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
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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
23 career value over replacement — #3004 all-time of 4,695. 2.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #89 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1982 · +15.5 vs expected KV-H
53actual
37.5 expected · Δ+15.5
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