Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9 | |
| 1990 | 11 | |
| 1991 | 11 | |
| 1992 | 23 | |
| 1993 | 15 | |
| 1994 | 13 | |
| 1995 | 16 | |
| 1996 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 19 | |
| 1998 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 17 | |
| 2000 | 7 |
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 Troy Aikman ranks #52 in American Football
Troy Aikman ranks 52nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 771st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 84, Statistics 82. 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 1989–2000 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 3, super bowl mvp 1, pro bowls 6, passing yards 32942.
Immediately ahead sits Dick Butkus on 83.6, a gap of 2.2 points. Directly behind is Tyreek Hill on 82.3. 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.
Troy Aikman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aikman stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Troy Aikman — frequently asked
- Is Troy Aikman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Troy Aikman ranks 52nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 81.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Troy Aikman's GOAT Score?
- 81.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Troy Aikman rank all time?
- 771st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 52nd within American Football.
- Troy Aikman vs Dick Butkus: who ranks higher?
- Dick Butkus, on 83.6 against Troy Aikman's 81.4 — a margin of 2.2 points.