Super Bowl titles
2
Sacks in one game
6
Pro Bowls
4
Defensive Player of the Year awards
1
Seasons played
11
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50 | |
| 1976 | 58 | |
| 1977 | 66 | |
| 1978 | 74 | |
| 1979 | 81 | |
| 1980 | 89 | |
| 1981 | 97 | |
| 1982 | 82 | |
| 1983 | 66 | |
| 1984 | 51 | |
| 1985 | 35 |
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 Fred Dean ranks #225 in American Football
Fred Dean ranks #225 in American Football and #2504 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.4/100.
The verified career covers 1975–1985 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 2, Sacks in one game 6, Pro Bowls 4, Defensive Player of the Year awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead Art Donovan (85.4); behind J.J. Watt (85.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Fred Dean GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Dean comparisons
Fred Dean — frequently asked
- Is Fred Dean the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Fred Dean ranks #225 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Fred Dean's GOAT Score?
- 85.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Fred Dean rank all time?
- #2504 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #225 in American Football.
- Fred Dean vs Art Donovan: who ranks higher?
- Fred Dean ranks higher at 85.4 versus Art Donovan at 85.4, a margin of 0.0 points.