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Kuechly vs Seymour

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KuechlyWinner
85.4

Kuechly wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Seymour
85.4

Seymour wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Luke Kuechly
85.4

Kuechly leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in his first two seasons.

1. Luke Kuechly
85.4
2. Richard Seymour
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Luke Kuechly5 seasons played · career day 1,826697 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Richard Seymour5 seasons played · career day 1,82524.5 touchdowns
-96.5% vs Kuechly at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Kuechly001643205911,096
🇺🇸 Seymour0038.524.547

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.

MetricKuechlyRetiredSeymourRetired
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Pro Bowls77
First-team All-Pro selections53
Career tackles1,092
Career interceptions18
Super Bowl titles3
Career sacks57.5
Seasons played12
Dominance w25%8882
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%6882
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kuechly85.4
Seymour85.4
The people
Kuechly
Seymour

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