Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 55 | |
| 1989 | 61 | |
| 1990 | 67 | |
| 1991 | 73 | |
| 1992 | 78 | |
| 1993 | 84 | |
| 1994 | 90 | |
| 1995 | 96 | |
| 1996 | 89 | |
| 1997 | 82 | |
| 1998 | 76 | |
| 1999 | 69 | |
| 2000 | 62 | |
| 2001 | 55 |
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 Randall McDaniel ranks #27 in American Football
Randall McDaniel ranks 27th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1458th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 90, 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 1988–2001 with 14 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 pro bowls 12, consecutive starts 202, all-pro selections 7, seasons played 14.
Immediately ahead sits Champ Bailey on 89.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Shannon Sharpe on 89.6. 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.
Randall McDaniel GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McDaniel stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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 McDaniel comparisons
Randall McDaniel — frequently asked
- Is Randall McDaniel the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Randall McDaniel ranks 27th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Randall McDaniel's GOAT Score?
- 89.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Randall McDaniel rank all time?
- 1458th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 27th within American Football.
- Randall McDaniel vs Champ Bailey: who ranks higher?
- Randall McDaniel, on 89.8 against Champ Bailey's 89.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.