Who is better, Jones or Peppers?
Julius Peppers leads with a GOAT score of 90.9 against 90.4 for Deacon Jones — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jones vs Peppers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Julius Peppers above Deacon Jones: 90.9 vs 90.4. Julius Peppers leads on Longevity, Statistics. Deacon Jones leads on Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PeppersWinner
90.9Peppers wins: Longevity, Statistics
Jones
90.4Jones wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Julius Peppers
90.9
Peppers leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Julius Peppers
2. Deacon Jones
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. 🇺🇸 Julius Peppers5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Deacon Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,82568 touchdowns
-79.2% vs Peppers at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jones | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 151 |
| 🇺🇸 Peppers | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 327 | 689 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JonesRetired | PeppersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Unofficial career sacks | 173.5 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 8 | 9 |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 5 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| Games played | 191 | — |
| Career sacks | — | 159 |
| Forced fumbles | — | 52 |
| Interceptions | — | 11 |
| Seasons played | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Peppers90.9
Jones90.4
FAQ
Where does Jones beat Peppers?
Jones scores higher on peak, dominance. Peppers leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Jones vs Peppers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jones: 90.4, Peppers: 90.9.
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