Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 16.5 | |
| 1974 | 10 | |
| 1975 | 11.5 | |
| 1976 | 15 | |
| 1977 | 12 | |
| 1978 | 13 | |
| 1979 | 8 | |
| 1980 | 10.5 | |
| 1981 | 9 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 3 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jack Youngblood ranks #37 in American Football
Jack Youngblood ranks 37th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1050th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1971–1984 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, 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 pro bowls 7, consecutive starts 201, career sacks 151.5, first-team all-pro selections 5.
Immediately ahead sits Bobby Bell on 87.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is O.J. Simpson on 87.7. 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 Youngblood GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Youngblood stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1973. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Youngblood comparisons
Jack Youngblood — frequently asked
- Is Jack Youngblood the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jack Youngblood ranks 37th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jack Youngblood's GOAT Score?
- 87.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jack Youngblood rank all time?
- 1050th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 37th within American Football.
- Jack Youngblood vs Bobby Bell: who ranks higher?
- Jack Youngblood, on 87.7 against Bobby Bell's 87.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.