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Why is Tom Brady the GOAT?

Of all the GOAT debates in sports, one of the easiest to call comes from football, because there isn’t a debate at all. Tom Brady made the conversation an open-and-shut affair. There are no competition concerns, numbers to scrutinize, or “yeah, but”s to explore. The only mystery isn’t who the GOAT is, but how it ended up being the 199th pick of an NFL draft. Let’s explore what makes a skinny 6th round quarterback in the world’s most brutal sport the unequivocal greatest of all time. 

The Leader in Everything

It’s easy to start with statistics, and there’s no reason to bury the lede, so let’s begin there. The most important position in all of sports is, arguably, quarterback. There have been dozens of phenomenal quarterbacks in NFL history. What makes Tom Brady so unique is that he has more passing yards, passing touchdowns, 4th quarter comebacks, game-winning drives, regular season wins, postseason wins, Super Bowl victories, and Super Bowl MVPs than all of them. His 12 combined Super Bowl rings and Super Bowl MVPs are five more than any other player in NFL history. His Approximate Value–a statistic created by Pro Football Reference to estimate career value–is 49 more than any other player, which is greater than the difference between 2nd place and 9th place. He not only has the greatest career in history, but his 2007 regular season is arguably the greatest season in history. 

Impact on Winning

Brady’s career statistics are enough to end the debate, but there are several other angles that bolster his legacy. For instance, Brady’s impact on winning is unrivaled in the sport. Bill Belichick is often included on the Mount Rushmore of NFL head coaches, and rightfully so. Belichick has a record six Super Bowl victories as a head coach, and appeared in a record nine Super Bowls. However, Belichick owes quite a bit to Brady for his success. Belichick’s career regular season record without Brady is 83-104 (.444). With Brady? Well things look a little sunnier at 219-64 (.774). Belichick’s career playoff record without Brady stands at just 1-2 (.333). Again, with Brady, that record balloons to 30-11 (.732). Certainly, there was some mutualism between Brady and Belichick in New England, but Belichick was unsuccessful in three NFL stints without Brady. Brady without Belichick? This is where Brady’s legacy reaches the land beyond the land of the absurd. Brady left New England to be the starting quarterback for Tampa Bay in 2020. Tampa had not made the playoffs in the previous 12 seasons, and carried a 7-9 record in 2019. In Brady’s first season without Belichick, he was the MVP of the Super Bowl! Brady would go on to lead the Bucs to the playoffs in all three of his seasons in Tampa, and did so in his mid-40s. Brady’s career regular season without Belichick is 32-18 (.640), and his playoff record is 5-2 (.714). It is rare in sports that we get to see such a definitive conclusion on the relative importance of a single player as we’ve been able to see with Brady. His massive success with and without Belichick, and with and without the Patriots and Bucs, combined with Belichick and Tampa’s poor records without Brady shows just how instrumental Brady was to his winning endeavors.

Sustained Excellence

Brady’s massive statistical ledger and his impact on winning are more than enough to close the book on this debate, but there’s more. Brady’s sustained excellence is only rivaled by LeBron James in the history of professional sports. Brady led the NFL in passing yards in his 20s, 30s, and 40s. He did the same with touchdowns. He won multiple Super Bowls in his 20s, 30s, and 40s. As a starting quarterback, Brady was 70-24 (.745) in his 20s, 113-28 (.801) in his 30s, and 68-30 (.694) in his 40s. There are only three quarterbacks in history besides Brady who won two Super Bowls with at least a .694 career winning %, and Brady accomplished that in his 20s, 30s, and 40s. 

Brady’s sustained excellence shows up even more if we move beyond the fact that he’s the all time leader in so many categories, and explore just how big his margin is over second place in those categories. His 10 Super Bowl appearances are four more than any other player. His 251 regular season wins are 65 more than any other player. The difference between Brady and 2nd place is the same as the difference between 2nd and 12th place. Brady’s regular season win total is twice as many as all but 8 quarterbacks in NFL history. Brady’s 35 playoff wins are more than double any other quarterback in history. He has twice as many passing yards as all but 18 quarterbacks, and twice as many passing touchdowns as all but 12.

The Sneaky O.G.

