Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 7 | |
| 1991 | 11 | |
| 1992 | 13 | |
| 1993 | 12 | |
| 1994 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 9 | |
| 1997 | 8 |
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 Jimmy Johnson ranks #48 in American Football
Jimmy Johnson ranks 48th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1098th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 90, 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 1979–1999 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 2, college national titles 1, career nfl coaching wins 80, nfl playoff wins 9.
Immediately ahead sits Walter Jones on 87.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Dan Marino on 87.3. 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.
Jimmy Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Johnson stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- 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 Johnson comparisons
Jimmy Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Johnson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Johnson ranks 48th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jimmy Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 87.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Johnson rank all time?
- 1098th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 48th within American Football.
- Jimmy Johnson vs Walter Jones: who ranks higher?
- Walter Jones, on 87.5 against Jimmy Johnson's 87.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.