Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Charles Woodson ranks #34 in American Football
Charles Woodson ranks 34th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 609th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1998–2015 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, defensive player of the year awards 1, career interceptions 65, pro bowls 9.
Immediately ahead sits Terrell Owens on 83.8, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Ed Reed on 84.5. 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.
Charles Woodson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Woodson stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Woodson comparisons
Charles Woodson — frequently asked
- Is Charles Woodson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Charles Woodson ranks 34th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Charles Woodson's GOAT Score?
- 83.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Charles Woodson rank all time?
- 609th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within American Football.
- Charles Woodson vs Terrell Owens: who ranks higher?
- Terrell Owens, on 83.8 against Charles Woodson's 83.2 — a margin of 0.6 points.