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Brooks vs Largent

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LargentWinner
89.1

Largent wins: Longevity, Statistics

Brooks
89.0

Brooks wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Steve Largent
89.1

Largent leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Retired holding every major career receiving record.

1. Steve Largent
89.1
2. Derrick Brooks
89.0

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Brooks0050107317679
🇺🇸 Largent004596218635

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.

MetricBrooksRetiredLargentRetired
Pro Bowls117
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Super Bowl titles1
Interceptions25
Consecutive starts208
Career receptions819
Receiving yards13,089
Receiving touchdowns100
Consecutive games with a catch177
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%9096

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GOAT Rank · the data
Largent89.1
Brooks89.0
The people
Brooks
Largent

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