Defensive Player of the Year
3
Super Bowl titles
1
Pro Bowls
10
Career sacks
111
All-Pro First Teams
8
Tackles for loss
176
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 20.5 | |
| 2019 | 12.5 | |
| 2020 | 13.5 | |
| 2021 | 12.5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Aaron Donald ranks #37 in American Football
Aaron Donald ranks #37 in American Football and #1703 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 2014–2023 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Defensive Player of the Year 3, Super Bowl titles 1, Pro Bowls 10, Career sacks 111.
Nearest context: ahead Bill George (89.2); behind George Blanda (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Aaron Donald GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Donald comparisons
Aaron Donald — frequently asked
- Is Aaron Donald the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Aaron Donald ranks #37 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Aaron Donald's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Aaron Donald rank all time?
- #1703 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in American Football.
- Aaron Donald vs Bill George: who ranks higher?
- Bill George ranks higher at 89.2 versus Aaron Donald at 89.1, a margin of 0.1 points.