Former Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Lane Johnson is having a pretty incredible year in 2025. First, he won his second Super Bowl ring in February with the Philadephia Eagles. Johnson helped pave the way for fellow former Sooner Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Philly offense in a Super Bowl LIX rout of the Kansas City Chiefs. Next, Johnson signed a contract extension to stay with the Eagles through the 2027 season. He’ll make over $20 million a year.
Then on Monday, Johnson found out that he is a member of EA Sports and Madden NFL’s 99 overall club. The members of the club are players who earned a 99 overall rating in EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game series, the highest overall rating a player can attain.
Johnson will be a 99 overall in “Madden NFL 26” after receiving the news from fellow Eagle Saquon Barkley. He’s been holding it down at right tackle in Philadelphia for over a decade, also helping the Eagles win Super Bowl LII following the 2017 season.
Johnson began his college football career at Kilgore College, a junior college in East Texas, in 2008. He transferred to Oklahoma in 2009 and spent the next four years with the Sooners. Over his five collegiate seasons, Johnson played quarterback, tight end, defensive end, and finally, offensive lineman.
During the 2011 season at OU, Johnson made the switch from defensive end to offensive tackle due to injuries to o-line starters that year in fall camp. He impressed coaches with his natural ability to play the position. He wound up starting 12 games at right tackle that season and 11 games at left tackle the next year as a senior in 2012. He protected quarterback Landry Jones, opened up holes in the “Belldozer” formation with quarterback Blake Bell, and was a third-team All-American after his last season.
Johnson has been with the Eagles for his entire career, after they drafted him fourth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He has switched back to right tackle and is one of the league’s most dominant forces on the offensive line. He’s now the elder statesmen on a Philly team that looks to go back-to-back in 2025, with Johnson playing a pivotal role in the team’s success.
Lane Johnson is OFFICIALLY in the 99 Club‼️@EAMaddenNFL | #FlyEaglesFlypic.twitter.com/TVzLikvWnL
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 28, 2025
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