Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 388 | |
| 1974 | 1087 | |
| 1975 | 822 | |
| 1976 | 806 | |
| 1977 | 870 | |
| 1978 | 714 | |
| 1979 | 1026 | |
| 1980 | 568 | |
| 1981 | 614 | |
| 1982 | 382 | |
| 1983 | 545 |
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 Drew Pearson ranks #142 in American Football
Drew Pearson ranks 142nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1547th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1973–1983 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, career receiving yards 7822, receiving touchdowns 48, pro bowls 3.
Immediately ahead sits Lynn Swann on 83.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Bart Starr on 83.0. 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.
Drew Pearson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Pearson stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1974. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Pearson comparisons
Drew Pearson — frequently asked
- Is Drew Pearson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Drew Pearson ranks 142nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Drew Pearson's GOAT Score?
- 83.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Drew Pearson rank all time?
- 1547th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 142nd within American Football.
- Drew Pearson vs Lynn Swann: who ranks higher?
- Lynn Swann, on 83.2 against Drew Pearson's 83.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.