#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Tom Brady	American Football	🇺🇸 USA	2000–2022	97.2
2	Jerry Rice	American Football	🇺🇸 USA	1985–2004	94.9
3	Lou Groza	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1967	92.4
4	Curly Lambeau	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1953	92.3
5	Sammy Baugh	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1952	92.3
6	Otto Graham	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1955	92
7	Bruce Matthews	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2001	92
8	Tony Gonzalez	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	91.6
9	Darrell Green	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2002	91.6
10	Mel Blount	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	91.5
11	Gino Marchetti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	91.3
12	Julius Peppers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2018	90.9
13	Peyton Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	90.7
14	Deacon Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	90.4
15	Larry Fitzgerald	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2020	90.4
16	Ray Nitschke	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	90.4
17	Forrest Gregg	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	90.3
18	Ted Hendricks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	90.2
19	Bob Lilly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	90.1
20	Alan Page	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	90
21	Justin Tucker	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2024	90
22	Franco Harris	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1984	90
23	Paul Krause	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	90
24	Cris Carter	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2002	89.9
25	Herb Adderley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	89.9
26	Champ Bailey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2013	89.8
27	Randall McDaniel	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	89.8
28	Shannon Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	89.6
29	Willie Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	89.6
30	Don Maynard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	89.6
31	Jack Lambert	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1984	89.5
33	John Hannah	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1985	89.4
34	DeMarcus Ware	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2016	89.3
35	Randy White	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1988	89.3
36	Len Dawson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1975	89.2
37	Bill George	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	89.2
38	Aaron Donald	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2014–2023	89.1
39	George Blanda	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1975	89.1
40	Steve Largent	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1989	89.1
41	Derrick Brooks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	89
42	Doug Atkins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1969	89
43	Leo Nomellini	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1963	89
45	Brian Dawkins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	88.9
46	Chuck Bednarik	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1962	88.9
47	Jim Parker	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1967	88.9
48	Richard Dent	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1997	88.9
49	Mel Renfro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	88.9
50	Tom Flores	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1994	88.8
51	Larry Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2007	88.8
52	Tony Dorsett	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	88.8

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