Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 288 | |
| 1996 | 1244 | |
| 1997 | 1324 | |
| 1998 | 1182 | |
| 1999 | 1636 | |
| 2000 | 1213 | |
| 2001 | 1373 | |
| 2002 | 1027 | |
| 2003 | 805 | |
| 2004 | 1172 | |
| 2005 | 1023 |
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 Smith ranks #97 in American Football
Jimmy Smith ranks 97th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1329th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 92. 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 1992–2005 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, 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 5, career receiving yards 12287, 1,000-yard seasons 9, career receptions 862.
Immediately ahead sits Richard Seymour on 85.4, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is J.J. Watt on 85.3. 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 Smith GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Smith stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Smith comparisons
Jimmy Smith — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Smith the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Smith ranks 97th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jimmy Smith's GOAT Score?
- 85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Smith rank all time?
- 1329th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 97th within American Football.
- Jimmy Smith vs Richard Seymour: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Smith, on 85.5 against Richard Seymour's 85.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.