Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 15 | |
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 |
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 Marvin Harrison ranks #41 in American Football
Marvin Harrison ranks 41st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 631st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 80, Statistics 92. 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 1996–2008 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes single-season receptions record 143, receptions 1102, receiving yards 14580, receiving touchdowns 128.
Immediately ahead sits J.J. Watt on 85.3, a gap of 1.1 points. Directly behind is LaDainian Tomlinson 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.
Marvin Harrison GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Harrison stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Harrison comparisons
Marvin Harrison — frequently asked
- Is Marvin Harrison the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marvin Harrison ranks 41st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Marvin Harrison's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marvin Harrison rank all time?
- 631st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within American Football.
- Marvin Harrison vs J.J. Watt: who ranks higher?
- J.J. Watt, on 85.3 against Marvin Harrison's 84.2 — a margin of 1.1 points.