Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | |
| 1977 | 62 | |
| 1978 | 74 | |
| 1979 | 85 | |
| 1980 | 97 | |
| 1981 | 80 | |
| 1982 | 64 | |
| 1983 | 47 | |
| 1984 | 30 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lee Roy Selmon ranks #242 in American Football
Lee Roy Selmon ranks 242nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2395th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1976–1984 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, 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 defensive player of the year awards 1, pro bowls 6, unofficial career sacks 78, all-pro selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Mike Munchak on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Andre Reed on 85.0. 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.
Lee Roy Selmon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Selmon 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 1980. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Selmon comparisons
Lee Roy Selmon — frequently asked
- Is Lee Roy Selmon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lee Roy Selmon ranks 242nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Lee Roy Selmon's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lee Roy Selmon rank all time?
- 2395th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 242nd within American Football.
- Lee Roy Selmon vs Mike Munchak: who ranks higher?
- Lee Roy Selmon, on 85.1 against Mike Munchak's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.