Pro Bowls
11
Defensive Player of the Year awards
1
Super Bowl titles
1
Interceptions
25
Consecutive starts
208
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50 | |
| 1996 | 57 | |
| 1997 | 63 | |
| 1998 | 70 | |
| 1999 | 77 | |
| 2000 | 84 | |
| 2001 | 90 | |
| 2002 | 97 | |
| 2003 | 91 | |
| 2004 | 85 | |
| 2005 | 79 | |
| 2006 | 72 | |
| 2007 | 66 | |
| 2008 | 60 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Derrick Brooks ranks #40 in American Football
Derrick Brooks ranks #40 in American Football and #1728 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.0/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2008 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Pro Bowls 11, Defensive Player of the Year awards 1, Super Bowl titles 1, Interceptions 25.
Nearest context: ahead Steve Largent (89.1); behind Doug Atkins (89.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Derrick Brooks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Brooks comparisons
Derrick Brooks — frequently asked
- Is Derrick Brooks the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Derrick Brooks ranks #40 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Derrick Brooks's GOAT Score?
- 89.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Derrick Brooks rank all time?
- #1728 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #40 in American Football.
- Derrick Brooks vs Steve Largent: who ranks higher?
- Steve Largent ranks higher at 89.1 versus Derrick Brooks at 89.0, a margin of 0.1 points.