Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 56 | |
| 1985 | 62 | |
| 1986 | 67 | |
| 1987 | 73 | |
| 1988 | 79 | |
| 1989 | 85 | |
| 1990 | 90 | |
| 1991 | 96 | |
| 1992 | 93 | |
| 1993 | 89 | |
| 1994 | 86 | |
| 1995 | 83 | |
| 1996 | 80 | |
| 1997 | 76 | |
| 1998 | 73 | |
| 1999 | 70 | |
| 2000 | 67 | |
| 2001 | 63 | |
| 2002 | 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 Darrell Green ranks #9 in American Football
Darrell Green ranks 9th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1153rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 98, Honours 90, 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 1983–2002 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes seasons played 20, career interceptions 54, super bowl titles 2, pro bowls 7.
Immediately ahead sits Tony Gonzalez on 91.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mel Blount on 91.5. 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.
Darrell Green GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Green stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 98/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Green comparisons
Darrell Green — frequently asked
- Is Darrell Green the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Darrell Green ranks 9th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 91.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Darrell Green's GOAT Score?
- 91.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Darrell Green rank all time?
- 1153rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 9th within American Football.
- Darrell Green vs Tony Gonzalez: who ranks higher?
- Darrell Green, on 91.6 against Tony Gonzalez's 91.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.