- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1935–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest American Football Ends of all time
This ranking is led by Don Hutson, Dante Lavelli and Elroy Hirsch. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible American Football ends using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Hutson ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 87.6.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1946–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1946–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1920–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1948–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1932–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1916–1924
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1936–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1926–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1927–1936
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Don Hutson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1945 | 87.6 |
| 135 | Dante Lavelli | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1956 | 87.0 |
| 139 | Elroy Hirsch | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1957 | 86.9 |
| 156 | Pete Pihos | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1955 | 86.6 |
| 162 | Guy Chamberlin | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1927 | 86.5 |
| 228 | Tom Fears | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1956 | 85.3 |
| 273 | Bill Hewitt | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1943 | 84.0 |
| 301 | Greasy Neale | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1924 | 83.0 |
| 305 | Wayne Millner | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1945 | 82.6 |
| 307 | Ray Flaherty | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1935 | 82.5 |
| 313 | Red Badgro | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1936 | 82.2 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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