Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1400 | |
| 2021 | 1616 | |
| 2022 | 1809 | |
| 2023 | 1074 | |
| 2024 | 1533 | |
| 2025 | 1400 |
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 Justin Jefferson ranks #62 in American Football
Justin Jefferson ranks 62nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 895th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 58, Honours 78, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2020–present with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, 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 offensive player of the year awards 1, pro bowl selections 4, all-pro first teams 3, receiving yards peak 1809.
Immediately ahead sits Kurt Warner on 78.8, a gap of -1.6 points. 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.
Justin Jefferson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jefferson stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 58/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Jefferson comparisons
Justin Jefferson — frequently asked
- Is Justin Jefferson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Justin Jefferson ranks 62nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 80.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Justin Jefferson's GOAT Score?
- 80.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Justin Jefferson rank all time?
- 895th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within American Football.
- Justin Jefferson vs Kurt Warner: who ranks higher?
- Justin Jefferson, on 80.4 against Kurt Warner's 78.8 — a margin of 1.6 points.