Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 50 | |
| 1949 | 59 | |
| 1950 | 68 | |
| 1951 | 78 | |
| 1952 | 87 | |
| 1953 | 96 | |
| 1954 | 84 | |
| 1955 | 72 | |
| 1956 | 59 | |
| 1957 | 47 | |
| 1958 | 35 |
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 Len Ford ranks #176 in American Football
Len Ford ranks 176th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2132nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 90, Statistics 86. 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 1948–1958 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, 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 league titles 4, all-pro selections 5, pro bowls 4, career fumble recoveries 20.
Immediately ahead sits Harry Carson on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hines Ward on 86.2. 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.
Len Ford GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ford stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1953. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Ford comparisons
Len Ford — frequently asked
- Is Len Ford the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Len Ford ranks 176th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Len Ford's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Len Ford rank all time?
- 2132nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 176th within American Football.
- Len Ford vs Harry Carson: who ranks higher?
- Len Ford, on 86.4 against Harry Carson's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.