Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 50 | |
| 1952 | 62 | |
| 1953 | 74 | |
| 1954 | 85 | |
| 1955 | 97 | |
| 1956 | 76 | |
| 1957 | 56 | |
| 1958 | 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 Jack Christiansen ranks #156 in American Football
Jack Christiansen ranks 156th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2063rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 90, 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 1951–1958 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 3, career interceptions 46, punt return touchdowns 8, pro bowls 5.
Immediately ahead sits Lance Alworth on 86.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Elvin Bethea on 86.7. 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.
Jack Christiansen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Christiansen stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Christiansen comparisons
Jack Christiansen — frequently asked
- Is Jack Christiansen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jack Christiansen ranks 156th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jack Christiansen's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jack Christiansen rank all time?
- 2063rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 156th within American Football.
- Jack Christiansen vs Lance Alworth: who ranks higher?
- Jack Christiansen, on 86.7 against Lance Alworth's 86.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.