Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 50 | |
| 1968 | 61 | |
| 1969 | 73 | |
| 1970 | 84 | |
| 1971 | 95 | |
| 1972 | 80 | |
| 1973 | 65 | |
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 35 |
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 Floyd Little ranks #309 in American Football
Floyd Little ranks 309th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2752nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 76, Honours 80, Statistics 90. 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 1967–1975 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes rushing titles 1, career rushing yards 6323, pro bowls 5, all-purpose yards 12173.
Immediately ahead sits Charlie Sanders on 82.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Wayne Millner on 82.6. 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.
Floyd Little GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Little stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Little comparisons
Floyd Little — frequently asked
- Is Floyd Little the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Floyd Little ranks 309th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 82.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Floyd Little's GOAT Score?
- 82.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Floyd Little rank all time?
- 2752nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 309th within American Football.
- Floyd Little vs Charlie Sanders: who ranks higher?
- Charlie Sanders, on 82.8 against Floyd Little's 82.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.