Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 5 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 1 |
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 Rod Woodson ranks #19 in American Football
Rod Woodson ranks 19th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 454th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 86, Longevity 90, Honours 82, 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 1987–2003 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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 interceptions 71, super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 11, defensive player of the year 1.
Immediately ahead sits John Elway on 86.1, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Lawrence Taylor on 88.1. 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.
Rod Woodson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Woodson stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1993. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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.
Top Woodson comparisons
Rod Woodson — frequently asked
- Is Rod Woodson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rod Woodson ranks 19th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Rod Woodson's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rod Woodson rank all time?
- 454th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 19th within American Football.
- Rod Woodson vs John Elway: who ranks higher?
- John Elway, on 86.1 against Rod Woodson's 85.6 — a margin of 0.5 points.