Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 50 | |
| 1986 | 62 | |
| 1987 | 74 | |
| 1988 | 85 | |
| 1989 | 97 | |
| 1990 | 92 | |
| 1991 | 87 | |
| 1992 | 81 | |
| 1993 | 76 | |
| 1994 | 71 | |
| 1995 | 66 | |
| 1996 | 61 | |
| 1997 | 55 | |
| 1998 | 50 | |
| 1999 | 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 Chris Doleman ranks #55 in American Football
Chris Doleman ranks 55th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1626th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 94. 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 1985–1999 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career sacks 150, sacks in 1989 21, pro bowls 8, forced fumbles 44.
Immediately ahead sits Tony Dorsett on 88.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kevin Greene on 88.8. 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.
Chris Doleman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Doleman stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Chris Doleman — frequently asked
- Is Chris Doleman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chris Doleman ranks 55th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Chris Doleman's GOAT Score?
- 88.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chris Doleman rank all time?
- 1626th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 55th within American Football.
- Chris Doleman vs Tony Dorsett: who ranks higher?
- Chris Doleman, on 88.8 against Tony Dorsett's 88.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.