Super Bowl titles
1
Pro Bowls
5
Career receptions
331
Receiving yards
5,236
Yards per catch
16
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 50 | |
| 1964 | 62 | |
| 1965 | 74 | |
| 1966 | 85 | |
| 1967 | 97 | |
| 1968 | 85 | |
| 1969 | 72 | |
| 1970 | 60 | |
| 1971 | 47 | |
| 1972 | 35 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Mackey ranks #175 in American Football
John Mackey ranks #175 in American Football and #2330 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1963–1972 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 1, Pro Bowls 5, Career receptions 331, Receiving yards 5236.
Nearest context: ahead Ozzie Newsome (86.3); behind Benny Friedman (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Mackey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, 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 Mackey comparisons
John Mackey — frequently asked
- Is John Mackey the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Mackey ranks #175 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is John Mackey's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does John Mackey rank all time?
- #2330 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #175 in American Football.
- John Mackey vs Ozzie Newsome: who ranks higher?
- John Mackey ranks higher at 86.3 versus Ozzie Newsome at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.