Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 0 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 John Lynch ranks #87 in American Football
John Lynch ranks 87th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1300th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1993–2007 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 9, career interceptions 26, career tackles 1057.
Immediately ahead sits Rod Woodson on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Cliff Branch on 85.6. 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.
John Lynch GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lynch stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Lynch comparisons
John Lynch — frequently asked
- Is John Lynch the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Lynch ranks 87th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is John Lynch's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Lynch rank all time?
- 1300th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 87th within American Football.
- John Lynch vs Rod Woodson: who ranks higher?
- John Lynch, on 85.6 against Rod Woodson's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.