Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55 | |
| 2000 | 61 | |
| 2001 | 67 | |
| 2002 | 73 | |
| 2003 | 78 | |
| 2004 | 84 | |
| 2005 | 90 | |
| 2006 | 96 | |
| 2007 | 89 | |
| 2008 | 83 | |
| 2009 | 76 | |
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2011 | 63 | |
| 2012 | 57 | |
| 2013 | 50 |
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 Champ Bailey ranks #26 in American Football
Champ Bailey ranks 26th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1456th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 88, 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 1999–2013 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, 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 pro bowls 12, interceptions 52, passes defended 203, first-team all-pro selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Herb Adderley on 89.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Randall McDaniel on 89.8. 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.
Champ Bailey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bailey stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Bailey comparisons
Champ Bailey — frequently asked
- Is Champ Bailey the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Champ Bailey ranks 26th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Champ Bailey's GOAT Score?
- 89.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Champ Bailey rank all time?
- 1456th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 26th within American Football.
- Champ Bailey vs Herb Adderley: who ranks higher?
- Herb Adderley, on 89.9 against Champ Bailey's 89.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.