Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50 | |
| 1996 | 59 | |
| 1997 | 69 | |
| 1998 | 78 | |
| 1999 | 88 | |
| 2000 | 97 | |
| 2001 | 90 | |
| 2002 | 82 | |
| 2003 | 75 | |
| 2004 | 67 | |
| 2005 | 60 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 45 |
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 Warren Sapp ranks #72 in American Football
Warren Sapp ranks 72nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1716th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 88, 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 1995–2007 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career sacks 96, defensive player of the year awards 1, super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 7.
Immediately ahead sits Jim Otto on 88.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tim Brown on 88.3. 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.
Warren Sapp GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Sapp stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Sapp comparisons
Warren Sapp — frequently asked
- Is Warren Sapp the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Warren Sapp ranks 72nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Warren Sapp's GOAT Score?
- 88.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Warren Sapp rank all time?
- 1716th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within American Football.
- Warren Sapp vs Jim Otto: who ranks higher?
- Warren Sapp, on 88.3 against Jim Otto's 88.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.