Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 45 | |
| 1975 | 55 | |
| 1976 | 65 | |
| 1977 | 75 | |
| 1978 | 85 | |
| 1979 | 95 | |
| 1980 | 83 | |
| 1981 | 71 | |
| 1982 | 59 | |
| 1983 | 47 | |
| 1984 | 35 |
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 Dave Casper ranks #238 in American Football
Dave Casper ranks 238th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2379th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1974–1984 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 5, career receptions 378, receiving touchdowns 52.
Immediately ahead sits LeRoy Butler on 85.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sam Mills on 85.2. 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.
Dave Casper GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Casper stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Casper comparisons
Dave Casper — frequently asked
- Is Dave Casper the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dave Casper ranks 238th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Dave Casper's GOAT Score?
- 85.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dave Casper rank all time?
- 2379th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 238th within American Football.
- Dave Casper vs LeRoy Butler: who ranks higher?
- Dave Casper, on 85.2 against LeRoy Butler's 85.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.