Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 140 | |
| 1975 | 180 | |
| 1976 | 200 | |
| 1977 | 214 | |
| 1978 | 218 | |
| 1979 | 234 | |
| 1980 | 230 | |
| 1981 | 214 | |
| 1982 | 129 | |
| 1983 | 160 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Randy Gradishar ranks #137 in American Football
Randy Gradishar ranks 137th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1514th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1974–1983 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, 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 defensive player of the year awards 1, pro bowls 7, career tackles 2049, career interceptions 20.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Van Buren on 83.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Eli Manning on 83.3. 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.
Randy Gradishar GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gradishar stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Randy Gradishar — frequently asked
- Is Randy Gradishar the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Randy Gradishar ranks 137th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Randy Gradishar's GOAT Score?
- 83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Randy Gradishar rank all time?
- 1514th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 137th within American Football.
- Randy Gradishar vs Steve Van Buren: who ranks higher?
- Randy Gradishar, on 83.5 against Steve Van Buren's 83.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.