#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
208	Charlie Joiner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1986	85.7
209	Rod Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	85.6
210	John Lynch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	85.6
211	Cliff Branch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1985	85.6
212	Johnny Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	85.6
213	Winston Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	85.6
214	Torry Holt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	85.6
215	Link Lyman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1934	85.6
216	Terrell Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	85.6
217	Leroy Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	85.6
218	Pete Henry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1928	85.6
219	Chris Hanburger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	85.6
220	Tony Canadeo	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1952	85.6
221	Adrian Peterson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2021	85.5
222	Jimmy Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2005	85.5
224	Luke Kuechly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2019	85.4
225	Richard Seymour	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	85.4
226	Bronko Nagurski	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1943	85.4
227	Russ Grimm	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1991	85.4
228	Stan Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1966	85.4
229	Art Donovan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1961	85.4
230	Fred Dean	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1985	85.4
231	J.J. Watt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2022	85.3
232	Charles Haley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1999	85.3
233	Tom Fears	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1956	85.3
234	Lem Barney	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	85.3
235	George McAfee	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1950	85.3
236	Frank Gifford	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	85.2
237	LeRoy Butler	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2001	85.2
238	Dave Casper	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1984	85.2
239	Sam Mills	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1997	85.2
240	George Musso	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1944	85.1
241	Mike Munchak	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1993	85.1
242	Lee Roy Selmon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1984	85.1
243	Andre Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	85
244	Steve Hutchinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	85
245	John Henry Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1966	85
246	Mike McCormack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1962	85
247	Alex Karras	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1970	84.9
248	Anthony Muñoz	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1992	84.8
249	Marshall Faulk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2005	84.8
250	Jim Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	84.8
251	Dan Dierdorf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1983	84.8
252	Joe Klecko	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	84.8
253	Randy Moss	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	84.7
254	LaDainian Tomlinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	84.7
255	Roger Craig	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	84.7
256	Chad Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	84.7
257	Aqib Talib	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2019	84.7
258	Ed Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2013	84.5

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