Career sacks
200
Defensive Player of the Year
2
Pro Bowls
11
All-Pro First Teams
8
Super Bowl appearances
4
Forced fumbles
43
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.5 | |
| 1986 | 15 | |
| 1987 | 12 | |
| 1988 | 11 | |
| 1989 | 13 | |
| 1990 | 19 | |
| 1991 | 1.5 | |
| 1992 | 14 | |
| 1993 | 14 | |
| 1994 | 10 | |
| 1995 | 10.5 | |
| 1996 | 13.5 | |
| 1997 | 14 | |
| 1998 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bruce Smith ranks #115 in American Football
Bruce Smith ranks #115 in American Football and #2046 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 1985–2003 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career sacks 200, Defensive Player of the Year 2, Pro Bowls 11, All-Pro First Teams 8.
Nearest context: ahead Ollie Matson (87.6); behind Devin Hester (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bruce Smith GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Smith comparisons
Bruce Smith — frequently asked
- Is Bruce Smith the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bruce Smith ranks #115 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Bruce Smith's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Bruce Smith rank all time?
- #2046 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #115 in American Football.
- Bruce Smith vs Ollie Matson: who ranks higher?
- Ollie Matson ranks higher at 87.6 versus Bruce Smith at 87.5, a margin of 0.1 points.