Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45 | |
| 1972 | 50 | |
| 1973 | 54 | |
| 1974 | 59 | |
| 1975 | 64 | |
| 1976 | 68 | |
| 1977 | 73 | |
| 1978 | 77 | |
| 1979 | 82 | |
| 1980 | 87 | |
| 1981 | 91 | |
| 1982 | 96 | |
| 1983 | 76 | |
| 1984 | 55 | |
| 1985 | 35 |
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 Riggins ranks #137 in American Football
John Riggins ranks 137th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1987th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 86, 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 1971–1985 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, 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 super bowl titles 1, super bowl mvp awards 1, career rushing yards 11352, rushing touchdowns 104.
Immediately ahead sits Jerome Bettis on 87.0, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Bob Hayes on 87.0. 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 Riggins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Riggins stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 92/100.
- 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.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Riggins comparisons
John Riggins — frequently asked
- Is John Riggins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Riggins ranks 137th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is John Riggins's GOAT Score?
- 87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Riggins rank all time?
- 1987th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 137th within American Football.
- John Riggins vs Jerome Bettis: who ranks higher?
- John Riggins, on 87.1 against Jerome Bettis's 87.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.