Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 55 | |
| 1965 | 65 | |
| 1966 | 76 | |
| 1967 | 86 | |
| 1968 | 96 | |
| 1969 | 90 | |
| 1970 | 85 | |
| 1971 | 79 | |
| 1972 | 73 | |
| 1973 | 68 | |
| 1974 | 62 | |
| 1975 | 56 | |
| 1976 | 51 | |
| 1977 | 45 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mel Renfro ranks #49 in American Football
Mel Renfro ranks 49th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1602nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1964–1977 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, 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 pro bowls 10, career interceptions 52, super bowl titles 1, all-pro selections 5.
Immediately ahead sits Richard Dent on 88.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joe Montana on 88.7. 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.
Mel Renfro GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Renfro stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Renfro comparisons
Mel Renfro — frequently asked
- Is Mel Renfro the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mel Renfro ranks 49th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Mel Renfro's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mel Renfro rank all time?
- 1602nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within American Football.
- Mel Renfro vs Richard Dent: who ranks higher?
- Mel Renfro, on 88.9 against Richard Dent's 88.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.