Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 14 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 13 | |
| 2001 | 16 | |
| 2002 | 13 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 15 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 9 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Terrell Owens ranks #33 in American Football
Terrell Owens ranks 33rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 608th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 76, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1996–2010 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes receiving yards 15934, receiving touchdowns 153, pro bowls 6, all-pro first teams 5.
Immediately ahead sits Jim Brown on 87.9, a gap of 4.1 points. Directly behind is Charles Woodson on 83.2. 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 Owens GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Owens stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Owens comparisons
Terrell Owens — frequently asked
- Is Terrell Owens the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Terrell Owens ranks 33rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Terrell Owens's GOAT Score?
- 83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Terrell Owens rank all time?
- 608th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 33rd within American Football.
- Terrell Owens vs Jim Brown: who ranks higher?
- Jim Brown, on 87.9 against Terrell Owens's 83.8 — a margin of 4.1 points.