Dennis Gentry is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Gentry in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gentry's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dennis Gentry
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | 23–24 | CHI | 9 | — | 4 | 21 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | CHI | 15 | — | 16 | 65 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | 21 | 79 | 1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | 30 | 160 | 2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 77 | 0 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | CHI | 15 | — | 11 | 103 | 1 | 9.4 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 238 | 0 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | CHI | 12 | — | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 183 | 1 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | CHI | 16 | — | 7 | 86 | 1 | 12.3 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 486 | 3 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | 17 | 106 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 463 | 1 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 31–32 | CHI | 14 | — | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 320 | 2 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 32–33 | CHI | 15 | — | 9 | 58 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 149 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 33–34 | CHI | 15 | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 114 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 137 | 764 | 5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 171 | 2,076 | 7 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
24 career value over replacement — #2912 all-time of 4,649. 2.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #89 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1982 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H
53actual
37.3 expected · Δ+15.7
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