Super Bowl titles
3
Career receiving yards
8,685
Receiving touchdowns
67
Pro Bowls
4
Career receptions
501
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41 | |
| 1973 | 290 | |
| 1974 | 1092 | |
| 1975 | 893 | |
| 1976 | 1111 | |
| 1977 | 540 | |
| 1978 | 709 | |
| 1979 | 844 | |
| 1980 | 858 | |
| 1981 | 635 | |
| 1982 | 322 | |
| 1983 | 696 | |
| 1984 | 401 | |
| 1985 | 145 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cliff Branch ranks #206 in American Football
Cliff Branch ranks #206 in American Football and #2452 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.6/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1985 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 3, Career receiving yards 8685, Receiving touchdowns 67, Pro Bowls 4.
Nearest context: ahead John Lynch (85.6); behind Johnny Robinson (85.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cliff Branch GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Branch comparisons
Cliff Branch — frequently asked
- Is Cliff Branch the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cliff Branch ranks #206 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Cliff Branch's GOAT Score?
- 85.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Cliff Branch rank all time?
- #2452 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #206 in American Football.
- Cliff Branch vs John Lynch: who ranks higher?
- Cliff Branch ranks higher at 85.6 versus John Lynch at 85.6, a margin of 0.0 points.