Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 50 | |
| 1965 | 65 | |
| 1966 | 81 | |
| 1967 | 96 | |
| 1968 | 86 | |
| 1969 | 76 | |
| 1970 | 66 | |
| 1971 | 55 | |
| 1972 | 45 | |
| 1973 | 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 Leroy Kelly ranks #217 in American Football
Leroy Kelly ranks 217th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2304th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 1964–1973 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 rushing titles 2, career rushing yards 7274, pro bowls 6, rushing touchdowns 74.
Immediately ahead sits Terrell Davis on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Pete Henry on 85.6. 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.
Leroy Kelly GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kelly stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Kelly comparisons
Leroy Kelly — frequently asked
- Is Leroy Kelly the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Leroy Kelly ranks 217th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Leroy Kelly's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Leroy Kelly rank all time?
- 2304th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 217th within American Football.
- Leroy Kelly vs Terrell Davis: who ranks higher?
- Leroy Kelly, on 85.6 against Terrell Davis's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.