Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 5 | |
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 |
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 Jim Covert ranks #166 in American Football
Jim Covert ranks 166th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1753rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 64, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1983–1990 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, 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 super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 2, first-team all-pro selections 2, games played 111.
Immediately ahead sits Justin Jefferson on 80.4, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is DK Metcalf on 79.7. 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.
Jim Covert GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Covert stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Covert comparisons
Jim Covert — frequently asked
- Is Jim Covert the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Covert ranks 166th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 79.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jim Covert's GOAT Score?
- 79.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Covert rank all time?
- 1753rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 166th within American Football.
- Jim Covert vs Justin Jefferson: who ranks higher?
- Justin Jefferson, on 80.4 against Jim Covert's 79.7 — a margin of 0.7 points.