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Hopkins vs Faneca

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HopkinsWinner
85.9

Hopkins wins: Peak, Statistics

Faneca
85.8

Faneca wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 DeAndre Hopkins
85.9

Hopkins leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver with three first-team All-Pro selections.

1. DeAndre Hopkins
85.9
2. Alan Faneca
85.8

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season
1. 🇺🇸 DeAndre Hopkins5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,865 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alan Faneca5 seasons played · career day 1,82574 touchdowns
-98.7% vs Hopkins at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hopkins008022,0125,86510,581
🇺🇸 Faneca00102674138

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHopkinsActiveFanecaRetired
Career receiving yards12,500
Pro Bowls59
First-team All-Pro selections36
Career receptions984
Receiving touchdowns83
Super Bowl titles1
Games started201
Seasons played13
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hopkins85.9
Faneca85.8
The people
Hopkins
Faneca

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