Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4 | |
| 1968 | 5 | |
| 1969 | 5 | |
| 1970 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 9 | |
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 5 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 |
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 Ken Houston ranks #57 in American Football
Ken Houston ranks 57th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1151st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1967–1980 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 12, career interceptions 49, interception return touchdowns 9, first-team all-pro selections 2.
Immediately ahead sits Frank Gore on 86.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ty Law on 86.8. 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.
Ken Houston GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Houston stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Houston comparisons
Ken Houston — frequently asked
- Is Ken Houston the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ken Houston ranks 57th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ken Houston's GOAT Score?
- 86.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ken Houston rank all time?
- 1151st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 57th within American Football.
- Ken Houston vs Frank Gore: who ranks higher?
- Frank Gore, on 86.9 against Ken Houston's 86.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.