Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 60 | |
| 1984 | 99 | |
| 1985 | 91 | |
| 1986 | 84 | |
| 1987 | 76 | |
| 1988 | 68 | |
| 1989 | 61 | |
| 1990 | 53 | |
| 1991 | 45 | |
| 1992 | 38 | |
| 1993 | 30 |
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 Eric Dickerson ranks #81 in American Football
Eric Dickerson ranks 81st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1760th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 96, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 94. 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 1983–1993 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, 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 single-season rushing yards 2105, rushing titles 4, career rushing yards 13259, pro bowls 6.
Immediately ahead sits Jonathan Ogden on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bobby Layne on 88.1. 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.
Eric Dickerson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Dickerson stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Dickerson comparisons
Eric Dickerson — frequently asked
- Is Eric Dickerson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Eric Dickerson ranks 81st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Eric Dickerson's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Eric Dickerson rank all time?
- 1760th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 81st within American Football.
- Eric Dickerson vs Jonathan Ogden: who ranks higher?
- Eric Dickerson, on 88.1 against Jonathan Ogden's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.