74 | 84 | 81 | - | - | - | 27 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
|
2024 2023 NFL season
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|
LB | 71 | 84 | 91 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 92 | 76 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 69 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | - | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 77 | 20 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 66 | 77 | 70 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
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2025 2024 NFL season
|
|
LB | 71 | 84 | 91 | 70 | - | 72 | 92 | 76 | 91 | - | 72 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 84 | - | 66 | 77 | 70 | - | - | - | 17 | 15 | - |
|
2026 2025 NFL season
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|
DE | 69 | 84 | 91 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 92 | 76 | 91 | 82 | 66 | 63 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | - | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 80 | 20 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 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.
Note:
Some Madden releases tracked fewer attributes than others. Cells shown as - were not
published by EA that year.
James Houston Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 71 OVR in Madden NFL 2024 (age 24)
- Appeared in 4 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2023 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Played for 2 franchises: Lions, Cowboys
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
NFL career stats:
View James Houston's NFL stats & grades →
James Houston Madden Ratings by Year
James Houston Madden NFL 2023 rating: 63 OVR (2022 NFL season, DET). James Houston Madden NFL 2024 rating: 71 OVR (2023 NFL season, DET). James Houston Madden NFL 2025 rating: 71 OVR (2024 NFL season, DET). James Houston Madden NFL 2026 rating: 69 OVR (2025 NFL season, DAL).