GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Nomellini vs Dawkins

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
NomelliniWinner
89.0

Nomellini wins: Longevity

Dawkins
88.9

Dawkins wins: Statistics

Candidates
Locked to American Football

Shareable URL · /compare/leo-nomellini-vs-brian-dawkins

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Leo Nomellini
89.0

Nomellini leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Played 174 consecutive games and was All-Pro on both offence and defence.

1. Leo Nomellini
89.0
2. Brian Dawkins
88.9

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. 🇺🇸 Leo Nomellini5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Brian Dawkins5 seasons played · career day 1,826288 touchdowns
-8.9% vs Nomellini at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Nomellini0050107316672
🇺🇸 Dawkins004596218631

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.

MetricNomelliniRetiredDawkinsRetired
Pro Bowls109
Consecutive games played174
All-Pro selections6
Seasons played1416
Positions played All-Pro2
Interceptions37
Career sacks26
Forced fumbles36
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9290
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Nomellini89.0
Dawkins88.9
The people
Nomellini
Dawkins

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Nomellini vs Dawkins. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →