Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50 | |
| 1982 | 61 | |
| 1983 | 73 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 95 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 77 | |
| 1988 | 68 | |
| 1989 | 58 | |
| 1990 | 49 | |
| 1991 | 40 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Russ Grimm ranks #227 in American Football
Russ Grimm ranks 227th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2334th of 4013 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 80, Honours 90, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1981–1991 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, 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 4, all-pro selections 4, seasons played 11.
Immediately ahead sits Bronko Nagurski on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Stan Jones on 85.4. 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.
Russ Grimm GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Grimm 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 1985. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Grimm comparisons
Russ Grimm — frequently asked
- Is Russ Grimm the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Russ Grimm ranks 227th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Russ Grimm's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Russ Grimm rank all time?
- 2334th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 227th within American Football.
- Russ Grimm vs Bronko Nagurski: who ranks higher?
- Russ Grimm, on 85.4 against Bronko Nagurski's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.