Defensive Player of the Year awards
1
Pro Bowls
8
Career sacks
58
All-Pro selections
3
Seasons played
11
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50 | |
| 1991 | 74 | |
| 1992 | 97 | |
| 1993 | 90 | |
| 1994 | 83 | |
| 1995 | 76 | |
| 1996 | 69 | |
| 1997 | 61 | |
| 1998 | 54 | |
| 1999 | 47 | |
| 2000 | 40 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cortez Kennedy ranks #201 in American Football
Cortez Kennedy ranks #201 in American Football and #2423 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2000 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Defensive Player of the Year awards 1, Pro Bowls 8, Career sacks 58, All-Pro selections 3.
Nearest context: ahead Dan Hampton (85.8); behind Curley Culp (85.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cortez Kennedy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, 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 Kennedy comparisons
Cortez Kennedy — frequently asked
- Is Cortez Kennedy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cortez Kennedy ranks #201 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Cortez Kennedy's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Cortez Kennedy rank all time?
- #2423 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #201 in American Football.
- Cortez Kennedy vs Dan Hampton: who ranks higher?
- Cortez Kennedy ranks higher at 85.8 versus Dan Hampton at 85.8, a margin of 0.0 points.