Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 50 | |
| 1980 | 58 | |
| 1981 | 65 | |
| 1982 | 73 | |
| 1983 | 81 | |
| 1984 | 88 | |
| 1985 | 96 | |
| 1986 | 85 | |
| 1987 | 74 | |
| 1988 | 62 | |
| 1989 | 51 | |
| 1990 | 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 Hampton ranks #205 in American Football
Dan Hampton ranks 205th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2258th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1979–1990 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, 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 super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 4, all-pro selections 4, career sacks 82.
Immediately ahead sits Joe DeLamielleure on 85.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Cortez Kennedy on 85.8. 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 Hampton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hampton 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 1985. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Hampton comparisons
Dan Hampton — frequently asked
- Is Dan Hampton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dan Hampton ranks 205th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Dan Hampton's GOAT Score?
- 85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dan Hampton rank all time?
- 2258th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 205th within American Football.
- Dan Hampton vs Joe DeLamielleure: who ranks higher?
- Dan Hampton, on 85.8 against Joe DeLamielleure's 85.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.