Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 35 | |
| 1974 | 44 | |
| 1975 | 52 | |
| 1976 | 61 | |
| 1977 | 69 | |
| 1978 | 78 | |
| 1979 | 86 | |
| 1980 | 95 | |
| 1981 | 87 | |
| 1982 | 79 | |
| 1983 | 71 | |
| 1984 | 64 | |
| 1985 | 56 | |
| 1986 | 48 | |
| 1987 | 40 |
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 Dan Fouts ranks #148 in American Football
Dan Fouts ranks 148th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2035th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 92. 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 1973–1987 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes passing yards 43040, passing touchdowns 254, pro bowls 6, seasons leading the league in passing 4.
Immediately ahead sits Antonio Brown on 86.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Fred Biletnikoff on 86.8. 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.
Dan Fouts GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fouts stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1980. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Fouts comparisons
Dan Fouts — frequently asked
- Is Dan Fouts the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dan Fouts ranks 148th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Dan Fouts's GOAT Score?
- 86.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dan Fouts rank all time?
- 2035th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 148th within American Football.
- Dan Fouts vs Antonio Brown: who ranks higher?
- Dan Fouts, on 86.8 against Antonio Brown's 86.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.