Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 2.5 | |
| 2000 | 14.5 | |
| 2001 | 11 | |
| 2002 | 18.5 | |
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 9.5 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 13.5 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 3.5 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 2 |
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 Jason Taylor ranks #127 in American Football
Jason Taylor ranks 127th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1479th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1997–2011 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career sacks 139.5, pro bowl selections 6, defensive player of the year awards 1, forced fumbles 47.
Immediately ahead sits Von Miller on 84.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bobby Dillon on 83.9. 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.
Jason Taylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Taylor stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Taylor comparisons
Jason Taylor — frequently asked
- Is Jason Taylor the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jason Taylor ranks 127th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jason Taylor's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jason Taylor rank all time?
- 1479th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 127th within American Football.
- Jason Taylor vs Von Miller: who ranks higher?
- Jason Taylor, on 84.0 against Von Miller's 84.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.