Perhaps most underexplored on Brady’s resume is how effective he was with his feet. Yes, the player in NFL history that you’d pick last in a 40-yard dash competition is arguably the greatest short yardage QB of all-time. Brady’s 124 conversions on third or fourth-and-1 are the most since 2000. His 90.5% conversion rate is the 2nd highest in that same timeframe. Brady’s 238 career rushing first downs are more than Peyton Manning and Drew Brees combined. He’s 18th on the postseason list for rushing touchdowns, including running backs! The most unstoppable weapon in the NFL today is the Brotherly Shove. It’s just under 90% success rate is so effective that owners considered banning the play following the 2024-25 regular season. Long before the Eagles perfected short yardage conversions, Tom Brady had the art of the quarterback sneak mastered at an even higher success rate. Brady’s 5.24 40-yard-dash didn’t win him many footraces, but nothing deflates a defense more than an “and short” conversion, and Brady did it better than anyone.  

That’s a wrap. 

If we had the ability to create an NFL player with 99s in every category, that player would be hard-pressed to duplicate Tom Brady’s career accomplishments. He isn’t just first in everything, he’s first in everything by a lot. He didn’t just win more than anyone, he left no doubt as to who was most responsible for it. He didn’t just play longer than anyone, he sustained excellence at a level that is unheard of in professional sports. Brady didn’t just kill Super Bowl dreams, he killed the GOAT debate. Thanks, Tom!

The 100 Greatest Basketball Players of All-Time

Every ranking update ever (Last basketball update: 8/17/25 Next scheduled basketball update: July ’26)

The making of the list.

The Rules

If you disagree with the placement of an athlete whose prime occurred before 1975, please read The ChatGPT Cautionary Tale before commenting.

Historically undervalued: 🔵

RankPlayerPositionYears
1LeBron JamesWhy?Pick one2003-active
2Michael JordanSG1984-2003
3Kareem Abdul-JabbarC1969-1989
4Shaquille O’Neal🔵Why?C1992-2011
5Tim DuncanPF1997-2016
6Steph CurryPG2009-active
7Magic JohnsonPG1979-1996
8Kobe BryantWhy?SG1996-2016
9Kevin DurantSF2007-active
10Nikola JokicC2015-active
11Larry BirdSF1979-1992
12Karl MalonePF1985-2004
13Giannis AntetokounmpoPF2013-active
14Hakeem OlajuwonC1984-2002
15David Robinson🔵Why?C1989-2003
16Wilt ChamberlainWhy?C1959-1973
17James Harden🔵Why?SG2009-active
18Kevin GarnettPF1995-2016
19Dirk NowitzkiPF1998-2019
20Moses MaloneC1974-1995
21Kawhi LeonardSF2011-active
22Bill RussellWhy?C1956-1969
23Charles BarkleyPF1984-2000
24Jerry WestSG1960-1974
25Julius ErvingSF1971-1987
26Dwyane WadeSG2003-2019
27Chris PaulPG2005-active
28Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG2018-active
29Oscar RobertsonPG1960-1974
30Rick BarrySF1965-1980
31John StocktonPG1984-2003
32Anthony DavisPF2012-active
33Russell WestbrookPG2008-active
34Steve NashPG1996-2014
35George GervinSG1972-1986
36Joel EmbiidC2016-active
37Dwight HowardC2004-2022
38Patrick EwingC1985-2002
39Gary PaytonPG1990-2007
40Scottie PippenSF1987-2004
41Luka DoncicPG2018-active
42Adrian Dantley🔵Why?SF1976-1991
43Jimmy ButlerSF2011-active
44Tony Parker🔵Why?PG2001-2019
45Jason KiddPG1994-2013
46Pau Gasol🔵Why?C2001-2019
47Damian LillardPG2012-active
48Clyde DrexlerSG1983-1998
49Walt FrazierPG1967-1980
50John HavlicekSF1962-1978
51Reggie MillerSG1987-2005
52Paul PierceSF1998-2017
53Ray AllenSG1996-2014
54Allen IversonSG1996-2010
55Isiah ThomasPG1981-1994
56Tracy McGradySG1997-2012
57Jayson TatumSF2017-active
58Kyrie IrvingPG2011-active
59Dominique WilkinsSF1982-1999
60Manu Ginobili🔵SG2002-2018
61Bob McAdooC1972-1986
62Willis ReedC1964-1974
63Dave CowensC1970-1983
64Chauncey BillupsPG1997-2014
65Chris WebberPF1993-2008
66Rudy GobertC2013-active
67Dikembe MutomboC1991-2009
68Alonzo MourningC1992-2008
69Kevin McHalePF1980-1993
70James WorthySF1982-1994
71Alex EnglishSF1976-1991
72Bernard KingSF1977-1993
73Carmelo AnthonySF2003-2022
74Devin BookerSG2015-active
75Paul GeorgeSF2010-active
76Donovan MitchellSG2017-active
77Karl-Anthony TownsC2015-active
78Domantas SabonisC2016-active
79Jaylen BrownSG2016-active
80Larry Nance🔵Why?PF1981-1994
81Dennis RodmanPF1986-2000
82Elgin BaylorSF1958-1972
83Ben WallaceC1996-2012
84Elvin HayesPF1968-1984
85George MikanWhy?C1948-1956
86Bob PettitPF1954-1965
87Joe DumarsSG1985-1999
88Wes UnseldPF1968-1981
89Artis GilmoreC1971-1988
90Anthony EdwardsSG2020-active
91LaMarcus AldridgePF2006-2021
92Amar’e StoudemirePF2002-2016
93Chris BoshC2003-2016
94Bob CousyPG1950-1963
95Vince CarterSG1998-2020
96Chris MullinSF1985-2001
97Dennis JohnsonPG1976-1990
98Bradley BealSG2012-active
99Mitch RichmondSG1988-2002
100Tim HardawayPG1989-2003

