Category profile
- Dominance
- 87
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13 | |
| 1986 | 18 | |
| 1987 | 21 | |
| 1988 | 18 | |
| 1989 | 11 | |
| 1990 | 14 | |
| 1991 | 15 | |
| 1992 | 14 | |
| 1993 | 13 | |
| 1994 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 12 | |
| 1996 | 8.5 | |
| 1997 | 11 | |
| 1998 | 16 | |
| 1999 | 5.5 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Reggie White ranks #7 in American Football
Reggie White ranks 7th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 299th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 87, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1984–2000 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes defensive player of the year 2, super bowl titles 1, career sacks 198, pro bowls 13.
Immediately ahead sits Aaron Rodgers on 88.9, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Bruce Smith on 87.5. 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.
Reggie White GOAT Score explained
- Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far White stood above the field while competing. Scored 87/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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 White comparisons
Reggie White — frequently asked
- Is Reggie White the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Reggie White ranks 7th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Reggie White's GOAT Score?
- 88.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Reggie White rank all time?
- 299th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 7th within American Football.
- Reggie White vs Aaron Rodgers: who ranks higher?
- Aaron Rodgers, on 88.9 against Reggie White's 88.5 — a margin of 0.4 points.