Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 959 | |
| 2012 | 1198 | |
| 2013 | 580 | |
| 2014 | 1593 | |
| 2015 | 1871 | |
| 2016 | 1409 | |
| 2017 | 1444 | |
| 2018 | 1677 | |
| 2019 | 1394 | |
| 2020 | 771 | |
| 2021 | 434 | |
| 2022 | 299 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- 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 Julio Jones ranks #43 in American Football
Julio Jones ranks 43rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1076th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 94. 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 2011–2022 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2015, 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 receiving yards 13703, pro bowls 7, receiving yards titles 2, 1,000-yard seasons 6.
Immediately ahead sits Jared Allen on 87.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Paul Warfield on 87.6. 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.
Julio Jones GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jones 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 2015. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Jones comparisons
Julio Jones — frequently asked
- Is Julio Jones the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Julio Jones ranks 43rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Julio Jones's GOAT Score?
- 87.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Julio Jones rank all time?
- 1076th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within American Football.
- Julio Jones vs Jared Allen: who ranks higher?
- Julio Jones, on 87.6 against Jared Allen's 87.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.