The rest of the best basketball players of all time.

Activity Log

DateSportDetail
5/2/2021MMAJiri Prochazka enters at #96 after victory over Reyes, N. Diaz falls out from #100
5/9/2021MMAMarina Rodriguez moves from #25 to #24 after win over Michelle Waterson
5/16/2021MMACharles Oliveira enters at #73 after victory over M. Chandler, Michael Bisping out from #100
5/16/2021MMAT. Ferguson drops from #59 to #70 after loss to Beneil Dariush
5/22/2021MMACody Garbrandt falls out from #87 after losing unanimous dec. to Rob Font
5/22/2021MMAM. Bisping reenters at #100 due to Garbrandt falling out.
6/13/2021MMABrandon Moreno enters at #79 after victory over Deiveson Figueiredo, Michael Bisping out from #100
6/13/2021MMADeiveson Figueiredo drops from #79 to #80 after submission loss to Brandon Moreno
7/8/2021NHLPatrick Kane moves to #30 from #34
7/8/2021NHLNikita Kucherov moves to #35 from #82
7/8/2021NHLConnor McDavid from to #36 from #84
7/8/2021NHLPatrice Bergeron moves past Doug Gilmour who was one spot ahead of him, but drops from #66 to #68 due to Kucherov and McDavid’s movement.
7/8/2021NHLAndrei Vasilevskiy enters at #73, Toe Blake out from #100
7/11/2021MMADustin Poirier moves from #16 to #12 after second victory over Conor McGregor
7/11/2021MMAConor McGregor drops from #18 to #26 after second loss to Dustin Poirier
7/22/2021NBASteph Curry moves from #11 to #8
7/22/2021NBAGiannis moves from #28 to #14
7/22/2021NBAKawhi Leonard passes Kevin Garnett but stays at #17 due to being leapfrogged by Giannis
7/22/2021NBAChris Paul moves from #26 to #22
7/22/2021NBARussell Westbrook moves from #47 to #30 (movement from 2020-2021 season and additional adjustment due to being underranked)
7/22/2021NBARudy Gobert moves from #57 to #50
7/22/2021NBADamian Lillard moves from #63 to #51
7/22/2021NBAPaul George moves from #55 to #52
7/22/2021NBAKyrie Irving moves from #88 to #59
7/22/2021NBANikola Jokic enters at #60, Nate Thurmond out from #100
7/22/2021NBAJimmy Butler moves from #81 to #68
7/22/2021NBAKarl-Anthony Towns enters at #81, Blake Griffin out from #100
7/22/2021NBABradley Beal enters at #89, Grant Hill out from #100
8/8/2021MMACyril Gane enters at #59 after TKO over Derrick Lewis, Chael Sonnen out from #100
9/26/0201MMAA. Volkanovski moves up from #27 to #25 after victory over Brian Ortega
10/9/2021MMAMarina Rodriguez moves from #24 to #22 after win over Mackenzie Dern
10/30/2021MMAGlover Teixeira moves from #48 to #45 after win over Jan Blachowicz
10/30/2021MMAJan Blachowicz drops from #45 to #46 after loss to Glover Teixeira
10/30/2021MMAPeter Yan moves from #61 to #60 after win over Cory Sandhagen
11/6/2021MMAKamaru Usman moves from #5 to #3 after win over Colby Covington
11/13/2021MMAMax Halloway moves from #23 to #21 after win over Yair Rodriguez
11/16/2021MLBNote: No movement into or within the top 100 for the 2021 MLB season. Max Scherzer inched closer to J. Verlander while J. Votto inched closer to D. Eckersley. Many players outside of the top 100 took major steps towards breaking in including Paul Goldschmidt, Jose Altuve, Nolan Arenado, Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, and Mookie Betts.
12/12/2012MMACharles Oliveira moves up from #74 to #34 after submission victory over Dustin Poirier
12/12/2021MMADustin Poirier drop from #12 to #20 after loss to Charles Oliveira
12/12/2021MMAJulianna Pena enters at #17 after submission win over Amanda Nunes, M. Coenen out from #25
1/23/2022MMAF. Ngannou moves from #11 to #7 after win over Cyril Gane
1/23/2022MMABrandon Moreno moves from #80 to #63 after loss to Deiveson Figueiredo (movement due, in part, to re-rank of the two GOATs at Fly)
