Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ed Reed ranks #35 in American Football
Ed Reed ranks 35th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 615th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2002–2013 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, defensive player of the year 1, interceptions 64, pro bowls 9.
Immediately ahead sits Charles Woodson on 83.2, a gap of -1.3 points. Directly behind is Joe Thomas on 84.4. 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.
Ed Reed GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Reed stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Reed comparisons
Ed Reed — frequently asked
- Is Ed Reed the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ed Reed ranks 35th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ed Reed's GOAT Score?
- 84.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ed Reed rank all time?
- 615th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 35th within American Football.
- Ed Reed vs Charles Woodson: who ranks higher?
- Ed Reed, on 84.5 against Charles Woodson's 83.2 — a margin of 1.3 points.