Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 7 | |
| 1994 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Deion Sanders ranks #23 in American Football
Deion Sanders ranks 23rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 510th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1989–2005 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, 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 2, defensive player of the year 1, pro bowls 8, interceptions 53.
Immediately ahead sits Michael Strahan on 86.0, a gap of -0.7 points. Directly behind is Travis Kelce on 86.0. 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.
Deion Sanders GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Deion 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 1993. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- 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 Deion comparisons
Deion Sanders — frequently asked
- Is Deion Sanders the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Deion Sanders ranks 23rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Deion Sanders's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Deion Sanders rank all time?
- 510th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 23rd within American Football.
- Deion Sanders vs Michael Strahan: who ranks higher?
- Deion Sanders, on 86.7 against Michael Strahan's 86.0 — a margin of 0.7 points.