Super Bowl titles
1
Pro Bowl selections
8
Career sacks
84
First-team All-Pro selections
2
Seasons played
13
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55 | |
| 1982 | 65 | |
| 1983 | 75 | |
| 1984 | 85 | |
| 1985 | 95 | |
| 1986 | 88 | |
| 1987 | 80 | |
| 1988 | 73 | |
| 1989 | 65 | |
| 1990 | 58 | |
| 1991 | 50 | |
| 1992 | 43 | |
| 1993 | 35 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- NFL official records
- Pro-Football-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Howie Long ranks #270 in American Football
Howie Long ranks #270 in American Football and #2729 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1993 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 1, Pro Bowl selections 8, Career sacks 84, First-team All-Pro selections 2.
Nearest context: ahead Ja'Marr Chase (84.1); behind Von Miller (84.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Howie Long GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Howie Long — frequently asked
- Is Howie Long the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Howie Long ranks #270 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Howie Long's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Howie Long rank all time?
- #2729 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #270 in American Football.
- Howie Long vs Ja'Marr Chase: who ranks higher?
- Howie Long ranks higher at 84.1 versus Ja'Marr Chase at 84.1, a margin of 0.0 points.