- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 16
Greatest American Football Guards of all time
This ranking is led by Randall McDaniel, John Hannah and Larry Allen. GOAT Rank currently ranks 16 eligible American Football guards using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Randall McDaniel ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1973–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1966–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1936–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1958–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1958–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1973–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1981–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1982–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Randall McDaniel | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2001 | 89.8 |
| 32 | John Hannah | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1985 | 89.4 |
| 49 | Larry Allen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2007 | 88.8 |
| 60 | Gene Upshaw | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1981 | 88.5 |
| 112 | Tom Mack | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1978 | 87.6 |
| 122 | Larry Little | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1980 | 87.4 |
| 169 | Dan Fortmann | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1943 | 86.4 |
| 177 | Jerry Kramer | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1968 | 86.3 |
| 186 | Gene Hickerson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1973 | 86.1 |
| 197 | Alan Faneca | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2010 | 85.8 |
| 199 | Joe DeLamielleure | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1985 | 85.8 |
| 222 | Russ Grimm | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1991 | 85.4 |
| 236 | Mike Munchak | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1993 | 85.1 |
| 239 | Steve Hutchinson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2012 | 85.0 |
| 254 | Mike Michalske | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1937 | 84.5 |
| 267 | Walt Kiesling | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1938 | 84.2 |
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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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