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Covert vs Metcalf

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CovertWinner
79.7

Covert wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Metcalf
79.7

Metcalf wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Covert
79.7

Covert leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Anchored the Super Bowl XX Bears offensive line.

1. Jim Covert
79.7
2. DK Metcalf
79.7

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. 🇺🇸 DK Metcalf5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,332 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Covert5 seasons played · career day 1,82520 touchdowns
-99.6% vs Metcalf at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Covert00262026
🇺🇸 Metcalf009002,2035,3327,224

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.

MetricCovertRetiredMetcalfActive
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowls22
First-team All-Pro selections2
Games played111
All-Decade team selections1
Career receiving yards6,500
1,000-yard seasons4
Receiving touchdowns50
Playoff receiving records1
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%6472
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Covert79.7
Metcalf79.7
The people
Covert
Metcalf

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