Super Bowl titles
2
Super Bowl MVP
1
MVP awards
1
Passing yards
51,475
Pro Bowls
9
Fourth-quarter comebacks
35
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7 | |
| 1984 | 18 | |
| 1985 | 22 | |
| 1986 | 19 | |
| 1987 | 19 | |
| 1988 | 17 | |
| 1989 | 18 | |
| 1990 | 15 | |
| 1991 | 13 | |
| 1992 | 10 | |
| 1993 | 25 | |
| 1994 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 26 | |
| 1996 | 26 | |
| 1997 | 27 | |
| 1998 | 22 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Elway ranks #184 in American Football
John Elway ranks #184 in American Football and #2348 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 1983–1998 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 2, Super Bowl MVP 1, MVP awards 1, Passing yards 51475.
Nearest context: ahead Dave Robinson (86.2); behind Joe Greene (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Elway GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Elway comparisons
John Elway — frequently asked
- Is John Elway the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Elway ranks #184 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is John Elway's GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does John Elway rank all time?
- #2348 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #184 in American Football.
- John Elway vs Dave Robinson: who ranks higher?
- Dave Robinson ranks higher at 86.2 versus John Elway at 86.1, a margin of 0.1 points.