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Peppers vs Jones

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PeppersWinner
90.9

Peppers wins: Longevity, Statistics

Jones
90.4

Jones wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Julius Peppers
90.9

Peppers leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Fourth on the all-time sack list with 159.5 across seventeen seasons.

1. Julius Peppers
90.9
2. Deacon Jones
90.4

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. 🇺🇸 Julius Peppers5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Deacon Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,82568 touchdowns
-79.2% vs Peppers at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Peppers0050108327689
🇺🇸 Jones0051368151

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.

MetricPeppersRetiredJonesRetired
Career sacks159
Pro Bowls98
Forced fumbles52
Interceptions11
Seasons played17
Unofficial career sacks173.5
First-team All-Pro selections5
Defensive Player of the Year awards2
Games played191
Dominance w25%8892
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%9486
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Peppers90.9
Jones90.4
The people
Peppers
Jones

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