| YEAR RELEASED | GAME NAME / VERSION | COVER STAR(S) |
| 1988 / 1990 | John Madden Football | John Madden |
| 1991 | John Madden Football II / John Madden Football ’92 | John Madden |
| 1992 | John Madden Football ’93 | John Madden |
| 1993 | Madden NFL ’94 | John Madden |
| 1994 | Madden NFL 95 | John Madden, Erik Williams, Karl Wilson |
| 1995 | Madden NFL 96 | John Madden, Pat Terrell, Gordon Laro* |
| 1996 | Madden NFL 97 | John Madden, Lamont Warren, Jason Mathews, Reggie White* |
| 1997 | Madden NFL 98 | John Madden |
| 1998 | Madden NFL 99 | John Madden / Garrison Hearst |
| 1999 | Madden NFL 2000 | John Madden, Barry Sanders, Clyde Simmons* / Dorsey Levens |
| 2000 | Madden NFL 2001 | Eddie George |
| 2001 | Madden NFL 2002 | Daunte Culpepper |
| 2002 | Madden NFL 2003 | Marshall Faulk |
| 2003 | Madden NFL 2004 | Michael Vick |
| 2004 | Madden NFL 2005 | Ray Lewis |
| 2005 | Madden NFL 06 | Donovan McNabb |
| 2006 | Madden NFL 07 | Shaun Alexander |
| 2007 | Madden NFL 08 | Vince Young |
| 2008 | Madden NFL 09 | Brett Favre |
| 2009 | Madden NFL 10 | Troy Polamalu, Larry Fitzgerald |
| 2010 | Madden NFL 11 | Drew Brees |
| 2011 | Madden NFL 12 | Peyton Hillis |
| 2012 | Madden NFL 13 | Calvin Johnson |
| 2013 | Madden NFL 25: 1989 – 2014 | Barry Sanders / Adrian Peterson |
| 2014 | Madden NFL 15 | Richard Sherman |
| 2015 | Madden NFL 16 | Odell Beckham Jr. |
