Who is better, Rice or Good-Jones?
Jerry Rice leads with a GOAT score of 94.9 against 12.6 for Julian Good-Jones — a gap of 82.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Rice vs Good-Jones
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RiceWinner
94.9Rice wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Good-Jones
12.6Good-Jones wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jerry Rice
94.9
Rice leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Good-Jones — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Jerry Rice
2. Julian Good-Jones
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
Through age 23 · Touchdowns 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 Good-Jones — 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 | RiceRetired | Good-JonesActive · Washington Commanders |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 3 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 1 | — |
| Receiving yards | 22,895 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 197 | — |
| Receptions | 1,549 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 13 | — |
| Number | — | 61 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 12.2 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 18 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 10.2 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 8.2 |
| Statistics w15% | 99 | 15.4 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Rice94.9
Good-Jones12.6
FAQ
Where does Good-Jones beat Rice?
Good-Jones does not lead any of the five categories; Rice is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Rice vs Good-Jones score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rice: 94.9, Good-Jones: 12.6.
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