#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
51	Larry Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2007	88.8
52	Tony Dorsett	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	88.8
53	Chris Doleman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	88.8
54	Kevin Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	88.8
55	Joe Montana	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1994	88.7
56	Steve Smith Sr	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	88.7
57	Drew Brees	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2020	88.6
58	Art Monk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1995	88.6
59	Cal Hubbard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1936	88.6
60	Willie Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1978	88.6
61	Reggie White	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2000	88.5
62	Gene Upshaw	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	88.5
63	Art Shell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1982	88.5
64	Mel Hein	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1945	88.5
65	Jim Ringo	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1967	88.5
66	Nick Buoniconti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	88.5
67	Bill Cowher	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2006	88.4
68	Sid Luckman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1939–1950	88.4
69	Joe Perry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1963	88.4
70	Frank Gatski	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1957	88.4
71	Jim Otto	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	88.3
72	Warren Sapp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2007	88.3
73	Tim Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2004	88.3
74	Joe Schmidt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1965	88.3
75	Andy Robustelli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1964	88.3
76	Willie Roaf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	88.2
77	Lawrence Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	88.1
78	Marcus Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	88.1
79	Night Train Lane	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1965	88.1
80	Jonathan Ogden	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2007	88.1
81	Eric Dickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	88.1
82	Bobby Layne	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1962	88.1
83	Carl Eller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	88.1
84	John Randle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	88.1
85	Mike Ditka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	88.1
86	Ronde Barber	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2012	88
87	Derrick Henry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	88
88	Yale Lary	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	88
89	Ron Mix	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	88
90	Jim Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1965	87.9
91	Brett Favre	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2010	87.9
92	Jack Ham	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1982	87.9
93	Antonio Gates	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2018	87.9
94	Buck Buchanan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1975	87.9
95	Jim Langer	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1981	87.9
96	Dick LeBeau	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1972	87.9
97	Morten Andersen	American Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1982–2007	87.8
98	Isaac Bruce	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2009	87.8
99	Ray Guy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1986	87.8
100	Lenny Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1967	87.8

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