Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55 | |
| 1977 | 65 | |
| 1978 | 76 | |
| 1979 | 86 | |
| 1980 | 96 | |
| 1981 | 90 | |
| 1982 | 85 | |
| 1983 | 79 | |
| 1984 | 73 | |
| 1985 | 68 | |
| 1986 | 62 | |
| 1987 | 56 | |
| 1988 | 51 | |
| 1989 | 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 Mike Haynes ranks #102 in American Football
Mike Haynes ranks 102nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1825th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 86, 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 1976–1989 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, 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 9, career interceptions 46, super bowl titles 1, all-pro selections 2.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Griese on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Arnie Herber on 87.8. 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.
Mike Haynes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Haynes 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 1980. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Haynes comparisons
Mike Haynes — frequently asked
- Is Mike Haynes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Haynes ranks 102nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Mike Haynes's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Haynes rank all time?
- 1825th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 102nd within American Football.
- Mike Haynes vs Bob Griese: who ranks higher?
- Mike Haynes, on 87.8 against Bob Griese's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.