1/23/2022MMADeiveson Figueiredo moves from #81 to #62 after win over Brandon Moreno
2/13/2022MMAIsrael Adesanya moves from #9 to #8 after decision over Robert Whittaker
3/23/2022NFLAaron Rodgers moves from #9 to #7
3/23/2022NFLAaron Donald moves from #19 to #10
3/23/2022NFLRob Gronkowski moves from #39 to #35
3/23/2022NFLVon Miller moves from #59 to #52
3/23/2022NFLTravis Kelce moves from #83 to #77
3/23/2022NFLBobby Wagner moves from #86 to #82
3/23/2022NFLRussell Wilson moves from unranked to #89, Jim Parker out from #100
4/9/2022MMAA. Volkanovski moves up from #25 to #9 after combination of victory over Korean Zombie and ranking adjustment due to underranking
4/9/2022MMAAljamain Sterling moves from unranked to #63 after split decision victory over Petr Yan; Yan drops from 61-64; A. Gustafsson out from #100
4/14/2022WrestlingRVD in at #81, rectifying a “copy and paste” casualty
4/14/2022WrestlingBobby Lashley jumps from unranked to #76, Samoa Joe out from #100
5/8/2022MMAMichael Chandler moves from #78 to #77 after victory over T. Ferguson. Ferguson drops from #75 to #78
5/8/2022MMACarla Esparza moves from #12 to #7 after victory over Rose Namajunas
5/8/2022MMACharles Oliveira moves from #34 to #26 after victory over Justin Gaethje
6/12/2022MMAWeili Zhang moves from #5 to #4 after victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk
6/12/2022MMAJiri Prochazka moves from #99 to #70 after victory over Glover Teixeira
6/26/2022NBAJames Harden moves from #12 to #14 after ranking adjustment due to overranking
6/26/2022NBAChris Paul moves from #22 to #20 following 2021-2022 NBA Season
6/26/2022NBANikola Jokic moves from #60 to #32 following 2021-2022 NBA Season
6/26/2022NBAJimmy Butler moves from #68 to #66 following 2021-2022 NBA Season
6/26/2022NBAJoel Embiid moves from unranked to #81 following 2021-2022 NBA Season; Mark Price out from #100
7/3/2022MMAAlexander Volkanovski moves from #9 to #5 after third victory over Max Holloway
7/3/2022MMAIsrael Adesanya moves from #8 to #6 after victory over Jared Cannonier
7/9/2022NHLAlexander Ovechkin moves from #6 to #3 following 2021-2022 NHL Season
7/9/2022NHLSidney Crosby moves from #7 to #6 following 2021-2022 NHL Season
7/9/2022NHLConnor McDavid moves from #36 to #24 following 2021-2022 NHL Season
7/9/2022NHLAndrei Vasilevskiy moves from #73 to #37 following 2021-2022 NHL Season
7/9/2022NHLPatrice Bergeron moves from #67 to #48 following 2021-2022 NHL season
7/9/2022NHLSteve Stamkos moves from #88 to #63 following 2021-2022 NHL season
7/9/2022NHLAnze Kopitar moves from #69 to #64 following 2021-2022 NHL season
7/9/2022NBAMagic Johnson moves from #4 to #6 after ranking adjustment due to overranking
7/23/2022MMACurtis Blaydes jumps to #64 from unranked, ostensibly, after defeating Tom Aspinall. The move is primarily due to previous under-ranking. Vadim Nemkov drops out of top 100.
8/20/2022MMALeon Edwards jumps to #71 from unranked after TKO of Kamaru Usman. Urijah Faber drops out of top 100.
10/22/2022MMAIslam Makhachev jumps to #28 from unranked after submitting Charles Oliveira. Don Frye drops out of top 100.
10/22/2022MMAAljamain Sterling jumps from #64 to #40 after TKO of TJ Dillashaw
11/12/2022MMAAlex Pereira jumps to #81 from unranked after defeating Israel Adesanya. Dan Severn drops out of top 100.
11/12/2022MMADustin Poirier moves from #21 to #19 after defeating Michael Chandler
11/18/2022MMAVadim Nemkov jumps to #94 from unranked after unanimous decision over Corey Anderson. Carlos Condit drops out of top 100.
11/21/2022MLBJustin Verlander moves from #23 to #17 after the 2022 MLB Season.
