Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55 | |
| 1996 | 60 | |
| 1997 | 65 | |
| 1998 | 70 | |
| 1999 | 75 | |
| 2000 | 79 | |
| 2001 | 84 | |
| 2002 | 89 | |
| 2003 | 94 | |
| 2004 | 77 | |
| 2005 | 60 |
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 Curtis Martin ranks #121 in American Football
Curtis Martin ranks 121st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1899th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, 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 1995–2005 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes rushing yards 14101, consecutive 1,000-yard seasons 10, rushing titles 1, pro bowls 5.
Immediately ahead sits Walter Jones on 87.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jimmy Johnson on 87.4. 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.
Curtis Martin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Martin stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2003. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 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.
Top Martin comparisons
Curtis Martin — frequently asked
- Is Curtis Martin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Curtis Martin ranks 121st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Curtis Martin's GOAT Score?
- 87.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Curtis Martin rank all time?
- 1899th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within American Football.
- Curtis Martin vs Walter Jones: who ranks higher?
- Curtis Martin, on 87.5 against Walter Jones's 87.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.