Who is better, Deion or Polamalu?
Deion Sanders leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.7 for Troy Polamalu — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Deion vs Polamalu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Deion Sanders and Troy Polamalu level at 86.7. Deion Sanders leads on Longevity. Troy Polamalu leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DeionWinner
86.7Deion wins: Longevity
Polamalu
86.7Polamalu wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Deion Sanders
86.7
Deion leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Deion Sanders
2. Troy Polamalu
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. 🇺🇸 Deion Sanders5 seasons played · career day 1,82524 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Troy Polamalu5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 touchdowns
-58.3% vs Deion at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Deion | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 🇺🇸 Polamalu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DeionRetired | PolamaluRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 2 | 2 |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 8 | 8 |
| Interceptions | 53 | — |
| Return touchdowns | 19 | — |
| All-Pro First Teams | 6 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Career interceptions | — | 32 |
| Career tackles | — | 783 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Deion86.7
Polamalu86.7
FAQ
Where does Polamalu beat Deion?
Polamalu scores higher on honours. Deion leads on longevity.
How is the Deion vs Polamalu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deion: 86.7, Polamalu: 86.7.
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