Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1553 | |
| 2000 | 1709 | |
| 2001 | 662 | |
| 2002 | 989 | |
| 2003 | 1259 | |
| 2004 | 1548 | |
| 2005 | 1506 | |
| 2006 | 1159 | |
| 2007 | 1222 | |
| 2008 | 514 | |
| 2009 | 125 |
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 Edgerrin James ranks #118 in American Football
Edgerrin James ranks 118th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1442nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1999–2009 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 career rushing yards 12246, rushing touchdowns 80, pro bowls 4, rushing titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Hugh McElhenny on 84.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Herman Moore on 84.3. 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.
Edgerrin James GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far James stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 92/100.
- 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.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top James comparisons
Edgerrin James — frequently asked
- Is Edgerrin James the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Edgerrin James ranks 118th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Edgerrin James's GOAT Score?
- 84.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Edgerrin James rank all time?
- 1442nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 118th within American Football.
- Edgerrin James vs Hugh McElhenny: who ranks higher?
- Hugh McElhenny, on 84.4 against Edgerrin James's 84.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.