Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 50 | |
| 1964 | 58 | |
| 1965 | 65 | |
| 1966 | 73 | |
| 1967 | 81 | |
| 1968 | 88 | |
| 1969 | 96 | |
| 1970 | 88 | |
| 1971 | 79 | |
| 1972 | 71 | |
| 1973 | 62 | |
| 1974 | 54 | |
| 1975 | 45 |
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 Buck Buchanan ranks #92 in American Football
Buck Buchanan ranks 92nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1793rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 88. 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 1963–1975 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, 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 super bowl titles 1, afl titles 2, all-star selections 8, seasons played 13.
Immediately ahead sits Derrick Henry on 88.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Yale Lary on 88.0. 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.
Buck Buchanan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Buchanan 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 1969. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Buchanan comparisons
Buck Buchanan — frequently asked
- Is Buck Buchanan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Buck Buchanan ranks 92nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Buck Buchanan's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Buck Buchanan rank all time?
- 1793rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 92nd within American Football.
- Buck Buchanan vs Derrick Henry: who ranks higher?
- Derrick Henry, on 88.0 against Buck Buchanan's 87.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.