Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 5.5 | |
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4.5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5.5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 |
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 Richard Seymour ranks #96 in American Football
Richard Seymour ranks 96th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1328th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 88, Statistics 86. 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 2001–2012 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, 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 super bowl titles 3, pro bowls 7, career sacks 57.5, first-team all-pro selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Luke Kuechly on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jimmy Smith on 85.5. 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.
Richard Seymour GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Seymour 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 2003. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Seymour comparisons
Richard Seymour — frequently asked
- Is Richard Seymour the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Richard Seymour ranks 96th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Richard Seymour's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Richard Seymour rank all time?
- 1328th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 96th within American Football.
- Richard Seymour vs Luke Kuechly: who ranks higher?
- Richard Seymour, on 85.4 against Luke Kuechly's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.