MVP awards
1
Defensive Player of the Year
3
Super Bowl titles
2
Career sacks
132.5
Pro Bowls
10
All-Pro selections
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.5 | |
| 1982 | 7.5 | |
| 1983 | 9 | |
| 1984 | 11.5 | |
| 1985 | 13 | |
| 1986 | 20.5 | |
| 1987 | 12 | |
| 1988 | 15.5 | |
| 1989 | 15 | |
| 1990 | 10.5 | |
| 1991 | 7 | |
| 1992 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 6 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lawrence Taylor ranks #74 in American Football
Lawrence Taylor ranks #74 in American Football and #1895 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.1/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1993 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, Defensive Player of the Year 3, Super Bowl titles 2, Career sacks 132.5.
Nearest context: ahead Willie Roaf (88.2); behind Marcus Allen (88.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lawrence Taylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Taylor comparisons
Lawrence Taylor — frequently asked
- Is Lawrence Taylor the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lawrence Taylor ranks #74 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Lawrence Taylor's GOAT Score?
- 88.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Lawrence Taylor rank all time?
- #1895 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #74 in American Football.
- Lawrence Taylor vs Willie Roaf: who ranks higher?
- Willie Roaf ranks higher at 88.2 versus Lawrence Taylor at 88.1, a margin of 0.1 points.