Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 208 | |
| 1975 | 781 | |
| 1976 | 516 | |
| 1977 | 789 | |
| 1978 | 880 | |
| 1979 | 808 | |
| 1980 | 581 | |
| 1981 | 505 | |
| 1982 | 398 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lynn Swann ranks #141 in American Football
Lynn Swann ranks 141st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1534th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 94, Longevity 70, Honours 86, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–1982 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1978, 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 super bowl titles 4, super bowl mvp awards 1, pro bowls 3, career receiving yards 5462.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Atwater on 83.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Drew Pearson on 83.1. 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.
Lynn Swann GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Swann stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1978. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Swann comparisons
Lynn Swann — frequently asked
- Is Lynn Swann the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lynn Swann ranks 141st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Lynn Swann's GOAT Score?
- 83.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lynn Swann rank all time?
- 1534th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 141st within American Football.
- Lynn Swann vs Steve Atwater: who ranks higher?
- Lynn Swann, on 83.2 against Steve Atwater's 83.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.