GOAT Rank · 373

Greatest American Football Players of all time

This ranking is led by Tom Brady, Jerry Rice and Lou Groza. GOAT Rank currently ranks 373 eligible American Football players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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301

Greasy Neale

83.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1916–1924
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Greasy Neale

302

Jason Witten

82.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2003–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Jason Witten

303

Charlie Sanders

82.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Charlie Sanders

304

Floyd Little

82.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Floyd Little

305

Wayne Millner

82.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1936–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Wayne Millner

306

Joe Namath

82.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Joe Namath

307

Ray Flaherty

82.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ray Flaherty

308

Calvin Johnson

82.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Calvin Johnson

309

Tyreek Hill

82.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tyreek Hill

310

Dwight Stephenson

82.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1980–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Dwight Stephenson

311

T.Y. Hilton

82.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2012–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: T.Y. Hilton

312

Patrick Willis

82.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Patrick Willis

313

Red Badgro

82.2

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: Red Badgro

314

Les Richter

82.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1954–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Les Richter

315

Fritz Pollard

82.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1926
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Fritz Pollard

316

Fran Tarkenton

81.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Fran Tarkenton

317

Le'Veon Bell

81.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 2013–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Le'Veon Bell

318

Thurman Thomas

81.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Thurman Thomas

319

Tony Boselli

81.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Tony Boselli

320

Kenny Easley

81.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Kenny Easley

321

Ben Roethlisberger

81.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ben Roethlisberger

322

Kellen Winslow

81.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1979–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Kellen Winslow

323

Sterling Sharpe

81.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1988–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Sterling Sharpe

324

Richard Sherman

81.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Richard Sherman

325

Bobby Mitchell

81.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Mitchell

326

CeeDee Lamb

81.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: CeeDee Lamb

327

Troy Aikman

81.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1989–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Troy Aikman

328

Cliff Battles

80.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1932–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Cliff Battles

329

Roger Staubach

80.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Roger Staubach

330

Justin Jefferson

80.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Justin Jefferson

331

Jim Covert

79.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1983–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Jim Covert

332

DK Metcalf

79.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: DK Metcalf

333

Brian Urlacher

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Brian Urlacher

334

Jimmy Conzelman

78.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jimmy Conzelman

335

Kurt Warner

78.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Kurt Warner

336

Joe Burrow

64.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.5
Dominance: 68.2
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 44.2

Athlete: Joe Burrow

337

Lamar Jackson

61.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.3
Dominance: 62.1
Statistics: 74.5
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Lamar Jackson

338

Kyler Murray

60.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.9
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 74.1
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Kyler Murray

339

Joe Flacco

60.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.2
Dominance: 53.1
Statistics: 74.9
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Joe Flacco

340

Matthew Stafford

60.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.4
Dominance: 53.2
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Matthew Stafford

341

Baker Mayfield

59.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.1
Dominance: 59.0
Statistics: 74.6
Honours: 44.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Baker Mayfield

342

Dak Prescott

57.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.7
Dominance: 53.4
Statistics: 74.7
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Dak Prescott

343

Cameron Heyward

56.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 69.5
Dominance: 47.8
Statistics: 74.5
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Cameron Heyward

344

Geno Smith

56.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 73.7
Dominance: 49.9
Statistics: 74.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Geno Smith

345

Calais Campbell

56.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 65.8
Dominance: 45.9
Statistics: 74.7
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Calais Campbell

346

Christian McCaffrey

55.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.5
Dominance: 52.2
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Christian McCaffrey

347

Marcus Mariota

55.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.4
Dominance: 49.2
Statistics: 73.7
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Marcus Mariota

348

Keenan Allen

54.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 68.3
Dominance: 47.1
Statistics: 72.6
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Keenan Allen

349

Saquon Barkley

54.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.0
Dominance: 51.5
Statistics: 72.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Saquon Barkley

350

Khalil Mack

54.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 67.5
Dominance: 46.8
Statistics: 74.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Khalil Mack

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
301	Greasy Neale	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1924	83.0
302	Jason Witten	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2020	82.8
303	Charlie Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1977	82.8
304	Floyd Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1975	82.7
305	Wayne Millner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1945	82.6
306	Joe Namath	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1977	82.5
307	Ray Flaherty	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1935	82.5
308	Calvin Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	82.4
309	Tyreek Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	82.3
310	Dwight Stephenson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1987	82.3
311	T.Y. Hilton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2022	82.2
312	Patrick Willis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2014	82.2
313	Red Badgro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1936	82.2
314	Les Richter	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1962	82.0
315	Fritz Pollard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1926	82.0
316	Fran Tarkenton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1978	81.9
317	Le'Veon Bell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	81.9
318	Thurman Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	81.8
319	Tony Boselli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	81.8
320	Kenny Easley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1987	81.8
321	Ben Roethlisberger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	81.7
322	Kellen Winslow	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1987	81.7
323	Sterling Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	81.7
324	Richard Sherman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2021	81.6
325	Bobby Mitchell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	81.6
326	CeeDee Lamb	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	81.5
327	Troy Aikman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2000	81.4
328	Cliff Battles	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1937	80.6
329	Roger Staubach	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	80.4
330	Justin Jefferson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	80.4
331	Jim Covert	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1990	79.7
332	DK Metcalf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	79.7
333	Brian Urlacher	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	79.6
334	Jimmy Conzelman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1929	78.9
335	Kurt Warner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2009	78.8
336	Joe Burrow	American Football	🏳️ International	2020–active	64.3
337	Lamar Jackson	American Football	🏳️ International	2018–active	61.7
338	Kyler Murray	American Football	🏳️ International	2019–active	60.9
339	Joe Flacco	American Football	🏳️ International	2008–active	60.8
340	Matthew Stafford	American Football	🏳️ International	2009–active	60.8
341	Baker Mayfield	American Football	🏳️ International	2018–active	59.7
342	Dak Prescott	American Football	🏳️ International	2016–active	57.3
343	Cameron Heyward	American Football	🏳️ International	2011–active	56.8
344	Geno Smith	American Football	🏳️ International	2013–active	56.2
345	Calais Campbell	American Football	🏳️ International	2008–active	56.0
346	Christian McCaffrey	American Football	🏳️ International	2017–active	55.7
347	Marcus Mariota	American Football	🏳️ International	2015–active	55.1
348	Keenan Allen	American Football	🏳️ International	2013–active	54.8
349	Saquon Barkley	American Football	🏳️ International	2018–active	54.4
350	Khalil Mack	American Football	🏳️ International	2014–active	54.2

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