Who is better, Brady or Watkins?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 17.6 for Jordan Watkins — a gap of 79.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brady vs Watkins
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BradyWinner
97.2Brady wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Watkins
17.6Watkins wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
97.2
Brady leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Watkins — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Tom Brady
2. Jordan Watkins
Category breakdown
Season form · Touchdowns per season
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 24 · Touchdowns per season
1. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady18 touchdowns
1 season by age 24 · 18 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Watkins — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BradyRetired · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WatkinsActive · San Francisco 49ers |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | — |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | — |
| NFL games | — | 4 |
| NFL yards | — | 26 |
| Number | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 17.6 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 22.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 15.6 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 13.6 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 19.1 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brady97.2
Watkins17.6
FAQ
Where does Watkins beat Brady?
Watkins does not lead any of the five categories; Brady is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Brady vs Watkins score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brady: 97.2, Watkins: 17.6.
What do you think?
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