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.
Richard Dent
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | 22–23 | CHI | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | CHI | 10 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | CHI | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | CHI | 12 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | CHI | 14 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | CHI | 16 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 33–34 | SF | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 34–35 | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 35–36 | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 36–37 | PHI | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 677 | 31 | — | — | — | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | — | — | |
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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