Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 446 | |
| 2015 | 483 | |
| 2016 | 997 | |
| 2017 | 885 | |
| 2018 | 1386 | |
| 2019 | 997 | |
| 2020 | 1374 | |
| 2021 | 1553 | |
| 2022 | 1516 | |
| 2023 | 1144 | |
| 2024 | 854 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Davante Adams ranks #72 in American Football
Davante Adams ranks 72nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1207th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2014–present with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, 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 career receiving yards 11000, pro bowls 6, first-team all-pro selections 2, receiving touchdowns 103.
Immediately ahead sits Steve McMichael on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hines Ward on 86.2. 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.
Davante Adams GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Adams 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 2021. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Adams comparisons
Davante Adams — frequently asked
- Is Davante Adams the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Davante Adams ranks 72nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Davante Adams's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Davante Adams rank all time?
- 1207th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within American Football.
- Davante Adams vs Steve McMichael: who ranks higher?
- Davante Adams, on 86.4 against Steve McMichael's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.