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Edwards vs McElhenny

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EdwardsWinner
84.4

Edwards wins: Dominance, Honours

McElhenny
84.4

McElhenny wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Turk Edwards
84.4

Edwards leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time All-Pro tackle and an NFL champion with Washington.

1. Turk Edwards
84.4
2. Hugh McElhenny
84.4

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. 🇺🇸 Hugh McElhenny5 seasons played · career day 1,8262,945 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Turk Edwards5 seasons played · career day 1,826363 touchdowns
-87.7% vs McElhenny at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Edwards0050111268606
🇺🇸 McElhenny006841,1872,0294,425

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.

MetricEdwardsRetiredMcElhennyRetired
NFL titles1
All-Pro selections4
Seasons played913
Championship games3
Games played90
Pro Bowls6
Career rushing yards5,281
All-purpose yards11,369
Career touchdowns60
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Edwards84.4
McElhenny84.4
The people
Edwards
McElhenny

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