League titles
1
Receptions in one season
84
Receptions in one game
18
Career receptions
400
Receiving leader seasons
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 50 | |
| 1949 | 74 | |
| 1950 | 97 | |
| 1951 | 86 | |
| 1952 | 75 | |
| 1953 | 64 | |
| 1954 | 52 | |
| 1955 | 41 | |
| 1956 | 30 |
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 Tom Fears ranks #228 in American Football
Tom Fears ranks #228 in American Football and #2528 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.3/100.
The verified career covers 1948–1956 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 1, Receptions in one season 84, Receptions in one game 18, Career receptions 400.
Nearest context: ahead Charles Haley (85.3); behind Lem Barney (85.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tom Fears GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fears comparisons
Tom Fears — frequently asked
- Is Tom Fears the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tom Fears ranks #228 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.3/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Tom Fears's GOAT Score?
- 85.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Tom Fears rank all time?
- #2528 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #228 in American Football.
- Tom Fears vs Charles Haley: who ranks higher?
- Tom Fears ranks higher at 85.3 versus Charles Haley at 85.3, a margin of 0.0 points.