Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 50 | |
| 1965 | 57 | |
| 1966 | 63 | |
| 1967 | 70 | |
| 1968 | 76 | |
| 1969 | 83 | |
| 1970 | 89 | |
| 1971 | 96 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 83 | |
| 1974 | 77 | |
| 1975 | 71 | |
| 1976 | 64 | |
| 1977 | 58 | |
| 1978 | 51 | |
| 1979 | 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 Carl Eller ranks #83 in American Football
Carl Eller ranks 83rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1762nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, 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 1964–1979 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, 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 unofficial career sacks 133, pro bowls 6, all-pro selections 5, super bowl appearances 4.
Immediately ahead sits Bobby Layne on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is John Randle on 88.1. 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.
Carl Eller GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Eller 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 1971. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Eller comparisons
Carl Eller — frequently asked
- Is Carl Eller the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Carl Eller ranks 83rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Carl Eller's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Carl Eller rank all time?
- 1762nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 83rd within American Football.
- Carl Eller vs Bobby Layne: who ranks higher?
- Carl Eller, on 88.1 against Bobby Layne's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.