12/10/2022MMAMagomed Ankalaev jumps to #81 from unranked after split-decision draw against Jan Blachowicz. Jeremy Horn drops out of top 100.
1/21/2022MMABrandon Moreno moves from #64 to #31 after TKO win over Deiveson Figueiredo
2/11/2022MMAAlexander Volkanovski moves from #5 to #3 after loss at lightweight to Islam Makhachev
2/22/2023NFLTravis Kelce moves from #77 to #36
2/22/2023NFLPatrick Mahomes jumps from unranked to #42. Roosevelt Brown out from #100
2/22/2023NFLBobby Wagner moves from #83 to #75
3/18/2023MMALeon Edwards jumps from #72 to #13 after defeating Kamaru Usman
4/8/2023MMAJorge Masvidal drop out from #99 after losing to Gilbert Burns, Belal Muhammad enters at #100
4/22/23MMACurtis Blaydes drops from #66 to #92 after losing to Sergei Pavlovich
5/7/22MMAAljimain Sterling jumps from #42 to #27 after defeating Henry Cejudo
6/14/23NBANikola Jokic jumps from #32 to #14
6/14/23NBAJoel Embiid jumps from #81 to #33
6/14/23NBADamian Lillard jumps from #54 to #39
6/14/23NBAJimmy Butler jumps from #67 to #40
6/14/23NBALuka Doncic enters at #56, Kevin Johnson drops out of the top 100.
6/14/23NHLConnor McDavid moves from #24 to #15
6/14/23NHLErik Karlsson moves from #65 to #33
7/8/23MMAAlexandre Pantoja enters at #72 after defeating Brandon Moreno, Moreno falls from #33 to #38.
7/8/23MMARobert Whittaker drops from #18 to #29 after losing to Dricus Du Plesses
7/29/23MMAJustin Gaethje enters at #43 after losing to Dustin Poirier, B. Muhammad drops out
7/29/23MMAAlex Pereira jumps from #82 to #67 after defeating Jan Blachowicz, Blachowicz drops from #51 to #68.
8/24/23MMAAljamain Sterling drops from #27 to #37 after loss to Sean O’Malley
9/9/23MMAIsrael Adesanya drops from #5 to #6 after loss to Sean Strickland.
10/21/23MMAIslam Makhachev moves from # 29 to #27 after defeating Alexander Volkanovski.
10/21/23MMAKhamzat Chimaev enters the top 100 at #76 after defeating Kamaru Usman. Renan Barao moves out of the top 100.
11/11/23MMAAlex Pereira moves from #67 to #36 after defeating Jir Prochazka.
12/1/2023MLBNote: No movement into or within the top 100 for the 2023 MLB season. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts inched closer towards the top 100.
12/16/23MMALeon Edwards moves from #13 to #11 after defeating Colby Covington.
1/20/24MMADricus Du Plessis enters the list at #77 after victory over Sean Strickland. Raphael Assuncao drops out of the top 100.
2/12/24NFLPatrick Mahomes moves from #42 to #32.
2/12/24NFLTravis Kelce moves from #36 to #33
2/12/24NFLTJ Watt enters the top 100 at #78. Carl Eller moves out of the top 100.
2/17/24MMAIlia Topuria enters the list at #77 after victory over Alexander Volkanovski. Pedro Rizzo drops out of top 100.
3/9/24MMASean O’Malley enters the list at #87 after victory over Marlon Vera. Sergei Kharitonov falls out of the top 100.
4/13/24MMAMax Halloway moves from #23 to #21 after win over Justin Gaethje.
4/13/24MMAArman Tsarukyan enters the list at #87 after victory over Charles Oliveira. Oliveira drops from #27 to #29. Vadim Nemkov falls out of the top 100.
4/13/24MMAAlex Pereira moves from #36 to #18 after victory over Jamahal Hill.
6/18/24NBANikola Jokic moves from #14 to #12 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBAGiannis Antetokounmpo moves ahead of Karl Malone (stays at #13 after Giannis leapfrogged both to #12).
6/18/24NBAAnthony Davis moves from #35 to #31 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBADamian Lillard moves from #39 to #37 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBAScottie Pippen moves from #41 to #36 on a re-rank.
