Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 | |
| 1962 | 8 | |
| 1963 | 14 | |
| 1964 | 22 | |
| 1965 | 19 | |
| 1966 | 18 | |
| 1967 | 26 | |
| 1968 | 24 | |
| 1969 | 15 | |
| 1970 | 12 | |
| 1971 | 11 | |
| 1972 | 8 | |
| 1973 | 6 | |
| 1974 | 3 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Deacon Jones ranks #6 in American Football
Deacon Jones ranks 6th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 802nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 94, Longevity 86, Honours 88, 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 1961–1974 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes unofficial career sacks 173.5, pro bowls 8, first-team all-pro selections 5, defensive player of the year awards 2.
Immediately ahead sits Peyton Manning on 90.7, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Larry Fitzgerald on 90.4. 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.
Deacon Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jones stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Jones comparisons
Deacon Jones — frequently asked
- Is Deacon Jones the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Deacon Jones ranks 6th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 90.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Deacon Jones's GOAT Score?
- 90.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Deacon Jones rank all time?
- 802nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 6th within American Football.
- Deacon Jones vs Peyton Manning: who ranks higher?
- Peyton Manning, on 90.7 against Deacon Jones's 90.4 — a margin of 0.3 points.