Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Derrick Brooks ranks #41 in American Football
Derrick Brooks ranks 41st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1585th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1995–2008 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, 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 pro bowls 11, defensive player of the year awards 1, super bowl titles 1, interceptions 25.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Largent on 89.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Doug Atkins on 89.0. 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.
Derrick Brooks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brooks stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Brooks comparisons
Derrick Brooks — frequently asked
- Is Derrick Brooks the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Derrick Brooks ranks 41st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Derrick Brooks's GOAT Score?
- 89.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Derrick Brooks rank all time?
- 1585th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within American Football.
- Derrick Brooks vs Steve Largent: who ranks higher?
- Steve Largent, on 89.1 against Derrick Brooks's 89.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.