Who is better, Covert or Jefferson?
Justin Jefferson leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 79.7 for Jim Covert — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Covert vs Jefferson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Justin Jefferson above Jim Covert: 80.4 vs 79.7. Justin Jefferson leads on Statistics, Dominance. Jim Covert leads on Longevity.
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JeffersonWinner
80.4Jefferson wins: Dominance, Statistics
Covert
79.7Covert wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Justin Jefferson
80.4
Jefferson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Justin Jefferson
2. Jim Covert
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Justin Jefferson5 seasons played · career day 1,8267,432 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Covert5 seasons played · career day 1,82520 touchdowns
-99.7% vs Jefferson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Covert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1,400 | 3,016 | 5,899 | 8,832 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CovertRetired | JeffersonActive · Minnesota Vikings |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 2 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 2 | — |
| Games played | 111 | — |
| All-Decade team selections | 1 | — |
| Offensive Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Pro Bowl selections | — | 4 |
| All-Pro first teams | — | 3 |
| Receiving yards peak | — | 1,809 |
| Career receiving yards | — | 7,000 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jefferson80.4
Covert79.7
FAQ
Where does Covert beat Jefferson?
Covert scores higher on longevity. Jefferson leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Covert vs Jefferson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Covert: 79.7, Jefferson: 80.4.
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