Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 154 | |
| 2002 | 54 | |
| 2003 | 872 | |
| 2004 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 1563 | |
| 2006 | 1166 | |
| 2007 | 1002 | |
| 2008 | 1421 | |
| 2009 | 982 | |
| 2010 | 554 | |
| 2011 | 1394 | |
| 2012 | 1174 | |
| 2013 | 745 | |
| 2014 | 1065 | |
| 2015 | 670 | |
| 2016 | 799 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steve Smith Sr ranks #16 in American Football
Steve Smith Sr ranks 16th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 946th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2001–2016 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career receiving yards 14731, pro bowls 5, receiving triple crowns 1, career receptions 1031.
Immediately ahead sits Joe Montana on 88.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tom Flores on 88.8. 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 Smith Sr GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Smith stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Smith comparisons
Steve Smith Sr — frequently asked
- Is Steve Smith Sr the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Smith Sr ranks 16th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Steve Smith Sr's GOAT Score?
- 88.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Smith Sr rank all time?
- 946th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 16th within American Football.
- Steve Smith Sr vs Joe Montana: who ranks higher?
- Steve Smith Sr, on 88.7 against Joe Montana's 88.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.