Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 16 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 5.5 | |
| 2007 | 3.5 | |
| 2008 | 10.5 | |
| 2009 | 13.5 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 8.5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3.5 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 |
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 Dwight Freeney ranks #41 in American Football
Dwight Freeney ranks 41st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1071st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, 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 2002–2017 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, 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 super bowl titles 1, career sacks 125.5, pro bowls 7, forced fumbles 47.
Immediately ahead sits Don Hutson on 87.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jared Allen on 87.6. 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.
Dwight Freeney GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Freeney stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- 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 Freeney comparisons
Dwight Freeney — frequently asked
- Is Dwight Freeney the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dwight Freeney ranks 41st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Dwight Freeney's GOAT Score?
- 87.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dwight Freeney rank all time?
- 1071st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within American Football.
- Dwight Freeney vs Don Hutson: who ranks higher?
- Dwight Freeney, on 87.6 against Don Hutson's 87.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.