Richard Dent is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 80 in the Knox value model. Dent's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Richard Dent

★ HALL OF FAME4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'5"

Weight265 lb

BornDec 13, 1960

Age65

CollegeTennessee State See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 8, Pick 203 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

12thSacks·137.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1985·Sacks17

Archetype Intelligence

Elite Playmaker

Career Value · VORP

245 career value over replacement — #229 all-time of 4,649. 24.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #203 (Rd 8) · CHI · 1983 · +58.9 vs expected KV-H

80actual

21.1 expected · Δ+58.9

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 245 · #229 · Elite

Worth 245 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 6% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.5

Avg surplus

peak +38

10 seasons × ~24.5 surplus ≈ VORP 245