Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Devin Hester ranks #46 in American Football
Devin Hester ranks 46th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1087th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 2006–2016 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, 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 return touchdowns 20, punt return touchdowns 14, pro bowls 4, first-team all-pro selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Bruce Smith on 87.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Walter Jones on 87.5. 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.
Devin Hester GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hester stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Hester comparisons
Devin Hester — frequently asked
- Is Devin Hester the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Devin Hester ranks 46th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Devin Hester's GOAT Score?
- 87.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Devin Hester rank all time?
- 1087th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within American Football.
- Devin Hester vs Bruce Smith: who ranks higher?
- Devin Hester, on 87.5 against Bruce Smith's 87.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.