Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 697 | |
| 1983 | 1014 | |
| 1984 | 1168 | |
| 1985 | 1759 | |
| 1986 | 759 | |
| 1987 | 754 | |
| 1988 | 831 | |
| 1989 | 293 | |
| 1990 | 682 | |
| 1991 | 287 | |
| 1992 | 301 | |
| 1993 | 764 | |
| 1994 | 709 | |
| 1995 | 890 | |
| 1996 | 830 | |
| 1997 | 505 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Marcus Allen ranks #24 in American Football
Marcus Allen ranks 24th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1001st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 90. 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 1982–1997 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, 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 super bowl titles 1, mvp awards 1, career rushing yards 12243, career touchdowns 145.
Immediately ahead sits Lawrence Taylor on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Night Train Lane on 88.1. 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.
Marcus Allen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Allen 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 1985. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Allen comparisons
Marcus Allen — frequently asked
- Is Marcus Allen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marcus Allen ranks 24th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Marcus Allen's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marcus Allen rank all time?
- 1001st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 24th within American Football.
- Marcus Allen vs Lawrence Taylor: who ranks higher?
- Marcus Allen, on 88.1 against Lawrence Taylor's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.