Career rushing yards
18,355
Super Bowl titles
3
MVP awards
1
Rushing titles
4
Rushing touchdowns
164
Pro Bowls
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 937 | |
| 1991 | 1563 | |
| 1992 | 1713 | |
| 1993 | 1486 | |
| 1994 | 1484 | |
| 1995 | 1773 | |
| 1996 | 1204 | |
| 1997 | 1074 | |
| 1998 | 1332 | |
| 1999 | 1397 | |
| 2000 | 1203 | |
| 2001 | 1021 | |
| 2002 | 975 | |
| 2003 | 256 | |
| 2004 | 937 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Emmitt Smith ranks #137 in American Football
Emmitt Smith ranks #137 in American Football and #2154 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.9/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2004 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 90/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career rushing yards 18355, Super Bowl titles 3, MVP awards 1, Rushing titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Clarke Hinkle (87.0); behind Frank Gore (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Emmitt Smith GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Smith comparisons
Emmitt Smith — frequently asked
- Is Emmitt Smith the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Emmitt Smith ranks #137 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.9/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Emmitt Smith's GOAT Score?
- 86.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Emmitt Smith rank all time?
- #2154 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #137 in American Football.
- Emmitt Smith vs Clarke Hinkle: who ranks higher?
- Clarke Hinkle ranks higher at 87.0 versus Emmitt Smith at 86.9, a margin of 0.1 points.