Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 60 | |
| 1979 | 99 | |
| 1980 | 87 | |
| 1981 | 74 | |
| 1982 | 62 | |
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 37 | |
| 1985 | 25 |
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 Earl Campbell ranks #179 in American Football
Earl Campbell ranks 179th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2167th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 96, Longevity 66, Honours 88, Statistics 92. 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 1978–1985 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes rushing titles 3, nfl mvp awards 1, rushing yards 9407, offensive rookie of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Ed "Too Tall" Jones on 86.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ozzie Newsome on 86.3. 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.
Earl Campbell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Campbell stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Campbell comparisons
Earl Campbell — frequently asked
- Is Earl Campbell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Earl Campbell ranks 179th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Earl Campbell's GOAT Score?
- 86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Earl Campbell rank all time?
- 2167th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 179th within American Football.
- Earl Campbell vs Ed "Too Tall" Jones: who ranks higher?
- Earl Campbell, on 86.3 against Ed "Too Tall" Jones's 86.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.