Super Bowl titles
1
Pro Bowls
8
Interceptions
27
First-team All-Pro selections
6
Seasons played
11
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 50 | |
| 1968 | 59 | |
| 1969 | 68 | |
| 1970 | 78 | |
| 1971 | 87 | |
| 1972 | 96 | |
| 1973 | 86 | |
| 1974 | 76 | |
| 1975 | 65 | |
| 1976 | 55 | |
| 1977 | 45 |
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 Willie Lanier ranks #167 in American Football
Willie Lanier ranks #167 in American Football and #2288 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.4/100.
The verified career covers 1967–1977 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 1, Pro Bowls 8, Interceptions 27, First-team All-Pro selections 6.
Nearest context: ahead Davante Adams (86.4); behind Orlando Pace (86.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willie Lanier GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lanier comparisons
Willie Lanier — frequently asked
- Is Willie Lanier the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willie Lanier ranks #167 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Willie Lanier's GOAT Score?
- 86.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Willie Lanier rank all time?
- #2288 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #167 in American Football.
- Willie Lanier vs Davante Adams: who ranks higher?
- Willie Lanier ranks higher at 86.4 versus Davante Adams at 86.4, a margin of 0.0 points.