Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50 | |
| 1971 | 59 | |
| 1972 | 69 | |
| 1973 | 78 | |
| 1974 | 88 | |
| 1975 | 97 | |
| 1976 | 91 | |
| 1977 | 84 | |
| 1978 | 78 | |
| 1979 | 71 | |
| 1980 | 65 | |
| 1981 | 58 | |
| 1982 | 52 | |
| 1983 | 45 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mel Blount ranks #9 in American Football
Mel Blount ranks #9 in American Football and #1290 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.5/100.
The verified career covers 1970–1983 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 4, Career interceptions 57, Defensive Player of the Year awards 1, Pro Bowls 5.
Nearest context: ahead Darrell Green (91.6); behind Gino Marchetti (91.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mel Blount GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Blount comparisons
Mel Blount — frequently asked
- Is Mel Blount the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mel Blount ranks #9 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 91.5/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Mel Blount's GOAT Score?
- 91.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Mel Blount rank all time?
- #1290 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in American Football.
- Mel Blount vs Darrell Green: who ranks higher?
- Darrell Green ranks higher at 91.6 versus Mel Blount at 91.5, a margin of 0.1 points.