Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45 | |
| 1997 | 51 | |
| 1998 | 58 | |
| 1999 | 64 | |
| 2000 | 70 | |
| 2001 | 76 | |
| 2002 | 83 | |
| 2003 | 89 | |
| 2004 | 95 | |
| 2005 | 89 | |
| 2006 | 84 | |
| 2007 | 78 | |
| 2008 | 72 | |
| 2009 | 66 | |
| 2010 | 61 | |
| 2011 | 55 |
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 Brian Dawkins ranks #45 in American Football
Brian Dawkins ranks 45th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1598th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 86, Statistics 92. 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 1996–2011 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, 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 pro bowls 9, interceptions 37, career sacks 26, forced fumbles 36.
Immediately ahead sits Aaron Rodgers on 88.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Chuck Bednarik on 88.9. 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.
Brian Dawkins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Dawkins stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. 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.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Dawkins comparisons
Brian Dawkins — frequently asked
- Is Brian Dawkins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Brian Dawkins ranks 45th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Brian Dawkins's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Brian Dawkins rank all time?
- 1598th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 45th within American Football.
- Brian Dawkins vs Aaron Rodgers: who ranks higher?
- Brian Dawkins, on 88.9 against Aaron Rodgers's 88.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.