- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 15
Greatest American Football Tackles of all time
This ranking is led by Forrest Gregg, Leo Nomellini and Cal Hubbard. GOAT Rank currently ranks 15 eligible American Football tackles using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Forrest Gregg ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1950–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1927–1936
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1993–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1953–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1950–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1922–1934
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1920–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1951–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1932–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1964–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1924–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1938–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1920–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Forrest Gregg | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1971 | 90.3 |
| 42 | Leo Nomellini | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1963 | 89.0 |
| 57 | Cal Hubbard | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1936 | 88.6 |
| 73 | Willie Roaf | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2005 | 88.2 |
| 86 | Ron Mix | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1971 | 88.0 |
| 179 | Rosey Brown | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1965 | 86.3 |
| 182 | Lou Creekmur | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1959 | 86.2 |
| 210 | Link Lyman | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1934 | 85.6 |
| 213 | Pete Henry | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1928 | 85.6 |
| 241 | Mike McCormack | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1962 | 85.0 |
| 257 | Turk Edwards | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1940 | 84.4 |
| 258 | Bob Brown | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1973 | 84.4 |
| 276 | Steve Owen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 83.9 |
| 285 | Bruiser Kinard | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1947 | 83.6 |
| 294 | Ed Healey | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1927 | 83.2 |
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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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