Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4 | |
| 1974 | 10 | |
| 1975 | 11 | |
| 1976 | 10 | |
| 1977 | 7 | |
| 1978 | 9 | |
| 1979 | 12 | |
| 1980 | 11 | |
| 1981 | 10 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 6 | |
| 1984 | 7 | |
| 1985 | 8 | |
| 1986 | 1 |
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 Don Coryell ranks #51 in American Football
Don Coryell ranks 51st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1109th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, 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 1960–1986 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl coaching wins 111, division titles 5, playoff appearances 6, seasons as nfl head coach 14.
Immediately ahead sits Jim Taylor on 87.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Johnny Unitas on 87.2. 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.
Don Coryell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Coryell stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Coryell comparisons
Don Coryell — frequently asked
- Is Don Coryell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Don Coryell ranks 51st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Don Coryell's GOAT Score?
- 87.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Don Coryell rank all time?
- 1109th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 51st within American Football.
- Don Coryell vs Jim Taylor: who ranks higher?
- Don Coryell, on 87.3 against Jim Taylor's 87.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.