Tom Brady wasn’t always the GOAT in RL or in Madden NFL 22.
(10/7/21 UPDATE: Tom Brady has joined the Madden 99 Club! After starting the 2021 season as 97, he has been elevated. This is the 6TH Time for Brady, a Madden all-time record.)
Brady first appeared in Madden NFL 2001, where he was known as “QB #12.”
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Madden NFL 2001 was my absolute FAVORITE Madden ever, until Madden 2005 came out.
I played Madden Football since it was on the Sega Genesis, and, had no deal with the NFLPA. And LOVED it.
One of the features on Madden 2001 that I loved (and would love for years) was the fantasy draft that fed into Franchise Mode.
Certain players at certain rounds I would gravitate towards because the CPU had an algorithm that selected certain positions EARLY AF.
The Madden fantasy draft feature was one of those things you’d NEVER tell your GF about.
GF – “What are you doing?”
You – “Oh, uh…nothing (as you actively perused available back up left guards you’d never heard of in round 29.)
QB was one of these positions. And I was obsessed with recent K State grade, and Tom Brady’s teammate on the Patriots, Michael Bishop.
The ultimate dual threat in college, Bishop’s athleticism didn’t translate to the NFL or CFL. So, I’d end up stashing Brady late AF as well.
It is in that spirit of nerdery that this article was conceived. A full article of Tom Brady Madden rating history.
Special thanks to website Madden Ratings and YouTube videos from MilesDawkins247 and tdavisbrand.
Without further ado…let’s dip into All Madden Tom Brady Rankings Over the Years.
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2001 – 57 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = N/A (in the 70s – stopped counting after Stoney Case)
Rank Among AFC QBs = N/A
Back then, Tom Brady was “QB #12” and was a 4th string quarterback on the Patriots with an overall rating of 57.
Brady was not featured in the PS1, PS2, N64, or any other versions of Madden NFL 2002 that were released before the (2001) season. That was the season Brady won his first Super Bowl.
Brady does appear in the GameCube and Xbox versions of Madden NFL 2002, which were released months after the start of the 2001 season, where he had an overall rating of 51.
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2002 – 51 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = N/A (one of lowest rated PLAYERS in game)
Rank Among AFC QBs = N/A
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2003 – 84 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-9th (Aaron Brooks)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 4th
The Greatest Show On Turf ruled the earth and Tom Brady had an 84 overall rating. In the pic above, Tom Brady looks more like Tom Brady than in previous versions.
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2004 – 90 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 10th
Rank Among AFC QBs = 5th
In Madden 2004, Brady finally garnered his first rating of 90+.
All it took was winning three Super Bowls in a row lol. This was the first Madden to have Owner Mode and it legit changed my life.
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2005 – 95 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-3rd (Donovan McNabb)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 3rd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2006 – 97 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-3rd (Donovan McNabb)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2007 – 98 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2008 – 99 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-1st (Peyton Manning)
Rank Among AFC QBs = T-1st (Peyton Manning)
First-ever Madden 99 Club for Tom Terrific!
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2009 – 99 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-1st (Peyton Manning)
Rank Among AFC QBs = T-1st (Peyton Manning)
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2010 – 97 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2011 – 95 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 3rd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2012 – 99 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 1st
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2013 – 98 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd (Aaron Rodgers)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2014 – 97 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-2nd (Peyton Manning)
Rank Among AFC QBs = T-1st (Peyton Manning)
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2015 – 93 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-4th (Russell Wilson)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Rating Madden 16 – 97 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2017 – 94 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = T-2nd (Cam Newton)
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Rating Madden 2018 – 99 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 1st
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Rating Madden 19 – 99 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 1st
Rank Among AFC QBs = 1st
Tom Brady Madden 20 Rating – 96 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Madden 21 Rating – 90 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 5th
Rank Among AFC QBs = 3rd
Tom Brady Madden 2022 Rating – 97 Overall
10/7/21 UPDATE: Tom Brady has joined the Madden 99 Club!
Rank Among All QBs = 2nd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Tom Brady Madden 2023 Rating – 93 Overall
Rank Among All QBs = 3rd
Rank Among AFC QBs = 2nd
Not only did TB12 improve (mostly) year to year, but Madden NFL Football did as well.
Compare 2001 to 2023 and it is incredible how far the game has come.
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Isn’t Tom Terrific just…TERRIFIC??