Career receptions
1,101
Receiving touchdowns
130
Receiving yards
13,899
Pro Bowls
8
Consecutive 100-catch seasons
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 45 | |
| 1988 | 51 | |
| 1989 | 57 | |
| 1990 | 62 | |
| 1991 | 68 | |
| 1992 | 74 | |
| 1993 | 80 | |
| 1994 | 85 | |
| 1995 | 91 | |
| 1996 | 97 | |
| 1997 | 88 | |
| 1998 | 80 | |
| 1999 | 71 | |
| 2000 | 62 | |
| 2001 | 54 | |
| 2002 | 45 |
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 Cris Carter ranks #23 in American Football
Cris Carter ranks #23 in American Football and #1561 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 1987–2002 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career receptions 1101, Receiving touchdowns 130, Receiving yards 13899, Pro Bowls 8.
Nearest context: ahead Paul Krause (90.0); behind Herb Adderley (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cris Carter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Carter comparisons
Cris Carter — frequently asked
- Is Cris Carter the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cris Carter ranks #23 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Cris Carter's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Cris Carter rank all time?
- #1561 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #23 in American Football.
- Cris Carter vs Paul Krause: who ranks higher?
- Paul Krause ranks higher at 90.0 versus Cris Carter at 89.9, a margin of 0.1 points.