Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1282 | |
| 1995 | 1078 | |
| 1996 | 587 | |
| 1997 | 1054 | |
| 1998 | 1319 | |
| 1999 | 1381 | |
| 2000 | 1359 | |
| 2001 | 1382 | |
| 2002 | 953 | |
| 2003 | 818 | |
| 2004 | 774 | |
| 2005 | 292 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marshall Faulk ranks #38 in American Football
Marshall Faulk ranks 38th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 621st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2005 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 1, super bowl titles 1, offensive player of the year 3, total yards 19154.
Immediately ahead sits Barry Sanders on 86.5, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Randy Moss on 84.7. 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.
Marshall Faulk GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Faulk stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Faulk comparisons
Marshall Faulk — frequently asked
- Is Marshall Faulk the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marshall Faulk ranks 38th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Marshall Faulk's GOAT Score?
- 84.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marshall Faulk rank all time?
- 621st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 38th within American Football.
- Marshall Faulk vs Barry Sanders: who ranks higher?
- Barry Sanders, on 86.5 against Marshall Faulk's 84.8 — a margin of 1.7 points.