Super Bowl titles
3
Receiving yards
10,060
Receptions
815
Pro Bowls
8
Receiving touchdowns
62
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40 | |
| 1991 | 46 | |
| 1992 | 52 | |
| 1993 | 59 | |
| 1994 | 65 | |
| 1995 | 71 | |
| 1996 | 77 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 90 | |
| 1999 | 96 | |
| 2000 | 85 | |
| 2001 | 73 | |
| 2002 | 62 | |
| 2003 | 50 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shannon Sharpe ranks #27 in American Football
Shannon Sharpe ranks #27 in American Football and #1621 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2003 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 3, Receiving yards 10060, Receptions 815, Pro Bowls 8.
Nearest context: ahead Randall McDaniel (89.8); behind Willie Davis (89.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Shannon Sharpe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sharpe comparisons
Shannon Sharpe — frequently asked
- Is Shannon Sharpe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Shannon Sharpe ranks #27 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Shannon Sharpe's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Shannon Sharpe rank all time?
- #1621 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #27 in American Football.
- Shannon Sharpe vs Randall McDaniel: who ranks higher?
- Randall McDaniel ranks higher at 89.8 versus Shannon Sharpe at 89.6, a margin of 0.2 points.