League titles
4
All-Pro selections
5
Pro Bowls
4
Career fumble recoveries
20
Seasons played
11
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Len Ford ranks #171 in American Football
Len Ford ranks #171 in American Football and #2292 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1948–1958 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 4, All-Pro selections 5, Pro Bowls 4, Career fumble recoveries 20.
Nearest context: ahead Harry Carson (86.4); behind Ed "Too Tall" Jones (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Len Ford GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ford comparisons
Len Ford — frequently asked
- Is Len Ford the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Len Ford ranks #171 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Len Ford's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Len Ford rank all time?
- #2292 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #171 in American Football.
- Len Ford vs Harry Carson: who ranks higher?
- Len Ford ranks higher at 86.4 versus Harry Carson at 86.4, a margin of 0.0 points.