NFL titles
3
Career interceptions
50
Punting average
44
Pro Bowls
9
Seasons played
11
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 50 | |
| 1953 | 56 | |
| 1954 | 63 | |
| 1955 | 69 | |
| 1956 | 76 | |
| 1957 | 82 | |
| 1958 | 89 | |
| 1959 | 95 | |
| 1960 | 85 | |
| 1961 | 75 | |
| 1962 | 65 | |
| 1963 | 55 | |
| 1964 | 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 Yale Lary ranks #85 in American Football
Yale Lary ranks #85 in American Football and #1948 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.0/100.
The verified career covers 1952–1964 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: NFL titles 3, Career interceptions 50, Punting average 44, Pro Bowls 9.
Nearest context: ahead Derrick Henry (88.0); behind Ron Mix (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Yale Lary GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Yale Lary — frequently asked
- Is Yale Lary the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Yale Lary ranks #85 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.0/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Yale Lary's GOAT Score?
- 88.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Yale Lary rank all time?
- #1948 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #85 in American Football.
- Yale Lary vs Derrick Henry: who ranks higher?
- Yale Lary ranks higher at 88.0 versus Derrick Henry at 88.0, a margin of 0.0 points.