Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 | |
| 2004 | 81 | |
| 2005 | 89 | |
| 2006 | 71 | |
| 2007 | 75 | |
| 2008 | 60 | |
| 2009 | 79 | |
| 2010 | 50 | |
| 2011 | 64 | |
| 2012 | 49 | |
| 2013 | 77 | |
| 2014 | 69 | |
| 2015 | 56 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 30 | |
| 2018 | 28 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Antonio Gates ranks #29 in American Football
Antonio Gates ranks 29th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1015th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 82, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2003–2018 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes receiving touchdowns 116, career receptions 955, career receiving yards 11841, pro bowls 8.
Immediately ahead sits Jack Ham on 87.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ronde Barber on 88.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Antonio Gates GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gates stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Gates comparisons
Antonio Gates — frequently asked
- Is Antonio Gates the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Antonio Gates ranks 29th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Antonio Gates's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Antonio Gates rank all time?
- 1015th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 29th within American Football.
- Antonio Gates vs Jack Ham: who ranks higher?
- Antonio Gates, on 87.9 against Jack Ham's 87.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.