Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55 | |
| 1996 | 70 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 99 | |
| 1999 | 73 | |
| 2000 | 46 | |
| 2001 | 20 |
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 Terrell Davis ranks #216 in American Football
Terrell Davis ranks 216th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2303rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 98, Longevity 60, Honours 90, 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 1995–2001 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 98. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 2, super bowl mvp awards 1, single-season rushing yards 2008, nfl mvp awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Link Lyman on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Leroy Kelly on 85.6. 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.
Terrell Davis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Davis stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 98/100.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Davis comparisons
Terrell Davis — frequently asked
- Is Terrell Davis the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Terrell Davis ranks 216th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Terrell Davis's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Terrell Davis rank all time?
- 2303rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 216th within American Football.
- Terrell Davis vs Link Lyman: who ranks higher?
- Terrell Davis, on 85.6 against Link Lyman's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.