Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50 | |
| 1991 | 58 | |
| 1992 | 66 | |
| 1993 | 74 | |
| 1994 | 81 | |
| 1995 | 89 | |
| 1996 | 97 | |
| 1997 | 90 | |
| 1998 | 82 | |
| 1999 | 75 | |
| 2000 | 67 | |
| 2001 | 60 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 45 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Randle ranks #84 in American Football
John Randle ranks 84th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1763rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1990–2003 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career sacks 137, consecutive double-digit sack seasons 8, pro bowls 7, all-pro selections 6.
Immediately ahead sits Carl Eller on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mike Ditka on 88.1. 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 Randle GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Randle stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Randle comparisons
John Randle — frequently asked
- Is John Randle the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Randle ranks 84th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is John Randle's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Randle rank all time?
- 1763rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within American Football.
- John Randle vs Carl Eller: who ranks higher?
- John Randle, on 88.1 against Carl Eller's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.