Points in one game
40
All-Pro selections
5
Career touchdowns
38
Seasons played
5
Points in 1929
85
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 68
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 55 | |
| 1927 | 70 | |
| 1928 | 84 | |
| 1929 | 99 | |
| 1930 | 72 | |
| 1931 | 45 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ernie Nevers ranks #191 in American Football
Ernie Nevers ranks #191 in American Football and #2381 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.0/100.
The verified career covers 1926–1931 and 6 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Points in one game 40, All-Pro selections 5, Career touchdowns 38, Seasons played 5.
Nearest context: ahead Cooper Kupp (86.0); behind Ronnie Lott (85.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ernie Nevers GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 68/100, 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.
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Ernie Nevers — frequently asked
- Is Ernie Nevers the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ernie Nevers ranks #191 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.0/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Ernie Nevers's GOAT Score?
- 86.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ernie Nevers rank all time?
- #2381 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #191 in American Football.
- Ernie Nevers vs Cooper Kupp: who ranks higher?
- Ernie Nevers ranks higher at 86.0 versus Cooper Kupp at 86.0, a margin of 0.0 points.