What is significant about 99? A 99 OVR is the highest rating possible in Madden. During the season, ratings are updated on a weekly basis based on the real-life player performance and skill set, so attributes like Speed, Catch, and Tackle are all accounted for.
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What is the Madden 99 Club?
The ratings in modern Madden fluctuate, thanks to the advent of this thing called the Internet. These ratings used to be locked for the year and now move a bit as the season goes along depending on how players play.
So that got me thinking; out of all the versions of Madden for the last 20+ years, back to 1998, how many 99 OVR ratings had been given out?
Has any player ever gotten a rating of 100 overall in Madden?
Did you know that Madden used to give ratings of 100? YES, it is true.
In all, 7 different players have received 100 ovr in Madden – Deion Sanders the only person doing it twice. Scroll down for full list.
Ready for a run through history? Here is the full list, by year and version of the game starting with Madden 1999:
Madden 1999 Player Ratings
100 Overall Club: RB Barry Sanders (Lions), WR Jerry Rice (49ers), TE Shannon Sharpe (Broncos), TE Mark Chmura (Packers), OT Tony Boselli (Jaguars), CB Deion Sanders (Cowboys)
Madden 99 Club: TE Ben Coates (Patriots), C Dermontti Dawson (Steelers), OG Randall McDaniel (Vikings), OG Larry Allen (Cowboys), OG Mark Schlereth (Broncos), OT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), OT Willie Roaf (Saints), DE Bruce Smith (Bills), DE Neil Smith (Broncos), DE Reggie White (Packers), DE Tony Brackens (Jaguars), MLB Ken Norton Jr. (49ers), CB Jason Sehorn (Giants), K Morten Andersen (Falcons)
Madden 2000 Player Ratings
100 Overall Club: FB Mike Alstott (Buccaneers), CB Deion Sanders (Cowboys)
Madden 99 Club: RB Barry Sanders (Lions), C Dermontti Dawson (Steelers), P Matt Turk (Redskins)
Madden 2001 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: None
The game featured no players with a 99 OVR rating, however it had a few players with the highest rating of 96 OVR.
Madden 2002 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: RB Marshall Faulk (Rams), TE Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs), LT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), DT Warren Sapp (Buccaneers), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens)
Madden 2003 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: RB Marshall Faulk (Rams), LG Larry Allen (Cowboys), DT Warren Sapp (Buccaneers), LE Michael Strahan (Giants), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens)
Madden 2004 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: WR Marvin Harrison (Colts), WR Terrell Owens (49ers), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens), ROLB Derrick Brooks (Buccaneers), FS Brian Dawkins (Eagles), K Adam Vinatieri (Patriots)
Madden 2005 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: LT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens), CB Champ Bailey (Broncos), K Mike Vanderjagt (Colts)
Madden 2006 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), WR Randy Moss (Raiders), LT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens), K Adam Vinatieri (Patriots), K David Akers (Eagles)
Madden 2007 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), FB Lorenzo Neal (Chargers), TE Antonio Gates (Chargers), LT Walter Jones (Seahawks), FS Ed Reed (Ravens), CB Champ Bailey (Broncos), P Shane Lechler (Raiders)
Madden 2008 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Chargers), MLB Brian Urlacher (Bears), FS Ed Reed (Ravens), CB Champ Bailey (Broncos)
Madden 2009 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), QB Tom Brady (Patriots), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Chargers), TE Antonio Gates (Chargers), WR Randy Moss (Patriots), SS Bob Sanders (Colts)
Madden 2010 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), WR Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals), DT Albert Haynesworth (Redskins), FS Ed Reed (Ravens), SS Troy Polamalu (Steelers), CB Nnamdi Asomugha (Raiders)
Madden 2011 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Peyton Manning (Colts), QB Drew Brees (Saints), RB Chris Johnson (Titans), RE Jared Allen (Vikings), MLB Patrick Willis (49ers), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)
Madden 2012 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Tom Brady (Patriots), TE Antonio Gates (Chargers), SS Troy Polamalu (Steelers), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)
Madden 2013 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), ROLB DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)
Madden 2014 Player Ratings (Called Madden NFL 25 since it was the 15th year EA Sports released the game)
Madden 99 Club: RB Adrian Peterson (Vikings), WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), LE J.J. Watt (Texans)
Madden 2015 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), LE J.J. Watt (Texans), CB Richard Sherman (Seahawks)
Madden 2016 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), TE Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), RE J.J. Watt (Texans)
Madden 2017 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: TE Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), RE J.J. Watt (Texans), MLB Luke Kuechly (Panthers), LOLB Von Miller (Broncos)
Madden 2018 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Tom Brady (Patriots), RE Aaron Donald (Rams), LOLB Von Miller (Broncos)
Madden 2019 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: QB Tom Brady (Patriots), TE Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), WR Antonio Brown (Steelers), DT Aaron Donald (Rams), Von Miller (Broncos), LB Luke Kuechly (Panthers), Kahlil Mack (Bears), and QB Drew Brees (Saints)
Madden 20 Player Ratings
EA Sports announced four Madden 99 ranked players before the season – and added three more during the season.
Madden 99 Club: Bobby Wagner, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, DeAndre Hopkins (Read our egg-ceptional interview w DeAndre here), Patrick Mahomes (in-season addition), Christian McCaffery (in-season addition), Michael Thomas (in-season addition).
Madden 21 Player Ratings
EA Sports announced four Madden 99 ranked players before the season. And added four more players in-season.
Madden 99 Club: Christian McCaffrey, Aaron Donald, Michael Thomas, Stephon Gilmore.
Added Seahawks QB Russell Wilson on 10/15/2020. And re-added Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins on 11/19/2020. Prior to his Hail Mary game-winner against the Bills, Hopkins was a 98. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was added on 12/10/2020. Packers WR Devonte Adams was added 12/30/2020.
Madden 22 Player Ratings
Madden 22 featured 5 players in the 99 Club at the start of the season, then added 3 more during the season.
Madden 99 Club: Davante Adams, Aaron Donald, Travis Kelce, Jalen Ramsey, Patrick Mahomes (also on the Madden 22 cover), Myles Garrett (in-season addition), Tom Brady (in-season addition), Justin Tucker (in-season addition).
2/3/21 UPDATE: To commemorate his retirement Tom Brady has re-joined the Madden 99 Club. As far as I can tell he is the first player ever to make the 99 Club, get removed, and then get re-added all in the same season.
For a deeper dive, read my article “Tom Brady Madden Ratings Thru The years: by clicking here.
Madden 23 Player Ratings
Four players started the season in the 99 Club, three of which were in the 99 Club for Madden 22.
Madden 99 Club: Davante Adams, Aaron Donald, Myles Garrett, Trent Williams, Travis Kelce (in-season addition), and Christian McCaffrey the first player to ever make the 99 Club with two different teams.
Madden 24 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: Justin Jefferson, Aaron Donald, Zack Martin, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes.
Tyreek Hill became 1 of 5 players in Madden NFL history to be rated BOTH 99 OVR AND 99 SPD:
Madden 2000: Barry Sanders
Madden 2005: Champ Bailey
Madden 06: Randy Moss
Madden 11: Chris Johnson
Madden 24: Tyreek Hill
Then, it was Christian McCaffrey’s turn. The week before the Super Bowl, McCaffrey became the first player to make the 99 Club as a member of two different team.
Madden 25 Player Ratings
Madden 99 Club: Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes.
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