#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2	Jerry Rice	American Football	🇺🇸 USA	1985–2004	94.9
7	Bruce Matthews	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2001	92
9	Darrell Green	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2002	91.6
24	Cris Carter	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2002	89.9
27	Randall McDaniel	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	89.8
48	Richard Dent	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1997	88.9
53	Chris Doleman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	88.8
54	Kevin Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	88.8
58	Art Monk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1995	88.6
61	Reggie White	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2000	88.5
73	Tim Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2004	88.3
77	Lawrence Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	88.1
78	Marcus Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	88.1
81	Eric Dickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	88.1
97	Morten Andersen	American Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1982–2007	87.8
116	Rickey Jackson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1995	87.6
118	Bruce Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2003	87.5
125	Dermontti Dawson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	87.4
127	Dan Marino	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1999	87.3
150	Deion Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2005	86.7
162	Barry Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1998	86.5
163	Steve Young	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1999	86.5
166	Michael Irvin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1999	86.5
170	Steve McMichael	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1994	86.4
183	Eric Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	86.3
189	John Elway	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	86.1
197	Ronnie Lott	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	85.9
209	Rod Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	85.6
227	Russ Grimm	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1991	85.4
232	Charles Haley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1999	85.3
239	Sam Mills	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1997	85.2
241	Mike Munchak	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1993	85.1
243	Andre Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	85
248	Anthony Muñoz	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1992	84.8
250	Jim Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	84.8
255	Roger Craig	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	84.7
275	Howie Long	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	84.1
286	Mike Singletary	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1992	83.7
297	Steve Atwater	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1999	83.2
315	Dwight Stephenson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1987	82.3
323	Thurman Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	81.8
325	Kenny Easley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1987	81.8
328	Sterling Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	81.7
332	Troy Aikman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2000	81.4
336	Jim Covert	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1990	79.7

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