Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 45 | |
| 1979 | 53 | |
| 1980 | 61 | |
| 1981 | 70 | |
| 1982 | 78 | |
| 1983 | 86 | |
| 1984 | 94 | |
| 1985 | 86 | |
| 1986 | 78 | |
| 1987 | 70 | |
| 1988 | 61 | |
| 1989 | 53 | |
| 1990 | 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 Ozzie Newsome ranks #180 in American Football
Ozzie Newsome ranks 180th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2168th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 80, 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 1978–1990 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, 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 receptions 662, receiving yards 7980, consecutive games with a catch 150, pro bowls 3.
Immediately ahead sits Earl Campbell on 86.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is John Mackey on 86.3. 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.
Ozzie Newsome GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Newsome stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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.
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Ozzie Newsome — frequently asked
- Is Ozzie Newsome the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ozzie Newsome ranks 180th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ozzie Newsome's GOAT Score?
- 86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ozzie Newsome rank all time?
- 2168th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 180th within American Football.
- Ozzie Newsome vs Earl Campbell: who ranks higher?
- Ozzie Newsome, on 86.3 against Earl Campbell's 86.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.