Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 |
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 Rob Gronkowski ranks #48 in American Football
Rob Gronkowski ranks 48th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 710th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 2010–2021 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2011, 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 super bowl titles 4, pro bowls 5, all-pro first teams 4, receiving touchdowns 92.
Immediately ahead sits Mike Singletary on 83.7, a gap of -0.4 points. Directly behind is Bart Starr on 83.0. 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.
Rob Gronkowski GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gronkowski 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 2011. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Gronkowski comparisons
Rob Gronkowski — frequently asked
- Is Rob Gronkowski the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rob Gronkowski ranks 48th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Rob Gronkowski's GOAT Score?
- 84.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rob Gronkowski rank all time?
- 710th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 48th within American Football.
- Rob Gronkowski vs Mike Singletary: who ranks higher?
- Rob Gronkowski, on 84.1 against Mike Singletary's 83.7 — a margin of 0.4 points.