6/18/24NBARudy Gobert moves from #54 to #48 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBAPaul George moves from #55 to #50 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBALuka Doncic moves from #56 to #40 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season.
6/18/24NBAKyrie Irving moves from #63 to #57.
6/18/24NBAKarl-Anthony Towns moves from #83 to #80
6/18/24NBAJayson Tatum enters at #80 following the 2023-2024 season. Bob Lanier falls out of the top 100.
6/18/24NBAJaylen Brown enters at #81 following the 2023-2024 season. Dolphy Schayes falls out of the top 100.
6/18/24NBADomantas Sabonis enters at #83 following the 2023-2023 NBA Season. Billy Cunningham falls out of the top 100.
6/18/24NBADevin Booker enters at #84 following the 2023-2024 NBA Season. Robert Parish falls out of the top 100.
6/25/24NHLConnor McDavid moves from #14 to #8 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season.
6/25/24NHLNikita Kucherov moves from #37 to #30 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season.
6/25/24NHLSteve Stamkos moves from #64 to #58 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season.
6/25/24NHLAuston Matthews enters the list at #50 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season. Tim Horton falls out of the top 100.
6/25/24NHLJarome Iginla drop sto #58 on a re-rank.
6/25/24NHLLeon Draisaitl enters the list at #51 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season. Turk Broda falls out of the top 100.
6/25/24NHLNathan MacKinnon enters the list at #45 following the 2023-2024 NHL Season. Bill Cowley falls out of the top 100.
6/25/24NHLSergei Bobrovsky eners the list at #82 following the 2023-2024 NFL Season. Brendan Shanahan falls out of the top 100.
7/4/2024WrestlingBrock Lesnar moves from #26 to #12.
7/4/2024WrestlingRoman Reigns moves from #32 to #11.
7/4/2024WrestlingSeth Rollins moves from #31 to #16.
7/4/2024WrestlingCody Rhodes moves from #72 to #22.
7/4/2024WrestlingDrew McIntyre moves from #67 to #52.
7/4/2024WrestlingJey Uso enters at #84. Paul Orndorf falls out of the top-100.
7/4/2024WrestlingKevin Owens enters at #64. Tully Blanchard falls out of the top-100.
7/4/2024WrestlingMJF enters at #82. Kevin Von Erich falls out of the top-100.
7/4/2024WrestlingSami Zayn enters at #83. Junkyard Dog falls out of the top-100.
7/4/2024WrestlingGunther enters at #78. Michael Hayes falls out of the top-100.
7/4/2024MMAJustin Gaethje drops from #44 to #52 after re-rank.
7/4/2024MMAVadim Nemkov enters at #53. Joseph Benavidez falls out of top-100.
7/4/2024MMAIslam Makhachev moves from #27 to #6 after defeating Dustin Poirier.
7/4/2024MMADustin Poirier drops from #22 to #23 after loss to Islam Makhachev.
7/4/2024MMASean Strickland enters at #90 after win over Paulo Costa. Curtis Blaydes falls out of top-100.
7/4/2024MMAAlex Pereira moves from #19 to #14 after defeating Jiri Prochazka.
7/28/2024MMAPetr Yan reevaluation drops from #68 to #90.
7/28/2024MMABelal Muhammad enters the list at #33 after defeating Leon Edwards. Derrick Lewis drops out of top 100.
8/12/2024SoccerSoccer: Top-125 released
8/18/2024MMADricus Du Plessis jumps from #79 to #33 after defeating Israel Adesanya
9/15/24MMAMerab Dvalishvili jumps from unranked to #15 after defeating Sean O’Malley. Demian Maia drops out of top 100.
11/17/24MMAIllia Topuria jumps from #80 to #6 after victory over Max Halloway.
11/17/24MMAKhamzat Chamaev jumps from #79 to #17 after victory over Robert Whittaker.
11/17/24MLBFreddie Freeman enters the list at #94. Trevor Hoffman falls out of the top 100.
12/14/24MMAColby Covington drops from #67 to #93 after losing to Joaquin Buckley.
