Justin Jefferson named to Madden 99 Club, every player to make Madden 99 Club

The newest edition of EA Sports award winning video game franchise, Madden, won’t come out until the middle of August, but Justin Jefferson will be anxiously awaiting a personal copy after making his first Madden 99 Club.

Jefferson first 99 Cluber of year

The elite club is designated to players who are given a 99 overall rating in the game. When it comes to overall ratings, there are a few different categories or attributes that go towards the OVR. The measurements for each and every player on each roster no matter their position to assign ratings for STR (Strength), AGI (Agility), SPD (Speed), ACC (Acceleration), STA (Stamina), AWR (Awareness), JMP (Jumping), INJ (Injury), and TGH (Toughness). Once all of that is added up an overall rating is giving, and 99 is just about as good as it gets.

For receivers like Jefferson, they are also rated on their other positional abilities like CTH (Catching), CIT (Catch in Traffic), RTE (Route Running), SPC (Spectacular Catch), and RLS (Release). The Minnesota WR is without question familiar with these categories and what it takes to be an Overall 99, since he has been creating a player on Madden and boosting his rating to 99 since he was a kid. Now, as he pointed out in Twitter, he won’t have to create a player.

The ratings started in 1999, and since then there have been more than a few NFL legends to be named to the 99 Club. For two years there were players who were given a 100 overall rating, but Madden quickly took that feature out. The only players to be named to the 100 Club were Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe, Mark Chmura, Tony Boselli, Mike Alstott and Deion Sanders spread out form Madden 1999 and Madden 2000.

There were 15 players named to the first class of the Madden 99 Club in the 1999 version of Madden including six offensive lineman, five defensive lineman and a kicker. Now a days it’s a bit more of an exclusive club, and Jefferson being named to the club got us thinking about one of football’s most exclusive groups.

Madden 1999

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

RB Barry Sanders (Lions), C Dermontti Dawson (Steelers), P Matt Turk (Redskins)

Madden 2001

None

Madden 2002

RB Marshall Faulk (Rams), TE Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs), LT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), DT Warren Sapp (Buccaneers), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens)

Madden 2003

RB Marshall Faulk (Rams), LG Larry Allen (Cowboys), DT Warren Sapp (Buccaneers), LE Michael Strahan (Giants), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens)

Madden 2004

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

LT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens), MLB Ray Lewis (Ravens), CB Champ Bailey (Broncos), K Mike Vanderjagt (Colts)

Madden 2006

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

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

QB Peyton Manning (Colts), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Chargers), MLB Brian Urlacher (Bears), FS Ed Reed (Ravens), CB Champ Bailey (Broncos)

Madden 2009

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

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

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

QB Tom Brady (Patriots), TE Antonio Gates (Chargers), SS Troy Polamalu (Steelers), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)

Madden 2013

QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), ROLB DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)

Madden 2014

RB Adrian Peterson (Vikings), WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), LE J.J. Watt (Texans)

Madden 2015

WR Calvin Johnson (Lions), LE J.J. Watt (Texans), CB Richard Sherman (Seahawks)

Madden 2016

QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), TE Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), RE J.J. Watt (Texans)

Madden 2017

TE Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), RE J.J. Watt (Texans), MLB Luke Kuechly (Panthers), LOLB Von Miller (Broncos)

Madden 2018

QB Tom Brady (Patriots), RE Aaron Donald (Rams), LOLB Von Miller (Broncos)

Madden 2019

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)

After the 2019 edition, EA Sports were able to make in-season changes to ratings updating them throughout the season.

Madden 20

Bobby Wagner, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, DeAndre Hopkins, Patrick Mahomes (in-season addition), Christian McCaffery (in-season addition), Michael Thomas (in-season addition).

Madden 21

Christian McCaffrey, Aaron Donald, Michael Thomas, Stephon Gilmore, Russell Wilson (in-season), DeAndre Hopkins (in-season), Travis Kelce (in-season), Devonte Adams (in-season)

Madden 22

Davante Adams, Aaron Donald, Travis Kelce, Jalen Ramsey, Patrick Mahomes, Myles Garrett (in-season addition), Tom Brady (in-season addition), Justin Tucker (in-season addition).

Madden 23

Davante Adams, Aaron Donald, Myles Garrett, Trent Williams, Travis Kelce (in-season addition).

Madden 24 (so far)

Justin Jefferson