Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 125 | |
| 2001 | 148 | |
| 2002 | 214 | |
| 2003 | 153 | |
| 2004 | 66 | |
| 2005 | 173 | |
| 2006 | 141 | |
| 2007 | 158 | |
| 2008 | 129 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 125 | |
| 2011 | 115 | |
| 2012 | 90 |
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 Brian Urlacher ranks #58 in American Football
Brian Urlacher ranks 58th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 821st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2000–2012 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes defensive player of the year awards 1, pro bowls 8, all-pro first teams 4, career tackles 1361.
Immediately ahead sits Patrick Mahomes on 85.4, a gap of 5.8 points. Directly behind is Kellen Winslow on 81.7. 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 Urlacher GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Urlacher stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Urlacher comparisons
Brian Urlacher — frequently asked
- Is Brian Urlacher the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Brian Urlacher ranks 58th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 79.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Brian Urlacher's GOAT Score?
- 79.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Brian Urlacher rank all time?
- 821st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 58th within American Football.
- Brian Urlacher vs Patrick Mahomes: who ranks higher?
- Patrick Mahomes, on 85.4 against Brian Urlacher's 79.6 — a margin of 5.8 points.