Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | |
| 1977 | 51 | |
| 1978 | 58 | |
| 1979 | 64 | |
| 1980 | 71 | |
| 1981 | 77 | |
| 1982 | 83 | |
| 1983 | 90 | |
| 1984 | 96 | |
| 1985 | 86 | |
| 1986 | 76 | |
| 1987 | 65 | |
| 1988 | 55 | |
| 1989 | 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 Steve Largent ranks #40 in American Football
Steve Largent ranks 40th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1570th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 96. 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 1976–1989 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career receptions 819, receiving yards 13089, receiving touchdowns 100, consecutive games with a catch 177.
Immediately ahead sits George Blanda on 89.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Derrick Brooks on 89.0. 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.
Steve Largent GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Largent stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Largent comparisons
Steve Largent — frequently asked
- Is Steve Largent the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Largent ranks 40th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Steve Largent's GOAT Score?
- 89.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Largent rank all time?
- 1570th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 40th within American Football.
- Steve Largent vs George Blanda: who ranks higher?
- Steve Largent, on 89.1 against George Blanda's 89.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.