Career sacks
138.5
Pro Bowls
9
Sack titles
2
Super Bowl titles
1
Forced fumbles
35
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 11.5 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 15.5 | |
| 2011 | 19.5 | |
| 2012 | 11.5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 7.5 | |
| 2016 | 4 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why DeMarcus Ware ranks #33 in American Football
DeMarcus Ware ranks #33 in American Football and #1669 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.3/100.
The verified career covers 2005–2016 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career sacks 138.5, Pro Bowls 9, Sack titles 2, Super Bowl titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead John Hannah (89.4); behind Randy White (89.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
DeMarcus Ware GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ware comparisons
DeMarcus Ware — frequently asked
- Is DeMarcus Ware the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, DeMarcus Ware ranks #33 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.3/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is DeMarcus Ware's GOAT Score?
- 89.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does DeMarcus Ware rank all time?
- #1669 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #33 in American Football.
- DeMarcus Ware vs John Hannah: who ranks higher?
- John Hannah ranks higher at 89.4 versus DeMarcus Ware at 89.3, a margin of 0.1 points.