Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 45 | |
| 1949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | 62 | |
| 1951 | 71 | |
| 1952 | 79 | |
| 1953 | 88 | |
| 1954 | 96 | |
| 1955 | 88 | |
| 1956 | 81 | |
| 1957 | 73 | |
| 1958 | 66 | |
| 1959 | 58 | |
| 1960 | 50 | |
| 1961 | 43 | |
| 1962 | 35 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bobby Layne ranks #82 in American Football
Bobby Layne ranks 82nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1761st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 90, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1948–1962 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1954, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 3, passing yards 26768, pro bowls 6, passing touchdowns 196.
Immediately ahead sits Eric Dickerson on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Carl Eller on 88.1. 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.
Bobby Layne GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Layne 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 1954. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Layne comparisons
Bobby Layne — frequently asked
- Is Bobby Layne the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bobby Layne ranks 82nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bobby Layne's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bobby Layne rank all time?
- 1761st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 82nd within American Football.
- Bobby Layne vs Eric Dickerson: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Layne, on 88.1 against Eric Dickerson's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.