Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 780 | |
| 2005 | 1409 | |
| 2006 | 946 | |
| 2007 | 1409 | |
| 2008 | 1431 | |
| 2009 | 1092 | |
| 2010 | 1137 | |
| 2011 | 1411 | |
| 2012 | 798 | |
| 2013 | 954 | |
| 2014 | 784 | |
| 2015 | 1215 | |
| 2016 | 1023 | |
| 2017 | 1156 | |
| 2018 | 734 | |
| 2019 | 804 | |
| 2020 | 409 |
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 Larry Fitzgerald ranks #7 in American Football
Larry Fitzgerald ranks 7th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 806th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 94, Honours 86, 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 2004–2020 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, 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 receptions 1432, career receiving yards 17492, career touchdowns 121, pro bowls 11.
Immediately ahead sits Deacon Jones on 90.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alan Page on 90.0. 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.
Larry Fitzgerald GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fitzgerald 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 2008. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Fitzgerald comparisons
Larry Fitzgerald — frequently asked
- Is Larry Fitzgerald the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Larry Fitzgerald ranks 7th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 90.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Larry Fitzgerald's GOAT Score?
- 90.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Larry Fitzgerald rank all time?
- 806th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 7th within American Football.
- Larry Fitzgerald vs Deacon Jones: who ranks higher?
- Larry Fitzgerald, on 90.4 against Deacon Jones's 90.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.