Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.5 | |
| 2012 | 20.5 | |
| 2013 | 10.5 | |
| 2014 | 20.5 | |
| 2015 | 17.5 | |
| 2016 | 1.5 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12.5 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why J.J. Watt ranks #40 in American Football
J.J. Watt ranks 40th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 630th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2011–2022 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, 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 defensive player of the year 3, career sacks 114.5, pro bowls 5, all-pro first teams 5.
Immediately ahead sits Randy Moss on 84.7, a gap of -0.6 points. Directly behind is Marvin Harrison on 84.2. 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.
J.J. Watt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Watt stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Watt comparisons
J.J. Watt — frequently asked
- Is J.J. Watt the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. J.J. Watt ranks 40th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is J.J. Watt's GOAT Score?
- 85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does J.J. Watt rank all time?
- 630th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 40th within American Football.
- J.J. Watt vs Randy Moss: who ranks higher?
- J.J. Watt, on 85.3 against Randy Moss's 84.7 — a margin of 0.6 points.