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Youngblood vs Simpson

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YoungbloodWinner
87.7

Youngblood wins: Longevity

Simpson
87.7

Simpson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Youngblood
87.7

Youngblood leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Played Super Bowl XIV with a fractured leg and started 201 straight games.

1. Jack Youngblood
87.7
2. O.J. Simpson
87.7

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. 🇺🇸 O.J. Simpson5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,181 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Youngblood5 seasons played · career day 1,82544 touchdowns
-99.2% vs Simpson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Youngblood00264492
🇺🇸 Simpson006971,1855,18110,183

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.

MetricYoungbloodRetiredSimpsonRetired
Pro Bowls76
Consecutive starts201
Career sacks151.5
First-team All-Pro selections5
Seasons played14
Rushing titles4
Yards in 19732,003
MVP awards1
Career rushing yards11,236
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9298
Longevity w20%9074
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Youngblood87.7
Simpson87.7
The people
Youngblood
Simpson

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