Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why DeMarcus Ware ranks #11 in American Football
DeMarcus Ware ranks 11th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 905th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 84, Honours 88, Statistics 94. 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 2005–2016 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, 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 career sacks 138.5, pro bowls 9, sack titles 2, super bowl titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits T.J. Watt on 89.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Randy White on 89.3. 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.
DeMarcus Ware GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ware stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Ware comparisons
DeMarcus Ware — frequently asked
- Is DeMarcus Ware the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. DeMarcus Ware ranks 11th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is DeMarcus Ware's GOAT Score?
- 89.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does DeMarcus Ware rank all time?
- 905th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 11th within American Football.
- DeMarcus Ware vs T.J. Watt: who ranks higher?
- T.J. Watt, on 89.4 against DeMarcus Ware's 89.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.