Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 50 | |
| 1954 | 55 | |
| 1955 | 60 | |
| 1956 | 65 | |
| 1957 | 70 | |
| 1958 | 76 | |
| 1959 | 81 | |
| 1960 | 86 | |
| 1961 | 91 | |
| 1962 | 96 | |
| 1963 | 88 | |
| 1964 | 80 | |
| 1965 | 72 | |
| 1966 | 64 | |
| 1967 | 56 | |
| 1968 | 48 | |
| 1969 | 40 |
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 Doug Atkins ranks #42 in American Football
Doug Atkins ranks 42nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1586th 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 92, Longevity 92, Honours 86, 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 1953–1969 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, 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 pro bowls 8, nfl titles 1, seasons played 17, games played 205.
Immediately ahead sits Derrick Brooks on 89.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Leo Nomellini 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.
Doug Atkins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Atkins 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 1962. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Atkins comparisons
Doug Atkins — frequently asked
- Is Doug Atkins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Doug Atkins ranks 42nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Doug Atkins's GOAT Score?
- 89.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Doug Atkins rank all time?
- 1586th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within American Football.
- Doug Atkins vs Derrick Brooks: who ranks higher?
- Doug Atkins, on 89.0 against Derrick Brooks's 89.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.