Who is better, Kennedy or DeLamielleure?
Cortez Kennedy leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Joe DeLamielleure — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kennedy vs DeLamielleure
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GOAT Rank currently scores Cortez Kennedy and Joe DeLamielleure level at 85.8. Cortez Kennedy leads on Peak. Joe DeLamielleure leads on Longevity.
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KennedyWinner
85.8Kennedy wins: Peak
DeLamielleure
85.8DeLamielleure wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cortez Kennedy
85.8
Kennedy leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cortez Kennedy
2. Joe DeLamielleure
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Cortez Kennedy5 seasons played · career day 1,825394 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe DeLamielleure5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 touchdowns
-7.9% vs Kennedy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 50 | 124 | 394 | 654 |
| 🇺🇸 DeLamielleure | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 363 | 681 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KennedyRetired | DeLamielleureRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 8 | 6 |
| Career sacks | 58 | — |
| All-Pro selections | 3 | 6 |
| Seasons played | 11 | 13 |
| Consecutive games played | — | 185 |
| Playoff appearances | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kennedy85.8
DeLamielleure85.8
The people
Kennedy
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Where does DeLamielleure beat Kennedy?
DeLamielleure scores higher on longevity. Kennedy leads on peak.
How is the Kennedy vs DeLamielleure score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kennedy: 85.8, DeLamielleure: 85.8.
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