1/19/25MMAMerab Dvalishvili moves from #16 to #8 after defeating Umar Nurmagomedov.
1/25/25TennisTennis: Top-100 released
2/8/25MMADricus du Plessis moves from #36 to #14 after defeating Sean Strickland
2/22/25MMAHenry Cejudo drops from #19 to #24 after loss to Song Yadong (down on scorecards in 3rd when eye poke occurred)
2/25/25GolfGolf: Top-100 released
2/25/25NFLPatrick Mahomes moves from #32 to #12 following the 2024-25 season.
2/25/25NFLBobby Wagner moves from #75 to #64 following the 2024-25 season.
2/25/25NFLTJ Watt moves from #78 to #38.
2/25/25NFLDerrick Henry enters the list at #52 following the 2024-25 season. Gene Upshaw drops out of the top 100.
2/25/25NFLLamar Jackson enters the list at #59 following the 2024-25 season. Willie Brown drops out of the top 100.
2/25/25NFLJosh Allen enters the list at #86 following the 2024-25 season. Don Hutson drops out of the top 100.
2/25/25NFLMyles Garrett enters the list at #87 following the 2024-2025 season. Bart Starr drops out of the top 100.
3/9/25MMAAlex Pereira drops from #17 to #20 after losing to Magomed Ankalaev
3/9/25MMAMagomed Ankalaev jumps from #87 to #15 after defeating Alex Pereira
3/23/25MMASean Brady moves into the list at #92 after defeating Leon Edwards. Nate Marquardt falls out of the top 100.
3/30/25MMADemetrious Johnson moves #26 to #24 after reevaluation.
3/30/25MMARobert Whittaker drops from #25 to #27 after reevaluation
4/5/25NHLAlexander Ovechkin moves from #3 to #2 after becoming the most prolific goal-scorer in NHL history.
4/5/25NHLMario Lemieux moves from #4 to #3 after reevaluation.
4/13/25MMAPatricio Pitbull drops from #87 to #100 after loss to Yair Rodriguez, and reevaluation.
4/13/25MMAMichael Chandler drops out of the list from #93 after loss to Paddy Pimblett, and reevaluation. Tom Aspinall enters at #98.
4/26/25WrestlingRoman Reigns moves from #11 to #9.
4/26/25WrestlingSeth Rollins moves from #16 to #13.
4/26/25WrestlingMick Foley moves from #21 to #18 after reevaluation.
4/26/25WrestlingCody Rhodes moves from #19 to #22.
4/26/25WrestlingCM Punk moves from #44 to #33.
4/26/25WrestlingKevin Nash moves from #51 to #47 after reevaluation.
4/26/25WrestlingDrew McIntyre moves from #52 to #48.
4/26/25WrestlingKevin Owens moves from #64 to #57.
4/26/25WrestlingJey Uso moves from #88 to #62.
4/26/25WrestlingGunther moves from #79 to #65.
4/26/25WrestlingMJF moves from #84 to #80.
4/26/25WrestlingSami Zayn moves from #85 to #81.
4/26/25WrestlingWill Ospreay enters the list at #87. Gene Kiniski falls out of the top 100.
4/26/25WrestlingOwen Hart moves from #99 to #87 after reevaluation.
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5/11/25MMAJack Della Madallena enters the list at #90 after defeating Belal Muhammad. Patricio Pitbull falls out of the top 100.
5/11/25MMAAlexandre Pantoja moves from #79 to #34 after reevaluation.
5/11/25MMAShavkat Rakhmonov enters the list at #98 after reevaluation. Rory MacDonald falls out of the top 100.
6/22/25NHLConnor McDavid moves from #8 to #7 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLPhil Esposito moves from #12 to #16 after reevaluation.
6/22/25NHLBobby Hull moves from #17 to #15 after reevaluation.
6/22/25NHLErik Karlsson moves from #34 to #47 after reevaluation.
6/22/25NHLMike Bossy moves from #39 to #34 after reevaluation.
6/22/25NHLNikita Kucherov moves from #30 to #26 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLAndrei Vasilevskiy moves from #38 to #37 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLNathan MacKinnon moves from #45 to #35 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLLeon Draisaitl moves from #52 to #36 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLSergei Bobrovsky moves from #82 to #70 following the 2024-25 NHL season.
