Who is better, Coryell or Rice?
Jerry Rice leads with a GOAT score of 94.9 against 87.3 for Don Coryell — a gap of 7.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Coryell vs Rice
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jerry Rice above Don Coryell: 94.9 vs 87.3. Jerry Rice leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RiceWinner
94.9Rice wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Coryell
87.3Coryell wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jerry Rice
94.9
Rice leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Coryell — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Jerry Rice
2. Don Coryell
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
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Jerry Rice3 touchdowns
1 season by age 23 · 3 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Coryell — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CoryellRetired | RiceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NFL coaching wins | 111 | — |
| Division titles | 5 | — |
| Playoff appearances | 6 | — |
| Seasons as NFL head coach | 14 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl rings | — | 3 |
| Super Bowl MVP | — | 1 |
| Receiving yards | — | 22,895 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 197 |
| Receptions | — | 1,549 |
| Pro Bowls | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 99 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rice94.9
Coryell87.3
FAQ
Where does Coryell beat Rice?
Coryell does not lead any of the five categories; Rice is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Coryell vs Rice score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Coryell: 87.3, Rice: 94.9.
What do you think?
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