Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 40 | |
| 1989 | 48 | |
| 1990 | 56 | |
| 1991 | 64 | |
| 1992 | 72 | |
| 1993 | 80 | |
| 1994 | 88 | |
| 1995 | 96 | |
| 1996 | 82 | |
| 1997 | 68 | |
| 1998 | 54 | |
| 1999 | 40 |
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 Michael Irvin ranks #166 in American Football
Michael Irvin ranks 166th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2102nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 90. 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 1988–1999 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, 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 3, receiving yards 11904, pro bowls 5, receptions 750.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Blood on 86.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Guy Chamberlin on 86.5. 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.
Michael Irvin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Irvin 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 1995. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- 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 Irvin comparisons
Michael Irvin — frequently asked
- Is Michael Irvin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Irvin ranks 166th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Michael Irvin's GOAT Score?
- 86.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Irvin rank all time?
- 2102nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 166th within American Football.
- Michael Irvin vs Johnny Blood: who ranks higher?
- Michael Irvin, on 86.5 against Johnny Blood's 86.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.