6/22/25NHLConnor Hellebuyck enters the list at #41 following the 2024-25 NHL season. Charlie Conacher falls out of the top 100.
6/22/25NHLCale Makar enters the list at #62 following the 2024-25 NHL season. Frank Nighbor falls out of the top 100.
6/22/25NHLVictor Hedman enters the list at #81 following the 2024-25 NHL season. Bill Cook falls out of the top 100.
6/23/25NBASteph Curry moves from #8 to #6 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBANikola Jokic moves from #12 to #10 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBAJayson Taum moves from #80 to #57 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBAKarl-Anthony Towns moves from #82 to #77 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBADomantas Sabonis moves from #84 to #78 following the 2024-2025 NBA season.
6/23/25NBADevin Booker moves from #84 to #74 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBAJaylen Brown moves from #81 to #79 following the 2024-25 NBA season.
6/23/25NBAShai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the list at #28 following the 2024-25 NBA season. Paul Arizin falls out of the top 100.
6/23/25NBADonovan Mitchell enters the list at #76 following the 2024-25 NBA season. Tiny Archibald falls out of the top 100.
6/23/25NBAAnthony Edwards enters the list at #90 following the 2024-25 NBA season. Sidney Moncrief falls out of the top 100.
6/23/25NBADavid Robinson moves from #16 to #15 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAKawhi Leonard moves from #18 to #21 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAChris Paul moves from #21 to #27 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBARick Barry moves from #28 to #30 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAClyde Drexler moves from #39 to #48 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAGeorge Gervin moves from #41 to #35 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBADwight Howard moves from #48 to #37 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAPaul George moves from #51 to #75 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBATracy McGrady moves from #70 to #56 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBARudy Gobert moves from #49 to #66 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAPatrick Ewing moves from #50 to #38 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBADamian Lillard moves from #38 to #47 after reevaluation.
6/23/25NBAPau Gasol moves from #53 to #46 after reevaluation.
6/28/25MMAAlexandre Pantoja moves from #34 to #31 after defeating Kai Kara-France.
7/19/25MMAMax Halloway moves from #26 to #19 after defeating Dustin Poirier.
7/19/25MMADustin Poirier drops from #28 to #36 after loss to Max Halloway.
7/26/25MMARobert Whittaker drops from #27 to #44 after loss to Reinier de Ridder.
8/12/25WrestlingStone Cold Steve Austin moves from #3 to #2 after reevaluation.
8/12/25WrestlingThe Rock moves to #5 to #3 after reevaluation.
8/12/25WrestlingJohn Cena moves from #6 to #4 after reevaluation.
8/17/25MMAKhamzat Chimaev moves from #18 to #8 after defeating Dricus Du Plessis.
8/17/25MMADricus Du Plessis drops from #14 to #16 after los to Khazmat Chimaev.
8/17/25MMAKhabib Nurmagomedov moves from #5 to #3 after reevaluation.
8/17/25MMADaniel Cormier moves from #14 to #10 after reevaluation.
8/17/25MMAStipe Miocic moves from #13 to #11 after reevaluation.
8/17/25MMALeon Edwards drops from #17 to #21 after reevaluation.
8/17/25NBAWilt Chamberlain moves from #16 to #17 after reevaluation.