Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 50 | |
| 1987 | 56 | |
| 1988 | 63 | |
| 1989 | 69 | |
| 1990 | 75 | |
| 1991 | 81 | |
| 1992 | 88 | |
| 1993 | 94 | |
| 1994 | 82 | |
| 1995 | 70 | |
| 1996 | 57 | |
| 1997 | 45 |
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 Sam Mills ranks #239 in American Football
Sam Mills ranks 239th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2380th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1986–1997 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, 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 pro bowls 5, career tackles 1319, all-pro selections 1, seasons played 12.
Immediately ahead sits Dave Casper on 85.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is George Musso on 85.1. 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.
Sam Mills GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mills 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 1993. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- 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 Mills comparisons
Sam Mills — frequently asked
- Is Sam Mills the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sam Mills ranks 239th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Sam Mills's GOAT Score?
- 85.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sam Mills rank all time?
- 2380th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 239th within American Football.
- Sam Mills vs Dave Casper: who ranks higher?
- Sam Mills, on 85.2 against Dave Casper's 85.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.