Who is better, Brooks or Largent?
Steve Largent leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 89.0 for Derrick Brooks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brooks vs Largent
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Steve Largent above Derrick Brooks: 89.1 vs 89.0. Steve Largent leads on Statistics, Longevity. Derrick Brooks leads on Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LargentWinner
89.1Largent wins: Longevity, Statistics
Brooks
89.0Brooks wins: Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Steve Largent
89.1
Largent leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Steve Largent
2. Derrick Brooks
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. 🇺🇸 Derrick Brooks5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Steve Largent5 seasons played · career day 1,826289 touchdowns
-8.8% vs Brooks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Brooks | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 317 | 679 |
| 🇺🇸 Largent | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 218 | 635 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BrooksRetired | LargentRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 11 | 7 |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 25 | — |
| Consecutive starts | 208 | — |
| Career receptions | — | 819 |
| Receiving yards | — | 13,089 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 100 |
| Consecutive games with a catch | — | 177 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Largent89.1
Brooks89.0
FAQ
Where does Brooks beat Largent?
Brooks scores higher on peak, honours. Largent leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Brooks vs Largent score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brooks: 89.0, Largent: 89.1.
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