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Gardner vs Jr.

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GardnerWinner
47.7

Gardner wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Jr.
44.5

Jr. wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Sauce Gardner
47.7

Gardner leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Sauce Gardner
47.7
2. Will Anderson Jr.
44.5

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 4 · Form index per season
1. 🏳️ Sauce Gardner4 seasons played · career day 1,460253 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Will Anderson Jr.3 seasons played · career day 1,095136 touchdowns
-46.2% vs Gardner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏳️ Gardner0075132253253
🏳️ Jr.004582136136

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 4 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricGardnerActive · Indianapolis ColtsJr.Active · Houston Texans
NFL games5946
NFL tackles253136
NFL award: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year11
Number—51
Dominance w25%46.343.8
Peak w20%66.661.6
Longevity w20%37.834.6
Honours w20%2626
Statistics w15%6760.6

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Gardner47.7
Jr.44.5
The people
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FAQ

Who is better, Gardner or Jr.?

Sauce Gardner leads with a GOAT score of 47.7 against 44.5 for Will Anderson Jr. — a gap of 3.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Jr. beat Gardner?

Jr. does not lead any of the five categories; Gardner is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Gardner vs Jr. score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gardner: 47.7, Jr.: 44.5.

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