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Moss vs Watt

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WattWinner
85.3

Watt wins: Dominance, Honours

Moss
84.7

Moss wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 J.J. Watt
85.3

Watt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three Defensive Player of the Year awards and two 20-sack seasons.

1. J.J. Watt
85.3
2. Randy Moss
84.7

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. 🇺🇸 J.J. Watt5 seasons played · career day 1,82574.5 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Randy Moss5 seasons played · career day 1,82560 touchdowns
-19.5% vs Watt at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Moss00172860101
🇺🇸 Watt005.52674.596

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.

MetricMossRetiredWattRetired
Receiving touchdowns156
Receiving yards15,292
Pro Bowls65
Single-season TD record23
Offensive Rookie of the Year1
All-Pro selections4
Defensive Player of the Year3
Career sacks114.5
All-Pro First Teams5
20-sack seasons2
Forced fumbles27
Dominance w25%8384
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Watt85.3
Moss84.7
The people
Moss
Watt

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