Zaire
Barnes
Madden Career 2024-2026 - Peak 66 OVR
Zaire Barnes Madden Career 2024-2026 - Peak 66 OVR
Position
LB
Team
Height
6'1"
Weight
232
College
Western Michigan
DOB
Sep 3, 1999
Madden
2023-2025
2025 Current
Peak 2023
Seasons Played
Zaire Barnes 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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2024 2023 NFL season
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LB | 66 | 88 | 91 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 59 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | - | - | 56 | - | 48 | 60 | 33 | 62 | 68 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 37 | - | 24 | 34 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 65 | - | 78 | 77 | 83 | - | - | - | 67 | 65 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
|
2025 2024 NFL season
Did not play
|
|
LB | 66 | 88 | 91 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 59 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | - | - | 56 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 33 | 62 | 68 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 37 | - | 24 | 34 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | 65 | - | 78 | 77 | 83 | 62 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
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2026 2025 NFL season
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LB | 65 | 88 | 91 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 59 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 33 | 62 | 68 | 60 | 62 | 55 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 23 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 62 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
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.
Zaire Barnes Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 66 OVR in Madden NFL 2024 (age 24)
- Appeared in 3 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2024 through Madden NFL 2026)
- Played for the Jets across every Madden release in his career
- Listed as a linebacker in every Madden release
NFL career stats:
View Zaire Barnes's NFL stats & grades →
Zaire Barnes Madden Ratings by Year
Zaire Barnes Madden NFL 2024 rating: 66 OVR (2023 NFL season, NYJ). Zaire Barnes Madden NFL 2025 rating: 66 OVR (2024 NFL season, NYJ). Zaire Barnes Madden NFL 2026 rating: 65 OVR (2025 NFL season, NYJ).