Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 50 | |
| 1931 | 59 | |
| 1932 | 69 | |
| 1933 | 78 | |
| 1934 | 88 | |
| 1935 | 97 | |
| 1936 | 90 | |
| 1937 | 83 | |
| 1938 | 76 | |
| 1939 | 69 | |
| 1940 | 61 | |
| 1941 | 54 | |
| 1942 | 47 | |
| 1943 | 40 |
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 Bronko Nagurski ranks #226 in American Football
Bronko Nagurski ranks 226th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2332nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 86, Statistics 84. 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 1930–1943 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1935, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 3, first-team all-pro selections 4, rushing yards 4031, rushing touchdowns 25.
Immediately ahead sits Jimmy Smith on 85.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Russ Grimm on 85.4. 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.
Bronko Nagurski GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nagurski stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1935. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Bronko Nagurski — frequently asked
- Is Bronko Nagurski the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bronko Nagurski ranks 226th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bronko Nagurski's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bronko Nagurski rank all time?
- 2332nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 226th within American Football.
- Bronko Nagurski vs Jimmy Smith: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Smith, on 85.5 against Bronko Nagurski's 85.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.