Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50 | |
| 1994 | 65 | |
| 1995 | 79 | |
| 1996 | 94 | |
| 1997 | 90 | |
| 1998 | 85 | |
| 1999 | 81 | |
| 2000 | 77 | |
| 2001 | 72 | |
| 2002 | 68 | |
| 2003 | 64 | |
| 2004 | 59 | |
| 2005 | 55 |
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 Jerome Bettis ranks #136 in American Football
Jerome Bettis ranks 136th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1983rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 94. 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 1993–2005 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes rushing yards 13662, super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 6, rushing touchdowns 91.
Immediately ahead sits Marion Motley on 87.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is John Riggins on 87.1. 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.
Jerome Bettis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bettis stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Jerome Bettis — frequently asked
- Is Jerome Bettis the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jerome Bettis ranks 136th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jerome Bettis's GOAT Score?
- 87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jerome Bettis rank all time?
- 1983rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 136th within American Football.
- Jerome Bettis vs Marion Motley: who ranks higher?
- Marion Motley, on 87.1 against Jerome Bettis's 87.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.