Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Patrick Peterson ranks #54 in American Football
Patrick Peterson ranks 54th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1132nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2011–2023 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, 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 8, first-team all-pro selections 3, career interceptions 36, punt return touchdowns 4.
Immediately ahead sits John Stallworth on 87.0, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Emmitt Smith on 86.9. 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.
Patrick Peterson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Peterson stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Peterson comparisons
Patrick Peterson — frequently asked
- Is Patrick Peterson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patrick Peterson ranks 54th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Patrick Peterson's GOAT Score?
- 87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patrick Peterson rank all time?
- 1132nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 54th within American Football.
- Patrick Peterson vs John Stallworth: who ranks higher?
- Patrick Peterson, on 87.1 against John Stallworth's 87.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.