Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 0 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Troy Polamalu ranks #61 in American Football
Troy Polamalu ranks 61st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1162nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 88. 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 2003–2014 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 2, defensive player of the year awards 1, pro bowls 8, career interceptions 32.
Immediately ahead sits Deion Sanders on 86.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ken Riley on 86.7. 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 Polamalu GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Polamalu stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Polamalu comparisons
Troy Polamalu — frequently asked
- Is Troy Polamalu the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Troy Polamalu ranks 61st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Troy Polamalu's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Troy Polamalu rank all time?
- 1162nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 61st within American Football.
- Troy Polamalu vs Deion Sanders: who ranks higher?
- Troy Polamalu, on 86.7 against Deion Sanders's 86.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.